Examining Interesting Maps

Taking a look at some pretty cool maps that depict many interesting subjects including population, economy, agriculture and more.

[@SukkaPunch321]

I was the weird kid in school who looked at maps too lol. It’s a good thing.

[@cosmicnomad8575]

Me too.

[@acciid]

And me. I've been teaching my six year old, who's interested, about maps and it dawned on me that at that age I could probably navigate across Europe. At the time I was fascinated about the Eastern bloc. Talking of which I do find it amusing that so many Americans consider Biden and co to be commies. Nowhere near.

[@charlieg1799]

🤓

[@homie_p6551]

Same!!

[@Takezhu88]

SukkaPunch321 ikr me too I'm the "geography kid"

[@Gamepro2112]

“And then there’s Oregon, hooking the whole country up.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@xiphactinusaudax1045]

(I live in Oregon and can confirm this)

[@thavionhawkmkii4509]

We can't wait for Idaho to Legalize so we can ship our stock east!

[@nouseforaname4100]

@@thavionhawkmkii4509 idaho wont legalize it i know i live here😔

[@kgkbuugj]

@@nouseforaname4100 You should be thankful about the good gun laws Idaho has. who cares about drugs when you can have more fun with guns!

[@parissaizan3769]

And McMinnville that hooks up Portland with Lincoln City!

[@bfun4615]

Q: What do you get if you cut Alaska in half? A: Texas would be the third largest state.

[@unbrysonabletga6017]

No, it would actually be first

[@planetfall5056]

@@unbrysonabletga6017 Texas is 261,232 square miles, Alaska is 571,951. 571,951/2 = 28,5975

[@unbrysonabletga6017]

@Planetfall Sorry I didn’t know :/

[@zv8732]

@@unbrysonabletga6017 then why are you commenting you do know

[@hannahwalker6553]

I am from Brazil and i love geography, i always loved to see usa maps, i discovered your channel recently and i am loving it!

[@dougj7638]

Growing up, I would religiously look at Road Atlas maps with my grandmother on the porch. I will always cherish those times and I give her all of the credit for my love of geography.

[@danieldavenport7162]

I’ve always loved maps. I wanted to be a cartographer. I still enjoy staring at maps today and dreaming of where I can go. On a slow day at work I’ll pull up Google maps and travel the world.

[@GeographyKing]

Sounds like we're traveling together. Hopefully I'll get to actually travel to these places I've loved studying my whole life.

[@acehighjohn1759]

Have u tried GeoGuesser? If not, do!

[@acehighjohn1759]

*Also, The Tim Traveller channel is very interesting for Geo nerds

[@xBlueWolf]

Yep, I goon Google Maps a bit, and I draw some too!

[@spiritmatter1553]

Check out Forrest Haggerty's excellent KZbin channel. He uses Google Earth along with occasional personal visits to illustrate where various events of historical importance occurred.

[@Tarv1]

like how in the 50 states for even distribution, Tennessee is still Tennessee

[@troodon1096]

Tennessee is interesting in that it has almost exactly both 2% of the US's total land area, and 2% of the US's population.

[@tjmartin4960]

So is Maryland

[@michaelsmith4904]

Missouri is pretty close, although I'm not sure it's 100% the same due to the bump around St. Louis.

[@elimarlin5545]

Missouri with 6.9 million

[@MrKEMills]

Look at Indiana. Same deal going on there.

[@theonlyguiltymaninshawshan7909]

I love maps, too. I drove in and out of all 48 contiguous states during the fall of 2016 and I really got into maps, highways, speed limits, time zones, and geographic oddities. 11,000 miles roundtrip. I even wrote a book about it.

[@FrankPizza88]

sounds fucking gay

[@MalachiWhite-tw7hl]

Was it published?

[@jessturner6886]

As a kid in the mid-80s and early 90s, I would lie in the back of my family’s Ford Fairmont station wagon on long road trips and examine the big Rand McNally road atlas for hours. So glad I found this channel - great work, keep it up!

[@Re5ist_ance]

I knew it .. it's the Mississippi river that's making me obese !! All the other "experts" said it might be the cheese burgers, BBQ, beer and ice cream .. shows you what they know 🤣😂

[@consideringorthodoxy5495]

Crawfish boils.

[@papagrievous7610]

It’s a curse

[@DoctorTauri]

“We’re in it for a good time not a long time”

[@dougmontgomery1868]

When I was in grade school, in the L. A. school system, in the Fifties, the teacher called Mississippi the "dumbest state"-- where the most kids didn't go to school. [Shrug]

[@consideringorthodoxy5495]

@@dougmontgomery1868 very unfortunate that this is what is remembered when thinking of Mississippi.

[@SaiyaMan2011]

This channel is criminally underrated. You deserve more subscribers, Kyle.

[@GeographyKing]

Thank you!

[@acciid]

Most people aren't interested in this kind of stuff. But it's great for those of us who are.

[@2realtruthbritton]

He actually has blown up in the last week or two...going from 15K to well over 40k

[@mcctravel]

Growing up in the 50s/60s, the answer most given to my questions was “Look it up” so I heavily depended on World Book Encyclopedia and Maps. This channel is 21st century info and every parent ought to have their young children tuned in then using each presentation as “Teachable Moments” for their family.

[@renegadetenor]

Yes, I had an insatiable appetite for the 1963 version. I used to fall asleep drooling on them and have to be carried off to bed!

[@CJ-yk3yk]

We have a high life expectancy near the Mexican border of Texas because we still believe in eating lard in our tortillas. 🤣

[@lolvapecat4523]

@jo cell ?

[@johnnycto7576]

Beans are very healthy, high in fiber and healthier than meat!

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

Lard and fats certainly need to be portion-controlled, but they’re not the real problem that lots processed sugars present

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

I love geography, maps, etc. I always thought I was the only one, haha. I don't care if people think it's nerdy, I think it's interesting and fun. Glad I found your channel ✌😀

[@GeographyKing]

I'm glad you did too. There's always room for more geography nerds.

[@disastermidi1990]

Same. I like that there are a lot of older and more conservative people in the geography interest community, it’s nice to interact with a wider type of people

[@MEDEBERable]

Me too

[@davesblasting7457]

What about Canada in the size comparisons? (I’m Canadian )

[@gabrielrossi5019]

I am from Brazil and i love geography, i always loved to see usa maps, i discovered your channel recently and i am loving it!

[@GeographyKing]

Thanks. The world definitely needs more geographers!

[@Cjnw]

The most remote point in Brazil from Brazil's northernmost point is further than the nearest point of any country in the Americas except for Greenland!

[@radtech21]

This is an awesome video Kyle! Sometimes when I examine maps I trace rivers back to their source. It’s interesting thinking about the tributaries that connect to them and the different landforms that they flow through. Keep up the good work!

[@yeezuschrist420]

This channel is one of those gems on youtube that you come across if you’re lucky. You deserve way more subs imo, keep up the content!👍

[@charleshayes4373]

I have no idea why I was suggested your videos but I must say I've become entranced and strangely addicted. Bravo, good Sir

[@GeographyKing]

Thanks! I'm glad you found the channel.

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

When I was a child I was your rival! Maps like these kept me wide-eyed for hours and still do. They are so hard to find and it's rare they stay up long enough to really study them in depth. Thanks for posting these. This is the most fascinating thing I've ever found on You Tube.

[@dougimmel]

Best one of yours I've seen so far. I was a map lover and went to college with a guy who self published a small book about flags and flag design. Long live the arcane and esoteric.

[@hannahwalker6553]

This channel is extremely underrated! Great vid Kyle!

[@GeographyKing]

Thank you!

[@Ciidog]

Love this! Some of these were very surprising. Looking forward to your next video!

[@LanceAvion]

3:20 I love how Maryland is the one state in the contiguous US that remains a state in this hypothetical scenario.

[@matthewg7228]

Also Missouri

[@wigertoods8901]

Man, thanks for spending your time on the video. I thought I was the only one who loves staring at maps all day and exploring on google maps! Thank you for the video!

[@aaronhow1932]

Yess!! I finally found my community after searching for like 15 plus years!! Maps are my fave!! Great, great series here!! :)

[@CamGregory]

If I had a dollar every time he said “population in the US”...

[@mmckenzie9367]

You just created a nerdy drinking game.

[@chuckinhouston9952]

You’d have11 dollars

[@renegadetenor]

You might be able to afford a value meal at Mc Ds. :)

[@hexicdragon3094]

Interesting maps, thanks for sharing.

[@discgolfillustrated2640]

I’ve watched this video several times and get something new from them each time. Ty again Kyle

[@paulcelauro5606]

My father gave me a map of Europe when I was in the third grade (about 1956), I remember spreading it out on the kitchen floor fascinated. That feeling never went away and graduated college with a degree in Geography

[@fookyu1621]

Besides map maker or teacher what can you do with a geography degree? Do you mind me asking what do you do or hope to do with that education? I like maps but would have trouble justifing tuition... or are you like Canadian and you didnt care as much cause it was free lol

[@danielcarroll3358]

@@fookyu1621 College teaches one to think and to manage time. That will do one well in many types of employment other than technical.

[@fookyu1621]

@@danielcarroll3358 got an 80k degree in a non employable skill and cant find a job that pays enough to repay the loans.. solid investment...

[@Urtharbrunnr93]

I liked this a lot. Hope there will be a part two.

[@GeographyKing]

I'll definitely do at least one more of these.

[@DHarri9977]

This is a really good overview of population distribution and other interesting tidbits concerning the industry and production segments.

[@BrokebackBob]

I just discovered your channel on my feed. It's terrific! I was spellbound watching this video and I'm also obsessed with maps to a degree. Keep up the obviously good work Kyle!

[@GeographyKing]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you found the channel

[@andydudas2376]

I just found your channel today. I love this kind of stuff. I’m looking forward to diving into the rest of your channel.

[@GeographyKing]

Welcome to the channel!

[@randyalanko4903]

Just discovered your channel, love it! Old joke from a friend: If the Texans ever get more uppity, we'll cut Alaska in two and make them the 3rd largest state!

[@wyomingptt]

lol i heard the same joke only about New York City being split up making LA the third most populated city.

[@rosechoix]

Good luck getting that approved by congress. Texas, however, "has had the power to split up. When Texas was admitted into the union in 1845 there was a provision put in that allows the state to divide."

[@paulengstrom432]

@@rosechoix negated after they SECEDED and needed to be re-admitted, so no.

[@jwh1019]

Wow...I feel like I've found a kindred map spirit stumbling upon this channel! Great video...found the population distribution of the US compared to how it would be in Europe very interesting. I've always known the US was less dense than Europe, but that map was very eye opening!

[@mindyhulsey1856]

That was phenomenal!!! Geography & history are my favorites & I LOVED this!!!!

[@lukeyznaga7627]

Understand, your maps here are very educational. They cut to the chase and summarize very important logistical facts about america. I subscribed.

[@gingerninga3004]

Just discovered your channel and I love it, keep up the good work!

[@GeographyKing]

Thanks!

[@RatIceCream]

I just subbed to you after binge watching alot of your videos! Keep up the great content :)

[@GeographyKing]

Thanks! I'm glad you found the channel and enjoy the videos. I'll try to keep it up

[@legionofAlexander]

You had me at, "Howdy" Definitely subbed. Great videos man

[@benmartz3405]

Your channel is so underated. I could watch this all day long

[@DFX2KX]

As someone with a few European friends, the European map was enlightening.

[@robfreedman6496]

That's an awesome map! My hometown, Phoenix, has grown a lot over the last few decades. It is hard to believe Phoenix was the 20th largest city in the US in the early 1970s and now it is the 5th largest city in the US.

[@AJFar-tm7dn]

Wow, that's facinating. No wonder there are water shortages.

[@marcelescoda7045]

Great. I love what you do! I even practice my english listening to you. Oh and I specially love that video where you talk about american sports franchises and demographics. I'm from Barcelona, Catalonia

[@kage2070]

digging your channel Kyle. Thanks for all the interesting content

[@dubduusa5807]

Love the channel my guy, keep it up.

[@GeographyKing]

Thanks!

[@urwholefamilydied]

great video!! Thank you! (also, Michigan has a HUGE fruit farming industry, I actually didn't know they were big on beans. I only know northern michigan and the Cherry Festival in Traverse, along with apples, and a recent trend towards many winery's... a similar climate to northern california. )

[@504lovingmusic]

I also love maps and your content is fantastic! Thank you for taking the time to do these videos.

[@neil-maclean]

The bits with superimposed maps showing comparisons was especially interesting. Thanks

[@bentebent5298]

Hey why didn't you include Monaco and Vatican City in the last map, I think you could have fit them in there 😊

[@user-pd3cf1bg2n]

this channel is soooooo much underrated. definitely a must to subscribe as a geography nerd

[@GeographyKing]

Thank you!

[@stephanieprochaska7964]

Just discovered this channel, excellent! Your videos are great!

[@DobisPR87]

Awesome video! I, too, was the kid that stared at maps on the wall in elementary school. Now people are amazed I know the capitol of Nepal off the top of my head.

[@frostbitemansion9610]

Love the video man! Keep it up!

[@GeographyKing]

Thanks!

[@leowoning916]

I am Dutch and trying to understand the US especially now with the elections. This is so illuminating. Thank you very much, it was also very entertaining

[@sheevpalps3846]

That’s cool. Have you been here before?

[@MrGoodeats]

sorry we were not able to save the world and re elect trump... At least we’ll be in the New World Order together...

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

@Bill Bill Yeah, when dark-skinned people like me vote, that’s “voter fraud,” right Billy-boy? But don’t worry: most of us live in pretty heavily-populated areas, so most of us will probably die of COVID soon enough. Then you’ll have your country back! Yay!

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

@Bill Bill Let me turn the temperature down here. Believe it or not, I was a very conservative Republican once upon a time. And while I haven’t been either of those things for years, I’ve always had a lot of sympathy for folks who feel like people on the coasts look down on them (sadly, many of them do), or that the country doesn’t value them anymore, or is changing too fast. Frankly, I bet we’d get along in “real life”. But nobody stole the election. The Russians didn’t hack into voting machines in 2016, and Democrats didn’t commit voter fraud this year. In a democracy, sometimes the other side wins. It’s just how it goes. And by the way, when we take a minute to remember that the other side is also made up of human beings who love this country too, life starts to get better. Be well.

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

@Bill Bill Dude, Biden didn’t hold rallies, because there’s a pandemic going on. And most Democrats didn’t think Trump was going to get 10 million more votes or whatever than he did last time, but he did. Clearly, the two sides just do not understand each other, and don’t seem to want to, and it genuinely makes me sad. The left calls the right racist, the right says the left hates America, and as someone who has been on both sides, I know both sides are wrong. And by the way, elections in this country are remarkably secure, partly because they’re really decentralized, but mostly because there are some damned good people who make sure they run well. I was a Republican poll watcher for years, and I promise you, this country is really good at counting votes accurately. I wish people on the far left and the far right would stop crying fraud every time they lose an election. It’s not true, and it hurts the country. The truth is, you win some and you lose some.

[@grantn5365]

I like your videos, thanks for making them. I've always been inspired by maps and geography.

[@shannonfrench6893]

I love maps! Always have. I imagine what places are like and from the time I was about 8-9 until my mid thirties I drew maps of places I made up. Love the channel!

[@mousetreehouse6833]

I, too, used to pour over our atlas when I was a kid. As a matter of fact, it's sitting right next to me as I type this! 😀 I'm a bit older than you are, and this atlas is a bit older than me, but it's in amazingly good shape considering it's age ( it does have Alaska and Hawaii, so it had to be published after 1950). What I really love about it is the well defined counties on each state map, which is not something you find on road atlas's or maps these days. Thank you so much for sharing all your information with us, and I look forward to more facts and fun definitions! I'm writing this on December 25, so have a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎆🎄🎉

[@GeographyKing]

I still have my dad's 1970s Rand McNally international atlas. It was what started me on the path I'm on now.

[@Catlily5]

@@GeographyKing I still have my family's 1970's world atlas! I love atlases!

[@Chris_at_Home]

I love this. I am one of those guys that when when I see a story I have to open a map/satellite app.

[@johnadams6202]

Love your videos Kyle. Loved "and then there's Oregon, hooking the whole country up."

[@FirstLast-ii5cp]

Love it! Thank you & keep them coming!

[@JediDanD]

Here in Chicago, we don’t make it to the life expectancies of 80 . . . Thanks a lot, South Side . . . 😂

[@robberonbrent]

Thank KZbin for recommending this channel

Love these maps! Thanks for sharing. They remind me that once upon a time as a kid in the early 60s I used to send 25 or 50 cents to the USGS and a few weeks later I'd get weather maps in the mail. I thought they were so amazing!

[@mikeroni]

This was a great video and you seem really passionate about what you do. Keep it up man!

[@GeographyKing]

Thank you!

[@TheReveredNinja]

As a geography major, I really did enjoy this video. I also agree with your theory on the correlation between higher obesity rates and lower life expectancy. There's plenty of data to support this. The number one cause of death in the United States (and many core countries) is heart disease. Evidence shows that obesity can certainly lead to heart disease. Great video and very educational!

[@coreyt4006]

Love it, well done

[@GeographyKing]

Thanks!

[@mharshey111]

You do a great job presenting without the need for glitzy eye candy. Thank You!

[@71avalon36]

I love this video! Very fascinating! Thanks for posting!

[@YourBoyAlex]

I've actually seen many of these maps already............looks like we both really like maps! :)

[@GeographyKing]

If you are on r/MapPorn or r/geography you may have seen a few of mine but to be honest the best looking maps are not the ones done by me. I have limited technical cartography skills.

[@michaeldowson6988]

And census taking. These are largely demographic in info.

[@jae1880]

Not surprised the life expectancy is really good in the PNW in Washington state because where I live there everyone is really into fitness. I always see people riding their bikes (we also have the most bikes per capita) and running all year round rain or shine

[@sterling7178]

That and your food sucks. Vegan...No thanks.

[@TJDawgs72]

@@sterling7178 what the hell are you talking about? Are you really that ignorant to think that everybody in the northwest are vegans… first of all the Pacific Northwest is not just Seattle and Portland which by the way have a ton of great restaurants that are not vegan. Secondly the pacific northwest makes up the entire state of Washington all of Oregon and parts of western Montana and Idaho… A very mixed populous.

[@sterling7178]

@@TJDawgs72 You sure are salty about it. Maybe if you guys had some decent food you wouldn't be so upset. Listen, its not your fault my overly tolerant friend. The South and Midwest have the best food for several reasons. Primarily because it is fresh. Also, the food in the South and Midwest is usually either grilled, fried, or smoked. In the Pacific Northwest it is usually baked. I've spent considerable time in the Northwest and the food does not come close to comparing. I enjoy doing business there because you people are so weak. Just push overs.

[@RealRiders]

@@sterling7178 Jesus. You are calling this person salty and subsequently being patronizing and degrading yourself. Don't share whatever food you are eating. Food is supposed to feed your soul not spoil it.

[@dianegardner7210]

I’ve always loved maps -some of the old maps are artistically beautiful

[@bluehawk7342]

Fascinating stuff. I really enjoy your channel.

[@elidelarosa7933]

great video king!

[@GeographyKing]

Thanks!

[@jamestiscareno4387]

I'm a lifelong map nerd who now knows he's not alone. Great video.

[@trenchardwood]

Awesome channel! Do you have a travel blog or maps/photography of all your trips online anywhere?

[@margefoyle6796]

*This* is fantastic. I also first got interested in geography through maps as a small child. I like almost all the maps in here. The two obesity maps next to each other - fantastic! That land use map is everything! When I lived in Los Angeles county, I would tell my friends from other parts of the country that L.A. county is bigger than 40 States, but they just didn't believe me - I got some serious side eye. Maybe this map will help! Love your channel! Shocked it took me so long to find you. Thank you for your content!

[@GeographyKing]

I'm glad you found the channel and like the videos! Welcome aboard!

[@highratingstv9809]

I kept rewinding and pausing and rewinding again, this is fascinating and I really enjoyed the entire video! LOL to Oregon!

[@osrikking8785]

9:30 For the record, one of the reasons why Cow pasture/range is such a large are of the U.S. is because it covers a lot of just wild areas. Massive amounts of natural grass lands are used as pasture for farm herds, so it's a little misleading.

[@Yora21]

You got all that grass land. Might as well put some cows there.

[@johnmichaelMTBC]

LOVE the interesting map videos! Should be a weekly video! Lol 😂

[@mirage3rd]

Cool. Nice, instructing and entertaining. Thanks

[@stakknation123]

Always been a geography nerd love these maps. Subscribing!

[@GeographyKing]

Thanks and Welcome!

[@RedOctober_]

california state geobee qualifier here this channel is underrated...geography as a whole is underrated.... americans are often made fun of for how bad their geography is 3/4ths of surveyed voters don't know the 3 branches of government we need to fix this ASAP !!!

[@GeographyKing]

100% agree. The world needs more of us!

[@robertmarten7222]

Umm, Geography knowledge and political science are not exactly the same.

[@rubberbabybuggybumper2864]

@@robertmarten7222 ok robert mc farten

[@RedOctober_]

@@rubberbabybuggybumper2864 hes probably a party pooping republican

[@rjeepster8640]

Amazing! I shared it with all my friends! Thank you!

[@dangreving1094]

Loved maps as a kid, in the Boy Scouts i mastered the compass course, in the Marines i was the radio man who knew exactly where the hell we were. Love the channel!!

[@gxfo705]

10:55 Why is Taiwan in with a map of China i don't think Taiwanese viewers like that.

[@buckstop]

He did say he got them off of Reddit

[@punk105]

Dude....shut up

[@cyaneyezed]

2:42 yellow population area in MO correlates to I-70 (STL to KC) Neat!

[@FirstNameLastName000]

So glad KZbin suggested one of your videos! Great vids and great channel!

[@GeographyKing]

Thank you! I'm also glad you found the channel

[@bongwelll]

Dude!!! Thank you man. I really appreciate what you do.

[@Micksteel69]

I have watched several of your videos. As another Map Nerd who works for my National Mapping Agency, I say well done Sir. Thematic maps are so incredibly useful.

[@dylanjohnson3346]

Yo I would love to see a video of you ranking all 50 states from worst to first in your opinion

[@wesley4122]

he’s ranked the flags 50-1, but I think his #1 overall state he likes is New Mexico

[@soclose2her]

Just found this channel, you’re my new best friend. I absolutely LOVE maps and geography!!

[@fishnhomeylod462]

Maps are great. I look for old, hand drawn maps, when I go to different places. Good stuff, thanks.

[@christopherness4274]

Cow pasture is actually mostly open space. It is actually good at preserving undeveloped space. I went home to where I grew up and it was truly depressing to see where once crows idly grazed in open fields replaced by WalMarts; three-decker apartment bldgs; Bed-Bath&Beyonds; and McDonalds. And quite often shells of the same now abandoned. For me, I prefer the grazing land.

[@ShaneBraaten]

Amen 🙌

[@henrymoore7262]

The 50% population map was also most of the swing states pretty dope

[@tuhmater2985]

Except Michigan and Wisconsin because we’re Q U I R K Y

[@banginzaza]

You are definitely the King! These videos are fun!

[@marilynringel9228]

New subscriber! Like video So interesting Going to look at your older videos !

[@jack4688]

You just described my childhood in the first 30 seconds of this video 😅

[@DataJuggler]

I recently bought Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, and I have learned more about geography in the past 5 or 6 weeks than the previous half century. In my public school education they taught us there was a place called 'America', and the rest of the planet is 'Not America'.

[@lukesutton4135]

Imagine being so picky that you dared to call NORTH AMERICA, AMERICA. Blasphemy.

[@bakert7000]

I have loved maps since I got my first road atlas in 1979. Your maps are interesting. I know about corn living in Indiana. I have also seen Alaska put over the continental United States. It is also interesting that so many countries can fit inside Rhode Island, our smallest state. I subscribed to your channel.

[@melstew7140]

Absolutely love your stuff Kyle