Why This US City Has No Sidewalks ON PURPOSE

https://thelemmy.club/post/32552830

The furthest I’ve traveled:

N: Denali, Alaska
S: Cape Town, South Africa
E: Mauritius (traveling from California)
W: Singapore (approached across the Pacific)

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#geography

Furthest I’ve been:

N: Helsinki, Finland
W: Portland, Oregon
E: Hangzhou, China
S: Cayman Islands

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#travel
#northernhemisphereboy

Très bonne illustration de la dynamique de l'incendies de forêt des #Corbières.

" #Incendie dans l’#Aude : les facteurs à l’origine d’un sinistre hors norme, en #cartes et en graphiques" par #VictoriaDenys, #FrancescaFattori et #VictorSimonn du #LeMonde #feuxdeforets #wildfire #geographie #Geography #firecology

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https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/08/10/incendie-dans-l-aude-les-facteurs-a-l-origine-d-un-sinistre-hors-norme-en-cartes-et-en-graphiques_6627646_3244.html

#EveryCountryIsUnique puzzle 872

Which country is the only one in the world with these 4 properties?
- Its name has at most 5 letters
- Its flag has at most 3 colors
- Its CO2 emissions per capita are less than 2 metric tons
- Has participated at least 1 time in the Winter Olympics

Answer in the comments with a Content Warning! #Geography #Quiz #Vexillology

Why is America’s most densely populated region hiding a vast, frozen, empty frontier?
From glacial scars to rugged mountains, here’s why almost no one lives in the northern Northeast.
https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/08/03/americas-empty-northeast-why-the-u-s-s-densest-region-has-a-vast-empty-corner/
#Geography #NortheastUSA #UrbanDevelopment #EmptyAmerica

#EveryCountryIsUnique puzzle 871

Which country is the only one in the world with these 4 properties?
- Its name ends with "A"
- Its flag contains at least these colors: red and green
- Is part of the Nile River system
- Has English as language (official or de facto)

Answer in the comments with a Content Warning! #Geography #Quiz #Vexillology

#EveryCountryIsUnique puzzle 870

Which country is the only one in the world with these 3 properties?
- Its flag contains at least these colors: green and white
- Is in continent: North America
- Its fertility rate is less than 1.5 children per woman

Answer in the comments with a Content Warning! #Geography #Quiz #Vexillology

#EveryCountryIsUnique puzzle 869

Which country is the only one in the world with these 3 properties?
- Its name has 7 letters
- Its flag contains black
- Its GDP per capita is less than 1k USD

Answer in the comments with a Content Warning! #Geography #Quiz #Vexillology

Globo: World Geography Quiz (iPhone) >> FREE

Looking for the best way to learn world geography, flags, capitals, and countries? Globo is the ultimate learning app packed with fun quizzes, map games, and brain challenges to help you explore the world.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/globo-world-geography-quiz/id6747730729

Hopes that #workingfromhome would help struggling UK regions attract high-skilled workers are not being realised, and home working isn't significantly changing where people live.

Read the full story in section 4 of the latest #ChangingPopulations

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBnmc5tC1p?ref=Link

#EveryCountryIsUnique puzzle 868

Which country is the only one in the world with these 3 properties?
- Its flag contains at least these colors: red and green
- Has an area greater than 1,000,000 km²
- Is part of the Amazon River system

Answer in the comments with a Content Warning! #Geography #Quiz #Vexillology

Chicago's secret boundary monument with Hammond, Indiana.

https://youtu.be/NLWXRyAtC-U?si=jmek2IuWH2i6mjco

#EveryCountryIsUnique puzzle 867

Which country is the only one in the world with these 3 properties?
- Its flag has 2 colors
- Its fertility rate is less than 1.5 children per woman
- Has never won a gold medal in the Summer Olympics

Answer in the comments with a Content Warning! #Geography #Quiz #Vexillology