World population density map

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[–]ReeferMadness 7 insightful - 4 fun7 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

I thought south America was more populated. I realize a large part is the Amazon, but it's not that big. Same with Australia, I knew it was mostly roo land but that's kind of wild how much room they have for activities. I would move there if they weren't such weak betas.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I looked it up out of curiosity:

North America population: 579 million

Central America population: 47 million

South America population: 422 million

I think it's mostly that people are incredibly crammed on to the coasts in South America, because that's how it was settled by the Spanish, by boat. Whereas the US has plains that are easily traversable.

And Australia turns out to be 95% uninhabitable desert. Also the total pop of Australia is only 25 million, which seems crazy low to me. Texas alone has 29 million

[–]magnora7[S] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (8 children)

I found southern africa to be surprisingly empty. And the vertical line down the middle of the US is kind of wild, how abrupt the drop off is as you go west

[–]Obbop 10 insightful - 3 fun10 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

That line marks the point where farms to the east receive enough rainfall to thrive and the land to the west requires irrigation for crops or to shun planting and engage in animal husbandry that can munch on the natural vegetation.

[–]whistlepig 9 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Interesting. I was about to argue that it marked the area where a heavy amount of federally owned land started .... but I checked, and that line is a little bit farther to the west than what we're looking at in the map above.

Here's a map of fed land for reference

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

Poor Nevada.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

LOL, yes, those poor destitute military bases and casinos... if only they had more funding.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Hm that is quite interesting, it is about 1 state to the west compared to the population line. Amazing what a ridiculous percentage of land they own over there... that's just nuts

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

And the vertical line down the middle of the US is kind of wild, how abrupt the drop off is as you go west.

That is interesting. Just west of the Missouri River.

That's a decent location for a homestead bunker; assuming there's a local source of water.

Not many trees before the mountains.

The plus side would be you could see anyone coming for about half a mile.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Earthships.

[–]DreaX 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Damn I guess us Canadians don't exsist.

[–]Akali 2 insightful - 7 fun2 insightful - 6 fun3 insightful - 7 fun -  (0 children)

It's like in south park. We aren't humans.

[–]magnora7[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Haha there's only 37 million Canadians.

Meanwhile Texas alone has 29 million people

[–]Obbop 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Traitor Trudeau wants to replace the evil, vile White filth with slant-eyes from the Orient and Moslem barbarian filth from Islamic cesspools.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

You can see the Nile River in deep red.

[–]Node 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

De Nile is a popular place.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

But everywhere outside of it is barren.

[–]Node 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

As dry and barren as my attempt at a joke.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

flyover countries

[–]Node 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Zoomable map: https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/mapping/viewer/

To download the map(s) or dataset(s), register here: https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v4-population-density-rev11/data-download

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

M7 posted a US map of federal land. I'd like to see a Canada map of crown land since there doesn't seem to be one online in DDG image search.