These Interesting Maps Tell Us A Lot About The United States (15 pics + 1 gif)
Highest-paid public employees
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According to a study conducted by ESPN, a college football or basketball coach is probably the highest paid public employee in your state. In 2017, with a salary of $11.1 million, the list was topped by Nick Saban who is the football coach at the University of Alabama.
Popular boy names
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William is a popular boy name in the southeast while in the southwest it is Noah.
Popular girl names
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Emma is the most popular name for a girl in the US. It is followed by Olivia and Ava.
The most and the least remembered states
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Sporcle, a popular quiz site conducted a study to find out the most and the least remembered states in the US. This map is a graphical representation of their findings.
Rivers basins of the US in rainbow colors
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Created by Imgur user Fejetlenfej, a geographer and GIS analyst, the map shows the massive expanse of river basins across the country. There are 18 major river basins in the 48 states of the contiguous US, but, as evident from the map, a massive catchment area for the Mississippi River, including the Upper and Lower Mississippi River Basins, dominates.
Forest cover map of the US
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The color scheme goes from black as 0% forest to bright green as close to 100% of dense forest.
UFO sightings in the US
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Imgur user swizec created a map of UFO sightings in the US. The darker the green, the more the number of sightings per capita. Circle radius represents sightings per population.
US Highways and Interstate Map
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Population density heatmap
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The map shows the population density of the contiguous 48 states.
The size of the moon compared to the US
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Generic term for a sweetened, carbonated beverage
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Pop appears to be the most common generic name.
Generic term for a sweetened, carbonated beverage
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Pop appears to be the most common generic name.
Half of the US population lives in just 9 states.
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How do Americans address a group of 2 or more people?
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According to a study conducted at NC State University, "You guys…" is the most popular way to address a group of 2 or more people.
How Americans address their friends
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"Dude" is the most popular word for "friend".
Map showing the most popular brand from each state
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