40 Maps That Explain the World Washington Post

[jimmy]

40 maps that explain the world, including who likes and doesn't like the USA compared to China, economic disparity, best and worst places to be born, where crop yields are stagnating, the cancer villages of China, where people are the most and the least welcoming to foreigners.  And Many More.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/12/40-maps-that-explain-the-world/?wp_login_redirect=0

• By Max Fisher the Washington Post

• August 12 at 11:30 am

Watch a video of the author discussing these maps and what they say

Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding the world and how it works, but they show only what you ask them to. So when we saw a post sweeping the Web titled "40 maps they didn't teach you in school," one of which happens to be a WorldViews original, I thought we might be able to contribute our own collection. Some of these are pretty nerdy, but I think they're no less fascinating and easily understandable. A majority are original to this blog (see our full maps coverage here), with others from a variety of sources. I've included a link for further reading on close to every one.