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I've searched wide and far for maps that can reveal and surprise and inform in ways that the daily headlines might not.
Maps seemed to be everywhere in 2013, a trend I like to think we encouraged along with August's 40 maps that explain the world. Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding the world and how it works, but they show only what you ask them to. You might consider this, then, a collection of maps meant to inspire your inner map nerd. I've searched far and wide for maps that can reveal and surprise and inform in ways that the daily headlines might not, with a careful eye for sourcing and detail. I've included a link for more information on just about every one. Enjoy.
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![Data Farming: Demonstrating the Benefits of Urban Agriculture [INFOGRAPHIC] | Sustainable Cities Collective | Nouveaux paradigmes | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/E2u2Mr3HEjoLK8SSowYJXzl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
Une sélection de 40 cartes qui permettent de mieux comprendre notre monde.
When looking at this map there area few things that stick out to me and not just the colors. Fistly what I founf interesting was that South America in relation to where we live is quite different. For example, The US economic status is High Class at $12195 or more for most of the East and West Coast and then it is dull in the middle. These facts compared to South America where they are mostly upper middle class at around $3946-12185 and a portion of them are the lower middle class which rings in at around $886-3945.
On map 33, it shows the religious borders map of the different religions that are occupying certain areas of the Middle East. The area of Baghdad and east is mostly Shiite Islam and west of Baghdad is Sunni Islam. What I found to be most interesting is that even though Jerusalem is surrounded by many different religions they still celebrate Judaism. They are religiously protected by its borders. There is some sign of Sunni Islam being practices within their borders but it is mostly dominated by Judaism.