Really Interesting Maps You Need To See

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In this video I show you a few really interesting maps that I've come across! Presenting us with interesting information and statistics through their depictions.
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[@General.Knowledge]

So why does East Asia not have any flamingos??

[@IVaV1]

Because east asia doesn't exist

[@jacoby3070]

Australia and Japan don't exist

[@rextheroyalist6389]

I ate them

[@Georges_IV]

General Knowledge what is a east asia

[@TheAustronaut03]

DaRealNetherBoy YT Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, Indochina, Malaysia, Phillipines and Parts of Indonesia

[@AlexP-po9rh]

"First, the map on the thumbnail" That is what I call the opposite of clickbait

[@SuperGoldenHat]

A man of class!

[@xpirate16]

The real MVP of KZbin

[@wildrubikslegokids1242]

There were 1K likes. I clicked the button and it said 1.1K. I was EXACTLY the 1,100th.

[@RuviaPawz]

"Honest thumbnails are the best''

[@luisg.15yearsago18]

@@wildrubikslegokids1242 good for u...U are Very Lucky

[@Reblwitoutacause]

0:00 intro 0:25 seconds in, and:”here’s the map from the thumbnail” Instantly smashed like button.

[@tag-youre-it]

Did the same 👏

[@creepapee1291]

7:13

[@jnnfccc1794]

he stays true, that is why i subscribe!

[@christiebowles7410]

What do u mean thumbnails?? I don't understand. Thx

[@kiraoshiro6157]

@@christiebowles7410 thumbnail is what you call the picture you see before you click on the video

[@doareo2174]

According to the map, I live on an ancient shore line. When my dad was a little boy, he found what he hoped was a moon rock, but it turned out to be an ancient sea sponge! I still have it :)

[@grammyd8361]

Petrified shark teeth can be found west of Sinclair, Wyoming on Shark Mountain, as can ancient American Indian Arrowheads. It's in Carbon County.

[@doareo2174]

@@grammyd8361 that's very cool!!

[@garmind4868]

Moon Rock haha. Oh god you poor sap you bought an illusion. We know that we can not leave the earth. The organism and it's environment are One. Does it hurt to imagine that we could leave the earth. Build rockets lunar modules moon rovers when we know the moon is not a physical object that can be landed on. It's see thru at times. One time is too many. Plan missions to Mars when we know planets don't exist. The wondering star's. They're just lights in the night sky.

[@tenplusten1116]

@@garmind4868 i hope you‘re joking. if you are, you successfully fooled me. good job. if you‘re not, i don‘t even know what to say.

[@IncredibleMD]

The hill not two blocks from my house was where the glacier that carved out my hometown stopped.

[@CarbageMan]

Never confuse politicians with leaders.

[@bobabola1386]

politicians are more criminal then they are leaders

[@loganmohler737]

@@bobabola1386 eh, most of them. Leaders in general have huge egos, because they think they're better than everyone else.

[@brujo_millonario]

Leaders of a thief band, in general.

[@7788Sambaboy]

In the US "We the people elect them" - we get the ones we deserve

[@CarbageMan]

@@7788Sambaboy That's collectivist nonsense. "We" don't deserve those for whom "we" didn't vote, and they're _still_ not "leaders."

[@roryclague5876]

Parts of Iraq have been part of: Akkadian empire, Assyrian empire, Babylonian empire, Persian empire, Alexander's empire, Parthian and Achaemenid empires, Roman and Byzantine empire, Sassanid empire, Rashidin, Umayyid, and Abassid caliphates, the Mongol Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and finally the British Empire before achieving independence. Now they are under the competing influence of the Americans, the Iranians, and the Saudis. I can't think of a region that has been part of more world-historic empires.

[@judet1293]

I think Syria, Israel, Jordan, Palestine and Turkey(Asia Minor) are comparable.

[@type2terminallumbago26]

Mr worldwide

[@mariorocks13]

And then we wonder why they keep exploding. If I had been taken over that many times I'd want to blow up too.

[@michaelalexander3078]

Jakiiki T Palestine definitely as you can add the Crusaders, Fatamids, Ayyubids, Romans, Byzantines and the latest colonialists known as Zionists.

[@musAKulture]

so iraq is the 荆州 of the middle east/west

[@wh0.tf_]

i like how sort of wholesome this is it’s just “here are some maps i think are cool :D”

[@abesters2618]

Ikr it makes me happy listening to people talk about stuff they like

[@__luca]

@@abesters2618 same

[@ncmonkeygirl16]

Lol, well at least Myrtle Beach, SC was labeled correctly..."Golf". Yep!

[@sullivanbell2397]

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[@haleyelaine4518]

it looked more south, closer to charleston to me

[@jjimnz21]

@@haleyelaine4518 yeah i think so too.

[@sarahpersonal]

yea we have alot of golf courses here

[@donnajernigan5821]

@@haleyelaine4518 I agree.

[@DamianoPodda]

I'm genuinely happy to see a creator interested in a map showing the distribution of flamingoes.

[@dwingus24]

As an american who didn't know anything about flamingos before this, I thought they were only a florida thing lol

[@josephdestaubin7426]

The world divides into two kinds of people: "map people" and "table people." So what happens when these groups need to communicate with one another? Answer: they use a chart, which is really just a map of a table.

[@cocotaveras8975]

Joseph DESTAUBIN Good one 😂👍

[@pauliec17]

I am both. Seems spatial & number awareness both jell with me.

[@thomascalton3067]

It's called Geographic Information Science! And it's Awesome!

[@hamnchee]

I feel like this could be made into a venn diagram.

[@TIMEtoRIDE900]

I prefer a graph.

[@ElLapiz24]

It’s crazy to this that Spain is at the same line of latitude as Wisconsin...when I think of Spain I think of palm trees and nice weather, while here in Wisconsin we have to go to work/school when there’s a -30 degree wind chill.

[@trooperdgb9722]

Two words for you "Gulf Stream". If not for that much of Europe would be very, very much colder. London is further north than Calgary!

[@Raptorknight17]

I know! it is crazy

[@bipl8989]

It's 76°F today. 🇪🇸

[@CaptNaptastic]

Native from Oklahoma. I live in the Native grouping located in Oklahoma so I always grew up around other Natives. But Oklahoma was where they had sent all of the tribes that they could. So there's a wide variety of Natives here and I honestly love that about living in that area of Oklahoma. So many cultures.

[@benjaminbrewer2569]

When we talk of great empires, we talk of the Roman and Mongol empires. . Great Britain: Hold my tea please.

[@MultiKswift]

Also, what about the Persian and Ottoman empires? Or the Macedonian empire of Alexander the Great? I would say, from my American perspective, that the Persian is more well known/famous than the Mongol empire.

[@mrminecraft-mcpe_5116]

MultiK pretty sure that’s false

[@alonedownthere47]

america: wow. wooooow

[@christinehandy3692]

@@MultiKswift no

[@xmappergamer1002]

How about the American Empire

[@noobo569]

"First, the map on the thumbnail" thank you, you are a good man

[@hydro0759]

‘When we talk about history’s empires mainly two come up. The Romans and the Mongols.’ *Sad Persian, Assyrian, Chinese, Russian, Colonial, etc. noises* Are you all happy now?

[@oldboy1690]

No we just tut gently. !

[@ultrapetey]

Time to grab a cup of tea then...

[@oldboy1690]

@@ultrapetey only after you warm the pot first!

[@IVaV1]

so true

[@blairbuskirk5460]

Also sad French, Portuguese, and Spanish noises

[@michaelpace2321]

I have to say that I respect the commentators humble approach on how much or how little he knows and I'm also curious to where he found all these maps I'd like to check out more myself but good job!

[@barbarahenninger6642]

This is wonderful! Imagine how much fun it would be for children to study something like this!

[@whereswaldo5740]

And adults. Never stop learning.

[@BonnieLeeRoot]

This does not show ANY comparison information at all. A bunch of un-connected data color-coded on a map is as useless as a random list of regions and possible uses. With no correlation data, the two lists are USELESS!

[@dwingus24]

​​@@BonnieLeeRootuseless as a learning tool maybe, but it would help keep attention spans in classrooms to show fascinating maps along with the more tedious ones. Plus the teacher themselves can determine correlation on the maps and explain it to the class.

[@Aaronschannels]

: General knowledge - “The Mongols in Romans didn’t coexist” : Sad byzantine noises

[@Perririri]

Normie

[@ryan-uf9gu]

they barely existed

[@Shadow_Drip]

@@ryan-uf9gu at least they didn't collapse when the other half did

[@ChrisS-jd2us]

ryan Oh yeah, barely existed. They were only around for 1100 years

[@ryan-uf9gu]

@@ChrisS-jd2us at the time

[@joshuat3686]

On the first map, cow pasture/range is basically just wild nature with some cows on it and some fence posts surrounding it… although many don’t even have fences. It’s not all industrial cattle farms

[@dlwatib]

Indeed. And most of it is probably owned by the federal government. It's just more federal wilderness that is open to grazing.

[@essaboselin5252]

And most of it is poor soil and/or arid conditions where grazing livestock is the most economical use of the land. It might be a big area, but it's a lot of land per cow.

[@cudjoechick1097]

Essa Boselin Cows are big. Should have a lot of land. Cows are good. Delicious really.

[@rondanakamura2655]

CudjoeChick Range-fed beef is good but if you want to lose your mind over how good bed can be, try Iowa corn/grain-fed!

[@cudjoechick1097]

Ronda Nakamura Thanks Ronda. I will try some soon. I love Beef. Not going to stop eating it. Who knows what will be in that outlandish crap they’re trying to convince people to eat. STAY AWAY FROM ALL THAT CRAP

[@capricioustwinlolalapeeda3808]

General Knowledge you are so right! My Family was on a Road trip in Florida and all the neglected Farm land and land we saw was Disturbing to know how there is so much land out there that either no one is living on or isn't being used! What I saw I will never FORGET! I AM GLAD YOU MADE THIS VIDEO, THANK YOU!

[@cakolli]

“Albania, Serbia, and Montenegro. That won’t cause any problems” lol

[@andknuckles101]

@TAN JIA WEI Moe Kosovo is a rightfully independent country, CHANGE MY MIND

[@aisaxonawiat6484]

77 million for an earth 13,000 yrs old.

[@lucagabarretta2464]

The east coast of Africa that doesn’t have flamingos consists of a rainforest and a desert so that’s why no flamingos are found there

[@theuselessdrunk]

there are flamingos in the atacama desert of chile which is the most dry desert on earth btw

[@jeremiahwilliams6434]

“I have no idea if this map or any of them, for that matter, are fully accurate.”

[@UTubeTulip]

Here's some information that may or may not be true!

[@juliansydenham9371]

If it's not Biblical its false, fantasy, make believe.

[@bellerophonchallen8861]

Most of them are representative, like the Mercator representation of the globe is altered to be more understandable on a general level.

[@desertpair2]

@@juliansydenham9371 What?!?! The Bible is NOT the paragon of truth!

[@desertpair2]

Jeremiah Williams: My thinking exactly!

[@shanecassity3485]

Just found your channel today!! Love this stuff!!

[@alexwu358]

5:22 friends: what are you laughing at? me: at least I know one world leader learning art.

[@limburgishmapping7166]

that first map... 'Christmas trees' and 'wildfires' xD

[@fortusvictus8297]

Fun fact, while CA dominates the news for its place with most expensive wildfires (insurance payouts) and most uncontrolled burns, the majority of wildfires in the USA occur in the south and southeastern states in both number and size...they are just more readily managed because their states don't prohibit proactive management of fire risk by state law the way CA does (not my words nor Trumps...that comes from the National Park Service which is the only place in CA where wildfire management practices are implemented...and don't burn like the rest of CA does)

[@jesstowns10]

Limburgish- Yeah, that map is simplified to the point of being worthless. Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse are depicted as "rural housing". The Adirondacks and a fair chunk of Vermont are called "urban commercial". Maine is referred to as "urban housing". Etc.

[@touya_todoroki974]

@@jesstowns10 true though i hope someone out there gets documents of everything per state and creates a simular map but state by state basis

[@jesstowns10]

artwoolf- I agree, a better version of this concept could be a helpful tool.

[@limburgishmapping7166]

@@jesstowns10 You do realise that that map isn't depicting what is where but what amount of land is used for what in the US right?

[@JorgeGarcia-lw7vc]

100 famillies own more land than all the urban housing combined, Insane.

[@salami99]

I would assume that alot of it is farmers. or major farm families? in which case they provide food for the people? Maybe that's a good thing if true.

[@exantiuse497]

@Salami You do realise that 100 families don't farm that much land themselves, right? It's probably farmland alright, but I fail to see why it's 'good' that it's owned by just a couple hundred people instead of independent farmers

[@coleball6001]

The map is kind of weird, because I don’t know their definition of owning land. I mean, is that land pasture? Farmland? Or Apartment buildings?

[@coleball6001]

Exantius E I mean, how or even why would you try to change it? Not everyone wants to be a farmer or a rancher, what are you gonna do force people to work on farms?

[@JorgeGarcia-lw7vc]

@@coleball6001 I don't like the fact that 100 families basically control our food supply by the control of the land for it. The other reason, is that it is unlikely that this fact just occurred 'naturally' through simple market forces of supply and demand. There have been concerted policies using government influence towards monopolies that have resulted in this outcome. It is almost like the opposite of market forces, and so we no longer see a very competitive market in agriculture. Your question misses logicial seequence. Instead I ask, Why would anyone want to become a farmer if they would have to compete with or need to succomb to the pricing power of the behemoths. If there is one way I would advocate change would be to get money out of politics, a perversion that has led to big agro, and many oligopolistic outcomes.

[@lollol562]

i subscribed just because he started with the thumbnail he has all my respect

[@woastaseh]

8:23 as a german i need to say that splitting up Bavaria in two speperate states, would cause the biggest trouble in europe since 1945.

[@josuaaschbacher7626]

So a Bledsinn. Nua ned aufspün. De Franken kennts leicht ziagn lossn. Se sand ned es, und es sats ned se ! Deshoib nua ned aufpudeln und Bledsinn verzapfn.

[@Minecraftrok999]

Nah, that's actually not that big of a problem. In fact, it's an adequate seperation, since Franken and the "real" Bavarians are quite distinct.

[@xinxincherry]

Interesting, love visual learning. Would appreciate references of where you found these maps so we can judge for ourselves accuracy, or if we want to learn more

[@Caderic]

Ummm....I found each of them really quickly on Duck Duck Go. Do the leg work yourself. It only takes a few minutes.

[@omaralkayal7598]

* Ancestry of USA and Italians are included * Sylvester Stallone : let me introduce my self

[@Perririri]

Impeach Wolodymyr Zelens'ky

[@omaralkayal7598]

Wow ! Thank you for everyone who liked this comment

[@MadScientistCrochet]

Flamingos are in Africa and South America because of the movement of techtonic plates. The two continents were a single land mass at one point and share lots of species of plants and animals that aren’t found in the rest of the world.

[@jamescaricola6439]

Amazing ! I always loved maps and when I was young was always looking in our atlas

[@Ignik208]

4:20 GK: ...Two of the greatest and most significant empires in history... British Empire: cries in tea

[@Perririri]

Normie

[@hotman_pt_]

British empire qas big, but not great lmao

[@tomasbeltran04050]

Two, not all of them

[@Ignik208]

@@tomasbeltran04050 I know, it was just a silly joke...

[@tomasbeltran04050]

@@Ignik208 ok

[@_MC529]

6:20 But German *_IS_* also the biggest ancestry by number.

[@timtime88]

That's what I was going to say too

[@codyhein]

We can't get enough of that German ancestry!!!! XD XD

[@francogiobbimontesanti3826]

M C It isn’t it’s the British. It’s just some British decedents call them selves Americans for some reason, maybe it because their DNA goes so far back. Also when a British mixes with an Italian or German even if the person is mostly British they are more likely to call them selves Italian or German.

[@timtime88]

@@francogiobbimontesanti3826 its not British. its german. just because british started the country that doesnt mean it is the largest. argentina for example was started by spanish but it is 70% intalian now.

[@baronbrummbar8691]

@@francogiobbimontesanti3826 it defnitly is german if you look at immigration numbers german is (exept in the time of the irish famin,the time before independence& after the 80s ) the biggest immigrant group and the german settlers also had very high birth rate......

[@Aritro77]

This is amazing, and so is the rest of your channel. Simply; thanks.

[@heroinekac5402]

This was cool, and very interesting! - Thanks for sharing this!👍🏾

[@swmovan]

That map from 77 million years ago, must be worth a lot of money. I wonder where it was found.

[@jeffaller6190]

I think it was found on Mars by the Rover, or something like that.

[@michaelshea1683]

And like how he stated, it was only a "FEW" 77 million years ago. 😳🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️😁

[@christophersleight19]

It was placed in the Library of Congress with the blues record "Old Shoe". During the making of "Wag the Dog."

[@orvileknox3130]

@@michaelshea1683 Scientists, with the permission of Dr Fauci, carbon dated it.

[@mrrodgerspoliticalplaytime5663]

it was at Jurassic international bank, in a dino safe tee box

[@JohnnyOTGS]

I remember when watching a documentary on the History Channel called "How the States got their shapes" and what I like when they took the map of the contiguous 48 States and divided them by MLB Teams, and I was hoping to see that because for me, it looked cool.

[@funsizedi88]

This is an awesome video. Would love to see a monthly update on like 5 interesting maps. Just keep them coming pls!

[@Tattysnuc]

thanks for sharing. Always interesting following your commentary on maps

[@elainewilliams967]

Interesting collection of maps. Judging by the comments, I'd say many people have been inspired to learn more about these topics.

[@7788Sambaboy]

yes, we all want to question his super high level data with our exceptions

[@tauryn6979]

Fun fact: Most of the skyscrapers built in the 20s are mostly built by Italians and Irish people. That's probably why they're situated in the northeast. Why? Well, they were treated like any other foreigner during the 20s, and building skyscrapers was unbelievably dangerous. There was a 40% chance of you falling and ending up dead, or disabled

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

Mohawks did too. Why? apparently, they don't suffer from vertigo.

[@peterderiemer3854]

American Indians built the skyscrapers as well.

[@tombradydid9114]

Black people build the White House

[@forestcity4217]

Nathalie Desrosiers iNdIaNs (unless you’re talking about real Indians)

[@peterharrison5833]

@@nathalie_desrosiers Yeah, there were a lot of Native Americans who worked on building NYC skyscrapers.

[@eltonm.t.873]

I love those kind of stats! One can get some unique insights from them!

[@mamaboocee]

Wow, this is some GREAT content! I love earning things like this!! Liked and subbed! Keep it coming!!!!❤

[@tmellott729]

Quarantine has me believing I need to see these maps

[@redzot]

Can we get a link to these maps? would love to be able to review them myself. They really help with perspective on a lot of different topics. Data makes me happy :)

[@angief8597]

Just came across you vid. Very interesting!! Thank you for the efforts!

[@rambido]

Wow! If you carefully trace the outline of flamingo habitat, and tweak it a little, re-arranging it slightly, and using the continents as a distraction, you have a clear depiction of three flamingos facing west, each with one white eye and one pink eye. That's amore!

[@casual_ice_consumer4148]

0:24 Never thought I would hear that phrase in my life.

[@danigeo247videoslosdomingo4]

It's.... IT'S BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[@juanrsilva]

Thank you for the maps. The giraffe map made me smile.

[@RiverJames1]

Regarding the south western coast of Africa: the desert goes from very far inland all the way to the beaches in what is mostly Namibia. I’ve travelled that area a little and witnessed the arid climate, the Skeleton Coast and seen other wildlife such as the hyena and oryx living there. Flamingos need water, wetlands in large expanses. Angola is also there, a country which is growing quite fast and has built dams that has restricted the water flowing south, endangering the beautiful wildlife habitats greatly.

[@AreHan1991]

Very interesting, and entertaining. Thank you for spending your time bringing us this 😊

[@potica4247]

Oklahoma having a lot of natives is for... a different reason

[@kx4998]

Is it the trail of tears? I am not from the US so I don't know where Oklahoma is.

[@potica4247]

Sort of, the trail of tears was not the only trail of that sort (there is even a trail of death) Oklahoma aas supposed to have all the natives in it. BTW Oklahoma is just north of texas, it looks like a pan

[@kx4998]

@@potica4247 oh thanks for the info

[@noemierollindedebeaumont1130]

Andrew Peak What are those trails ?

[@potica4247]

Our government had the idea of just taking all the natives and dropping them in oklahoma, and they had to walk on foot: the trails. The trail of death was from Wisconsin, kind of. And the trail of tear was from floridia, kind of

[@ScooterinAB]

I once saw a Japano-centric map at work, where Japan was in the dead centre, and everything else was weirdly skewed and warped (like Antarctica and the Americas being really small).

[@shirleylake7738]

Thank you for the thought provoking video about maps.

[@susiedancer7640]

Cartography! So interesting. Thank you for your maps and I enjoyed your presentation.

[@tinyupes]

THANK YOU YOU'RE THE ONLY CHANNEL THAT DIDN'T MAKE A VIDEO ON BREXIT TODAY

[@codyhein]

Really, I find that fascinating as well. I mean, everyone is watching after there likes and I can't see your channels. All I ever got was normal stuff for me and not even on recommended or trending page I have seen any video about it. Only the TV's have said news about it!! >_

[@isaacmcquown]

6:33 "Let me tell you a little thing about reservations..."

[@isaacterry1243]

Me, an Oklahoman who has native roots: wow, I didn't expect it to only be on half the state

[@danieldaniels7571]

Isaac Terry I’m an Arizonan. I just looked at the Navajo Nation and smiled.

[@wilmanman7783]

Isaac Terry when Oklahoma was spilt into two territories before statehood thats where the Indian territory was

[@waabmigizi7369]

I’m surprised there isn’t an Indian majority in southwest Michigan

[@SandraGomez-vw9fo]

Excellent research that you are doing and sharing with young people. Thank you for posting , the kids will really appreciate this.

[@ringerson4x4]

I enjoy maps, thanks for sharing. Particularly the thumbnail first, very much appreciated.

[@AndreSilva-pl7bo]

"the roman empire and the mongol empire did not coexist" *after 5 seconds shows the map of Byzantine Empire (which is the legit continuation to Roman Empire, aka, Eastern Roman Empire) and the Mongol Empire*

[@TThompson2000]

I think it can be concluded that he meant that they weren't both at their peaks during the same time.

[@francoisdvanderwesthuizen6772]

@@TThompson2000 see it like this, the roman empire was at it's peak in the second century AC while the mongol empire was at it's peak much later in the 13th or 14th century( I think).

[@arx3516]

The Byzantine empire was roman in name only, and it had less legitimacy than the HRE, when the pope crowned Charlemaigne he did it with the authority of the roman senate wich was still around and was still around in renaissance times. Besides, how can you call your empire riman if you don't hold Rome or at least derive your authority directly from there?

[@edgeldine3499]

@@arx3516 ...so that would be kind of like the 13 colonies claiming Mexico was the enheritor of the Norman "empire" Making a Germanic association of city states the new Roman empire was a political move.. probably to piss off the orthodox church. The fact the Byzantine Empire has a direct line from Rome and held onto most of what made Rome great has actual legitimacy. I guess you could reverse your argument and say the Holy Roman Empire was Roman in name only..

[@arx3516]

@@edgeldine3499 The HRE wasn't "a Germanic association of city states" it was comprised of kingdom of Germany AND kingdom of Italy, you could'nt become emperor if you weren't king of both. the HRE was just as german as it was italian, at least 3 emperors were in fact from Italy. And when Italy unified in 1870 the HRE officially ceased to exist, since it lost the italian part, and became the austro hungarian empire, changing its flag. If the HRE was just a german thing it would'nt have been the mess that it was, it would have become a unified monarchy like France or Spain by the 12th century, ruling the german vassals was the easy part of being emperor, the real problem was to deal with the italian noble families, republic city states, and the Pope. But in the end it was the roman senate who decided if someone could become Holy Roman Rmperor, SPQR!

[@ChineseCookingDemystified]

3:49 That's not where Chongqing is...

[@pojke4130]

Yeah I was thinking that

[@lhistorienchipoteur9968]

Maybe it's a different town with the same name... ?

[@rolando3853]

I can't find China in maps from 1400s only Chi Tai and Se ica in bold letters on maps by spanish ,french and portugal.The main are if China today saysTartarie Indipendent

[@lhistorienchipoteur9968]

@@rolando3853 Well... there was still the Yuan dynasty in the north, which were mongols, so maybe that's what they meant by "tartary".

[@rolando3853]

@@lhistorienchipoteur9968 Thank you.Im still studying as I right this I found more about Ming and Manchu.Theres so much cover up and lost history it's very hard to find anything on China history.I have realized how advanced the ancient Chinese were.The schools in U.S don't teach much truth.It looks like the Chinese some how had contact with Maya and South America way before Eoropean.I have matched symbols to even Pyrimid in China that matches Maya.The last dragon head in a city in China where Manchu people live have one dragon head sticking out of old house matches same as South American pyrimid.The round Chinese looking calendar looks like Mayan calendar but has dragon in middle not a sun.I even saw the disc in Chinese museum looks like ancient ball game hoop.It was report they found some kind of ball with it so old it was like dirt.I think there a missing link.Why so many the name Xiong,Chan,Xian,Che Han ,and many names from Maya sound like Chinese.

[@debbielough7754]

To answer one question - I'm pretty sure the leaders' background one, for the UK at least, is referring to the Queen not the PM, because it put us in the military category - the Prime Minister at the time had no background there, but the Queen was in the army during WW2.

[@bengagnon2894]

In 1939 (the year England declared war on Germany), the Queen you're speaking of was 13 years old... How can you say that she was part of the army? She has no background. Except for being a useless piece of History.

[@samthompson3714]

@@bengagnon2894 you realize how easy it is in 2021 to open up Google and do a simple search to fact check something you don't know about right? Queen Elizabeth enlisted in the ATS women's branch at 18 years of age in 1944 then training as a mechanic in 1945. So in the traditional sense, sure yeah she wasn't on the front lines in trenches or what have you but she did serve essentially as soon as she could. I'm not trying to inflate her ego or boost her up but your comment is so ridiculous that you've tried to call someone out on something you clearly know nothing about without even bothering to look it up it just bewilders me.

[@rodneyhearld8151]

The queen was what she has never served in the military she is a tyrant ruller who was handed the thrown

[@rodneyhearld8151]

@@samthompson3714 lol queen in the military I don't think so

[@irrelevant_noob]

@@bengagnon2894 Also, in 1337 when the call to arms was proclaimed, Joan of Arc's *_parents_* weren't even born... How could anyone say that she was part of that war? /s

[@dave2ooo788]

Interesting video! Unfortunately I wasn't able to find the country or feartures you pointed out all the time. It would have helped if you have highlighted these regions. But it was fun to watch in any case.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Medicinal education background for Turkmenistan's leader although at first glance it looks like he wants to work with horses. He's obsessed with them

[@christelheadington1136]

Veterinarian.

[@explosivereactionstv7414]

Avery the Cuban-American that horse breed is Beautiful

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Christel Headington He’s a dentist

[@christelheadington1136]

@@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un -I was joking.

[@QemeH]

Just FYI: The "educational background of world leaders" map is inconsistent on weather they choose the head of state of the head of government. Evidence: 1) The UK's prime minister (head of government) in 2018 was Theresa May. She is a bachelor of science in the field of geography - so the UK would be black on this map. But it is actually red (for military background) as the Queen of the United Kingdom (head of state) was trained as driver and mechanic in the army during WW2, achieving the female equivalent of "captain" on merit. 2) Germanys Bundespräsident (head of state) in 2018 was - and still is - Frank Walter Steinmeier. He is a doctor of law, so his educational background would color germany light blue. But it is colored black (for maths and science background), because the Bundeskanzler (head of government) in 2018 was - and still is - Angela Merkel, who is a doctor of physics. Conclusion: The UK is colored for their head of state, Germany for their head of government. I didn't check the rest ;)

[@irrelevant_noob]

Based on those two examples, i think they chose the most recognized option: ask a random person in the world who leads the UK and they would probably say the queen / monarch... Ask them about Germany, and they would probably say the chancellor.

[@QemeH]

@@irrelevant_noob Okay, that would explain some of the inconsistencies... for example all the Commonwelath realms have their head of government as reference, except the UK which has the head of state (as discussed above), because when asking "Who leads Canda?" nobody would answer "Well, the Queen ofcourse.", even though that is as true as it is for the UK. But then Austria remains questionable, because they have the exact same system as Germany, so _clearly_ the question "Who leads Austria?" should return the Chancellor, not the President, right? But the color is teal (indicating the economic background of president _van der Bellen_ ) and not blue or grey (indicating the started, but not finished degree of law of chancellor _Kurz_ in 2018). Honestly, the more I look at this map and check the countries, the more I get the feeling that it was done by an american or a south african who doesn't understand the difference between head of state and head of government, because for them it's the same *person* even though they are different *functions* ...

[@maddog8356]

Awesome and educational video! Thanks for uploading this!

[@nieboniebieskie3502]

5:50 I was most surprised that there are no regions with Polish or Russian ancestory on this map.

[@MikeDindu]

There's plenty of Americans with Polish, especially Polish, and Russian heritage. It's just that there's apparently no counties in the country that are predominantly of that heritage.

[@j.macjordan9779]

@@MikeDindu - That's bogus. Look at Alaska! Unless they have ~5 oddly proportioned counties, I can almost guarantee Russians are underrepresented or unrepresented I guess... There's a substantial Russian population in Alaska. & I mean bona-fide Russians - they're settled in towns across a large area where people speak Russian, not English. There's even Eastern Orthodox architecture in Alaska... They attract tourism because it's access to Russian culture - I've even visited a Russian town myself when I was in Alaska...(?)

[@future.mortician]

When he said “golf courts”

[@pauliec17]

Unlike you, English is obviously his second language. His usage of English is a tad better than your appreciation of English punctuation - so, there's that... NEXT!

[@future.mortician]

pauliec17 incredible. Thank you for that amazing explanation that NO ONE NEEDED. To quote you, “next.”

[@suzukibn1131]

Quit fighting boys🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Spongebob-lf5dn]

you're hilarious

[@Blalack77]

That's interesting that Weyerhaeuser is on the map and how much they take up. My dad is a logger/log truck driver and he's cut their trees and hauled their logs a lot (among several other companies/private landowners). I've heard him talk about them almost my entire life. A lot of times, we'll be driving somewhere and we'll be surrounded by woods and he'll tell me that Weyerhaeuser owns likes thousands of acres there. I know people kind of frown on logging, but my dad considers himself somewhat of an environmentalist and a lot of those companies like that just have tree plantations where they plant, cut and replant. A lot of the clear cutting is either done by individuals who are clearing for development or they clear it and replant. Most logging operations in the US are pretty responsible. And usually, the loggers don't even own the land themselves - they're just doing whatever the owners want. I've been to a lot of job sites with my dad and worked with him for several years and the land looks really ugly and destroyed after clear cutting, but it's usually only temporary. Everything rots, disappears and regrows or is replanted - unless they're keeping it clear.

[@HeartNSoulDreams]

I enjoy maps so much! Thank you!

[@shrzcg9551]

7:20 That’s because the middle of Australia is just desert.

[@AJ-lu3wx]

Going to recommend this to Sheldon who loves to have fun with maps :)

[@hauntinghaze5161]

Love this channel ❤️

[@stevensexton204]

I watched this and subscribed awhile ago but just watched it again because it was so interesting and so well done

[@theraginginfernape9496]

Italians: Why are you not in the other states? There are others out of New Jersey! Italians in NJ: I'M SORRY, MA! Irish nearby: Fónamh bog ...

[@Iamtheliquor]

USA & Germany: a shared love of the mullet hairdos and moustaches😂

[@derekaduncan]

OMG, this is so interesting I had to subscribe right away. Never knew that Maps had so much info in demographics where people reside at.

[@brendanwood1540]

Thumbnail first! Wow this has to be a precedent! Good stuff.

[@movingparts6270]

My take away from this video is that I need to start releasing flamingos around the world to get that coverage up.

[@KaiWut]

4:45 "Educational Background of World Leaders" 9 Nations are educated with Education *_Ah yes_*

[@brettdupuis8793]

They have teaching degrees

[@forestcity4217]

lol I’m canadian

[@carmenfreeman693]

Very cool! Thank you for posting. 🙏

[@michelemohr8586]

Thank you. That was fascinating!

[@hexoson]

As someone with Dutch ancestry on my father's side and recent ancestry on my mother's side (her grandmother emigrated to the US from Germany during or just after WW2), I was very surprised by the very little amount of people in the US with Dutch ancestry. I live in Michigan, in the center of the concentration of English and Dutch ancestry in the Lower Peninsula. Also, a fun tidbit of information, more likely rumor, is that my great-grandmother on my mother's side was a Nazi sympathizer.

[@LuisAldamiz]

The map does not depict "majorities" but local pluralities (largest common ancestry group, they could report several ancestries anyhow). Dutch ancestry is surely not that rare but distributed in areas where English or German or other is just more common.

[@peterharrison5833]

Well, there are quite a bit of folks and place names in the counties just north of Manhattan, NYC, NY that are carry overs from New York being New Amsterdam. And of course, don't forget that the Roosevelts (FDR and Teddy) were Dutch descendants.

[@sheilanixon4479]

A majority of white people in the USA are of German descent ,and it shows in their DNA .Had Congress voted to have German ,rather than English as the main language of the USA, German and not English would be the chief international language. American English has German Grammar as the basis of its syntax, particularly in the Tense system used for verbs, and in the use or lack of use of Prepositions. I speak English English as my first language and German as my second language. It would be better to call the English spoken in the USA as "American" . "American" and "English" are related languages ,with important differences ,rather like Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. As we come from Cumbria (Cumberland) we can understand Danish an Norwegian ,as Cumbrian dialect is closely related to these languages

[@LuisAldamiz]

@@sheilanixon4479 - The USA has no official language, or at least it was that way not long ago. English is the de facto national language for historical reasons, just as Spanish is in Argentina in spite of massive Italian immigration in the 19th century. German migration to the USA is relatively late in the history of the country, by then English was well established as dominant language (except maybe in Pennsylvania, German, and Louisiana, French).

[@Howto-uo8uc]

"also this division right here of serbia albania and montenegro would not cause any trouble at all"🤔😰

[@user-wx8si6bf2p]

here we go boys.....

[@Rhaspun]

It's an endless discussion.

[@Yora21]

I'm not sure. Those divisions seem to be based on the idea that state borders should run along the lines dividing ethnic groups. Which could be more stable than arbitrarily splitting ethnic groups by state borders and having those fragmented groups share their state with fragments of other ethnicities. The Yugoslav wars were such a mess because the borders of the constituent states did not align with where Bosnians, Croats, and Serbs actually lived. However, I think in practice most large communities are not 100% Serbs or 100% Croats and people are a lot more mixed. Going purely by ethnic majorities when defining state lines would likely cause minorities to feel even more like minorities, which could make things worse.

[@luisalmeida1391]

"Maps are amazing." Instant like.

[@robertfabes891]

Awesome! Thanks so much for creating this.

[@Itsalldowntomatt]

6:41 I think Polish ancestry is also common in the USA

[@LuisAldamiz]

But in very few counties if any they make up the largest population by self-reported ancestry.

[@GLgame8]

General Knowledge: *talks about Italian ancestry* Me,an Italian:helo

[@a_daug8670]

A thematic map is a type of map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter (theme) in a geographic area. This usually involves the use of map symbols to visualize selected properties of geographic features that are not naturally visible, such as temperature, language, or population.[1] In this, they contrast with general reference maps, which focus on the location (more than the properties) of a diverse set of physical features, such as rivers, roads, and buildings.[2][3] Alternative names have been suggested for this class, such as special-subject or special-purpose maps, statistical maps, or distribution maps, but these have generally fallen out of common usage.[4][5] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thematic_map

[@TheFlame1965]

this was a really fun video.. i learned something new and upbeat... thanks you rock!

[@kariziebarth7581]

History Teacher: "The American Civil War between the North and the South." Map Guy: "The American Civil War was between the Germans and English" 5:48

[@olajong2315]

Back then, they were mostly English both north and south even now, it just so happens they have been here so long they just say the most recent ancestry they know of or just call themselves American

[@jasonjason6525]

@@olajong2315 There are more Scot Irish than English. Most of our early Presidents were Scot Irish than English. Germans did fight in the American Civil War, that’s why the Confederates used to refer to the North not “real Americans” because of the Immigrants population.

[@rodneyhearld8151]

@@jasonjason6525 america was started by the British they took all the prisoners and unwanted people of the British rule put them on a ship here go find us new land same thing they did with Australia sent all the the prison people there to live

[@cringecompilation4515]

Canada is just “Hey are you a dumbass?” “No, Why would I?” “Great! Wanna be the PM?”

[@lorenzo8495]

This is fascinating!!

[@RM-ti8nf]

Loved this ❤️

[@JackVermicelli]

6:52 There's nothing to that map that states that those groups are majorities; the groups are likely just pluralities in a great many of the counties.

[@zym6687]

That's not convenient to keeping non-whites victim status as 'minorities'

[@brettwall6957]

Bro said “golf fields”

[@MrExEssex]

1:09 He says "golf fields" and 10 seconds later he calls them "golf courts". General Knowledge, my ass! The guy's a freakin' idiot!

[@alexpittl5731]

@@MrExEssex have you ever considered that maybe english isn't his first language?

[@isqewb1028]

Ex Essex he’s obviously not from America and English not might be first language

[@SuperLeica1]

@@isqewb1028 So what?

[@firstofallloo.second9323]

Ex Essex calm down it’s not that big of a deal, we understand what he’s saying so what’s the problem

[@TROOPERfarcry]

Thumbs-up, Subcribed, commented, *all because you delivered the thumbnail immediately.*

[@TalentsFinest]

Golf fields and golf courts. Dudes on point with this one. Had to sub