In a normal year, the summer marks the peak vacation period for North Americans and Europeans. Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, 2020 is certainly not a normal year. As I write this, the normally active US-Canadian border remains closed through at least mid-July. Even within the US many states have… Read more“Map Monday, Top European Vacation Attractions”
Category: History
Map Monday, Where can you find Lions?
Where can you find lions? If you live in one of the larger metro areas, the quickest way would be to visit your local zoo. European zoos originated in the middle ages. Wealthy nobles collected exotic animals for display in what eventually became known as menageries. The practice began in… Read more“Map Monday, Where can you find Lions?”
Map Monday, Mandarin and the languages of China
While many non-Chinese know that Mandarin isn’t the only language in China, few understand the true diversity of language there. With roughly 1.4 billion people, China is home to ~18% of the world’s population. Put another way, nearly one in five humans alive call China home. In addition to its… Read more“Map Monday, Mandarin and the languages of China”