Map of China

 

The People’s Republic of China is the largest country in East Asia and the most populated country in the world. The current population is about 1.3 billion people. Executive power is held by the Communist Party of China whose State Council rules over its 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, 4 municipalities and 2 Special Administrative Regions: Hong Kong and Macau. The capital of China is Beijing.

With about 3.7 million square miles of land, China is the third largest country by area, after Russia and Canada. Today China is viewed as an emerging superpower. It has the world’s largest standing army, holds a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, and has nuclear capability. It has also become only the third nation, after Russia and the United States, to send astronauts into space.

Map of the United Kingdom

 

The United Kingdom is an island country officially called “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.” As such it comprises the countries of England, Scotland and Wales (which make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland.

Great Britain is the largest island in Europe. It is located northeast of France in the Atlantic Ocean. Ireland is to its west.

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy whose current reigning monarch and head of state is Queen Elizabeth II. As a parliamentary democracy, legislation is governed by the House of Lords and the House of Commons. A prime minister is elected by parliament to serve as the political leader of the UK.

The United Kingdom has no written constitution. The bases for laws are statutes, court judgements, treaties and traditional rights.

The United Kingdom is about 93,200 square miles in area with a current population of 60.9 million people.

Alabama state road map

Alabama’s nickname is the “Yellowhammer State.”  European explorers named the state after the local ”Alibamu” Indian tribe. The capital of Alabama is Montgomery. Along with the largest city Birmingham, it was a focus for civil rights actions during the 1950s and 60s.

Alabama has 3,596 miles of National Highway System roads. Currently, the United States National Highway System totals 162,140 miles.

The city of Mobile is recognized as the site of America’s oldest traditional Carnival celebration, the Mardi Gras. Mobile first hosted the Mardi Gras in 1703; that is, 15 years earlier than New Orleans.

The Port of Mobile is a deep water port and the 11th busiest port in the nation. It is also the world’s largest forest products terminal, and the greatest wood pulp exporter in the United States.

Map of Florida cities

Florida consists of 411 cities, towns and villages. There are 272 incorporated cities and 67 counties.

The largest cities are: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Cape Coral,and Port St. Lucie. Tallahassee is also the capital city of Florida.

Saint Augustine, founded in 1565, is the oldest continuously settled city in the United States. The youngest cities and towns are Loxahtchee Groves and Grant-Valkaria (incorporated in 2006), and
Cutler Bay and West Park (incorporated in 2005).

The Florida Panhandle is the region bordered by Alabama, Georgia (north) and the Gulf of Mexico (south). The state’s westernmost towns and cities are located there. Pensacola, the westernmost city of the Panhandle is also known as the “City of the Five Flags.” This refers to the flags of the governning powers flown during its tumultuous history: Spain, France, Great Britain, the Confederate States of America, and the United States.

Map of Africa

Africa is the second largest continent after Asia. Africa covers 11.6 million square miles of land, representing 20.2% of the planet’s land surface.

Africa is composed of 53 countries. Forty-seven are in the continent itself, including the disputed territory of Western Sahara.  The remaining 6 are the island nations of Mauritius, Madagascar, the Comoros, Seychelles, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe. 

Currently over 955 million people live in the continent, comprising 14.3% of the world’s population. Africa is home to the Nile River, the longest river in the world and the Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world.

Africa is rich in minerals and mineral fuels such as copper, gold, diamonds, titanium, nickel, zinc, coal and uranium.

Missouri state map

Missouri is named after the Indian tribe, meaning “town of the large canoes.” in 1803, Missouri was turned over to the U.S. as part of the Louisiana Purchase from France. It became the 24th state to join the Union on August 10, 1812.

Missouri is the nation’s top producer of lead, accounting for 90% of the supply. Galena, the source of lead ore, is Missouris’ official mineral. 

Missouri’s land area is 68,886 square miles and comprises 114 counties and 1 independent city, St. Louis. Jefferson City is the state capital.

The 33rd U.S. President Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. He served from 1945 to 1953.

Missouri’s official dinosaur is the Hypsibema missouriense, a duck-billed herbivore whose fossils were discovered in Bollinger County in 1942.

Florida state map

Florida is the fourth largest state based on population (estimated at 18,089,888). The state’s economy is based on agriculture, tourism and manufacturing.

Florida accounts for 75% of the country’s oranges. Other crops raised are grapefruits, strawberries, melons, potatoes and peanuts. Florida is also a manufacturing base for electronics, electrical and transportation equipment and machines.

Florida is a top travel destination in the world, reaching a record 76.8 million visitors in 2004. It is famous for its balmy weather, mild winters and coastal beezes. The hurricane season runs six months from June 1 to November 30.

Florida does not tax individual income and there are no state income brackets.

Map of Europe

Europe is designated a continent more for political than geographical reasons. It is home to about 755 million people. Europe is the sixth largest continent with roughly 3.9 million square miles and occupying 6.7% of the earth’s land. It is separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains, Caspian Sea and Black Sea.

Europe has been the center of western civilization and culture since nomadic tribes first set foot in what is now the Ukraine, north of the Black Sea, in 2,000 B.C.

Depending on the definition, there are 47 countries, territories and dependencies that comprise the European continent. The European Union (EU), a political and economic grouping of 27 sovereign states, is currently the world’s largest economy. The euro is the official single currency shared by 15 of the  EU’s member states.

United States ZIP Code Map

ZIP is the abbreviation for “Zone Improvement Plan.” It is a 5-digit coding program that identifies a specific mail delivery area. There are about 43,000 ZIP codes nationwide.

The United States Postal Service began implementing the ZIP Code on July 1, 1963. They took advantage of the availability of highways and air transportation in addition to rail.

The  standard ZIP code’s first 3 digits represent a U.S. geographical area, such as 0 (Northeast) to 9 (West). The next 2 digits are specific zoned cities. In 1983 the postal service expanded the 5-digit system with a 4-digit extension, or add-on. The 4-digit extension identifies a specific segment within the 5-digit ZIP Code. A unique ZIP code is dedicated to a large volume address such as an institution, univeristy, hospital or government agency.

United States map

The United States of America is a federal republic. The president is elected to a four-year term in office and may be reelected only once.
The U.S. Congress consists of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. They are elected directly by the people.
The U.S. enjoys a high literacy rate at 99%. The major languages spoken are English and Spanish.
The major religions in the country are Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Jewish and Muslim.

Map of the U.S.A.

The United States is in North America, the third largest continent in the world. It is a constitutional federal republic composed of 50 states and a federal district. Its capital is Washington, D.C.
America is named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Pilgrims, escaping persecution in England, landed in Massachusetts aboard the ship “Mayflower” in 1620.  This incredible landing gave birth to the original Thirteen Colonies. They declared their independence on July 4, 1776.
The U.S. is about half the size of Russia and more than twice the size of the European Union. It has a diverse racial background composed of white, black, Asian, Amerindian, and Hispanic.

U.S. Map

The United States is composed of 48 contiguous states in the continent of North America, Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska has the longest coastline in the U.S.  at 6,640 miles. This is longer than all the other states combined. Alaska is also the largest state at 570,374 square miles. Rhode Island is the smallest at 1,054 square miles. The state regions are: West, Southwest, Midwest, South, Midatlantic and New England. These groupings reflect the similarities of their climate, geography,  and traditions.

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Trail of Tears Map

The Trail of Tears, “the Trail Where They Cried” – nu na hi du na tlo hi lu i – in Cherokee language, refers to Cherokee Removal, to their forced relocation in 1838, but the Cherokees were not the only Native Americans forced to emigrate as a result of the Indian Removal efforts of the United States.

About 4000 Cherokee died as a result of the removal and that route, the route they traversed and the journey itself from Georgia to Oklahoma, became known as “The Trail of Tears“.

The symbol of the pain and suffering of the “Trail Where They Cried” is the Cherokee Rose, now the official flower of the state of Georgia too; the legend says the mothers of the Cherokee grieved so much that the chiefs prayed for a sign to lift the mother’s spirits and give them strength to care for their children.. and from that day forward, a beautiful new flower – a rose – grew wherever a mother’s tear fell to the ground..

A rose white for the mother’s tears with a gold center for the gold taken from the Cherokee lands and with seven leaves on each stem for the seven Cherokee clans that made the journey then..

To this day, the Cherokee rose prospers along the route of the “Trail of Tears“…

Road Map of USA

USA, the third largest country by land area and by population, is bordered by Canada on the north and Mexico on the south. It is also the world’s oldest surviving federation.

Did you know that the five largest airlines in the world by passengers carried are all american? (American Airlines is number one) And that of the world’s 30 busiest passenger airports, 16 are in the United States?

Map of United States Printable

In 2000, the United States spewed one-fifth of the globe’s carbon dioxide (CO₂) — nearly 7 billion tons.

The following map shows how the regions of the United States compare to the world’s other top CO₂ emitters, with China’s output roughly equal to that of India, Russia, Canada and South Korea combined.

Figures represent millions of tons of CO₂.

Map of US Highways

During the Great Depression, the United States put men to work improving and extending the nation’s roads and highways; hovewer these roads built in the 1930′s were for 1950′s faster cars, a bit inadequate so the roads were again widened and divided using as an example, the Germany’s Autobahns.

Today, modern interstate highways are wonderful ways to get somewhere fast as it’s not just the destination that is important, so is the journey; large parts of the US highway system can still take you someplace without all the small towns and tourist traps in-between.

Map of Las Vegas Strip

When people talk about the new, family-friendly Las Vegas they are referring to the Strip which is not a benevolent place, neither is it a smart place to gamble; it is however, a great place to kill time looking at the spectacles and schmucks.

Every day more schmucks get fleeced on the Las Vegas Strip than any other place on Earth.

Las Vegas Strip is 6.4 km section of Las Vegas Boulevard, south of the Las Vegas city limits. 18 of the 25 largest hotels in the world are located on The Strip, for example.

In addition to these large hotels and casinos The Strip is home to a few smaller casinos and motels and other attractions.

Map of New Hampshire

New Hampshire, “The Granite State” with the state motto “Live Free or Die.”, was the first state to have its own state constitution and is the only state with neither a general sales tax nor a personal income tax.

New Hampshire is bounded by Quebec (Canada), Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, having the shortest ocean coastline of any U.S. state!

Map of Manhattan

Manhattan “island of many hills” (Manhattan Island, Roosevelt Island, Randalls Island, Ellis Island, Liberty Island, Marble Hill and Belmont Island), an island borough of New York City, New York, is the most densely populated and also the second wealthiest county in the United States. See below a map of Manhattan circa 1850:

Manhattan is the economic engine of New York City, more than half of Manhattan residents over age 25 have a bachelor’s degree, the fifth highest of all counties in the country.

The following map is a subway system map for Manhattan, the largest subway system in the world by track mileage and the largest by number of stations:

Map of Germany

Germany is home to the third-highest number of international migrants, having also the largest population among the EU countries with over 82 million inhabitants.

Germany has a number of larger cities, the most populous being Berlin – its capital, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt and Stuttgart.

Hamburg-Harbour is the second largest port city in Europe (after Rotterdam) and ninth largest in the world. Hamburg is also the most populous city in the European Union which is not a national capital, Hamburg metropolitan area is home to 4.5 million people.

The United States During the Civil War, 1861-1865

We have here a map of the United States showing Union states and territories in one color and Confederate states in another color.

Map of the 13 Colonies

The 13 Colonies, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, rebelled against british rule in 1775 and declared their independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.

They became the first 13 states. Virginia was the first colony in the New World.

Free States in 1850 Map

The compromise of 1850 also admitted California as a free state and separately organized the territories of Utah and New Mexico without restrictions on slavery.

Male Life Expectancy USA Map

The U.S. is really divided into eight different Americas when it comes to life expectancy, researchers report. The study redraws the U.S. map based on regional and racial life expectancy.

Life expectancy also varies from state to state, and even among counties.

Female Life Expectancy Map of the USA

Map comparing states to countries with similar economies

This is a comparison between US states and countries with similar economies. For example, Russia’s economy is about the size of New Jersey.

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Map of Britain

Britain Road Map:

The country is surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean, the Irish Sea and the North Sea, and the English Channel, very close to mainland Europe being separated from France by only 18 miles over the English Channel. The biggest cities are London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow and Bristol.

Map showing the main UK rivers:

Map of World Oil Reserves

The United States consumes about 19 million barrels of oil a day (but has less than 2 percent of the world’s remaining oil) mostly to power its 200 million automobiles.

US produces only about 42 percent of that total, the other 58 percent has to be imported from other countries, Middle East being one of its oil suppliers.

Saudi Arabia produces over 4 gigabarrels (600 million tons) of oil per year (17 tons per second), claiming a quarter of the world’s proven oil reserves.

Alberta contains nearly all of Canada’s oil sands and about 75% of its conventional oil reserves, Canada being placed second only to Saudi Arabia.

Hovewer, Canada is the United States’ largest supplier, not Saudi Arabia; over 99% of canadian oil exports are sent to the United States.

Map of The Odyssey

Odyssey, one of the two great epics of Greek history: the Iliad – the tale of Achilles and the Trojan War and the Odyssey – about the travels of Odysseus – the story of the return of Odysseus to his home in Ithaca, from the siege of Troy. It is also the story of the vengeance he took on the suitors of his wife Penelope.

The word odyssey has come to refer to an epic voyage, in english language.

Map of Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, great chain of rugged mountain, ranges in western North America extending from New Mexico to northeastern British Columbia in Canada (they divide British Columbia and Alberta).

Other states in the Rocky Mountains region are Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, western Montana and northeastern Washington.

Map of Fayette County Public Schools Districts of Lexington, KY

Public education in many communities in the United States has been made the function of a school district (serving one or more towns), a form of special purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.

Fayette County Public Schools is such a school district based in Lexington (Horse Capital of the World ), Kentucky, which serves all of Fayette County, coextensive with the city of Lexington though.

The motto is: “It’s About Kids“ and the total number of students enrolled: 35,124!!

Map of Berlin

Berlin, the largest city in Germany, is the capital city too and one of its sixteen states. It is also the second most populous city in the European Union, with a poulation of 3.4 million!

The city was divided in east and west Berlin sourounded by the Berlin Wall, between 1961 and 1989 once with the reunification of Germany when it becomes again the capital city of all Germany. See the map below:

Map Of Nepal

Nepal, a country in Asia bordered by China and India, has eight of the world’s ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest; see the map below with mountain peaks shown:

Also, Nepal‘s flag is the only national flag that is not quadrilateral in shape. The official language is Nepali; main religion: Hinduism.

Map of Washington, DC

Washington, DC - called the Federal City in the 19th century – was named also after the first president of the United States, George Washington. It was planned and developed in the late of 18th century to serve as the permanent national capital; the federal district was formed to keep it distinct from the states.

The federal district was named District of Columbia because Columbia was a poetic name for the United States, used at that time – close to the 300th anniversary of Columbus’ first voyage to the Americas in 1492.

Map of Connecticut

Connecticut, the “Constitution State”, is located in the New England region and it is the 4th most densely populated state with over 3.5 million of residents.

Connecticut is also known as “The Land of Steady Habits” and well-known as the home of Yale University, one of the world’s most renowned universities.

Physical Map of Asia

Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent; from all its countries, Japan has the largest national economy within Asia and the second largest of any single nation in the world, after that of the United States.

Being the largest continent, Asia also contains many of the world’s most natural features including high mountain ranges, vast plateaus, great rivers and lakes such as Lake Baikal; Asia is also bounded by three oceans: the Arctic, the Pacific and the Indian to the south.

Map of Ukraine

Ukraine, country in Eastern Europe, is a unitary state composed of 24 provinces, one autonomous republic – Crimea – and two cities with special status: Kiev, its capital, and Sevastopol.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine inherited a 780,000 man military force on its territory, equipped with the third-largest nuclear weapon arsenal in the world and currently, Ukraine‘s military is the second largest in Europe, after that of Russia. Also, their famous incident at the Chernobyl fission reactor in 1986, pointed out to the world the danger of the fission power plants, see the map below:

Last year Ukraine won a joint bid with Poland to host the UEFA Euro 2012 football championship (the third-largest sporting event in the world); the first time in ukrainian history that the country got a chance to host such a major international event.

Map of Washington

Washington, state named after the first president of the United States, borders Idaho, British Columbia, Oregon and Pacific Ocean which lies to the west.

Washington, land of contrasts, has deep forests which are among the only temperate forests in the United States but the semi-desert east of the Cascade Range has few trees.

Washington has also the fifth-largest Asian population and the first Asian American governer, which is the only Chinese American governor of any state.

Map of Quebec

Quebec, Canada’s largest province by area, it is also the second most populated province. The capital city is Quebec-City and the largest city is Montreal.

The official language is French, Quebec being the only canadian province whose population are mainly francophone.

The official motto of the province is “Je me souviens” (I remember) which is taken by many to mean “I remember my French history and heritage”.

Blank Map of Europe

Here is the list of the countries on this blank map of Europe: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Ukraine, Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, England, Wales, Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Switzerland.

Europe is the world second smallest continent and has 11% of the world’s total population.

Almost 90% of Europe was once covered by forests, over half of these original forests have dissapeared through centuries of deforestation. From all its countries, Finland is now the most forested country, his landscape is over 70% forest.

Maps of Italy

Italy, a peninsula, is surrounded by the Ligurian Sea, the Sardinian Sea, the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Sicilian and Ionian Sea and Adriatic Sea and borders on France, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia.

Italy has a high population of senior citizens and most of italians are very different from the stereotype of “pulcinella, pizza and mandolino” seen in movies; much more, for many of them this stereotype could be quite offensive.

The most populated and developed portion of Italy is the north with cities like Milan, the fashion capital of the world or Venice, one of the most beautiful cities in Italy (home to Island of Murano).

Map of New England

New England, one of the oldest settled parts of the United States, is a six states region in the northeast corner of ther country: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.

New England is geographically isolated from the rest of the United States and is relatively a small region, being also the home to two of the ten poorest cities in the United States: Providence, Rhode Island and Hartford, Connecticut.

Map of New York City

New York City, “The City That Never Sleeps“, is the most populous city in the United States the largest urban areas in the world, also it is the most densely populated major city in the United States (over 8.2 million residents).

New York City is comprised of 5 boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

New York City is visited each year by almost 40 million foreign and american tourists too, the Statue of Liberty being a major tourist attraction, also one of the most recognizable icons of the United States.

Map of the United States

The United States is a diverse place filled with unique cities, beautiful landscapes points of interest.

Discover here the history of your home state or find out interesting facts, such as your state’s bird, motto and nickname.

Map of Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region of the Americas on the Caribbean Plate and consisting of the Caribbean Sea (one of the largest salt water seas), its islands (more than 7,000) and the surrounding coasts.

The Caribbean region supports a large tourist industry, over 12 million people a year visit the area.

Physical Map of India

India, country in South Asia, is the seventh largest country by geographical area in the world.

India is also the world’s second most populous country and one of seventeen megadiverse countries.

Physical Map of Africa

The rainforests of central Africa (Congo Basin), second largest in the world after the Amazon, are home to half of the continent‘s animal species as Africa boasts the world’s largest combination of density and range of freedom of wild animal populations and diversity.

There are also arid regions in Africa such as Sahara or the Namib desert. Africa is home not only to a variety of jungle creatures but also to aquatic life, including crocodiles here; the african crocodile is recognisable by its narrow snout and it is found primarily in freshwater rivers that have dense vegetation cover.

Map of Indonesia

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic state and the world’s fourth most populous country having a population of 222 million people. Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia and home of over 10 million people.

Indonesia has also, the world’s largest Muslim population.

Map of Singapore

Singapore, the 17th wealthiest country in the world and one of the few remaining city-states in the world, is the smallest country in southeast Asia.

With a population of about 5 million, Singapore is the second most densely populated independent country in the world, after Monaco.