The Off Topic Topic

[Syt]

Didn't you watch School of Rock?

I have, but it's been a while.

[Zanza]

Would be interesting to see comparable maps from other countries.

[The Larch]

So many cows...

[PDH]

So many cows...

Hey!

They prefer to be called "Walmart Shoppers"

[Maladict]

So many cows...

"Food we eat" vs "livestock feed", that says it all.

[The Brain]

Defense only against Mexico. The legacy of Trump I suppose.

[Maladict]

Yellow: Agriculture (greenhouses / other)
Purple: Built-up area (commercial / social-cultural / public / retail / housing)
Orange: Recreation (resorts / theme parks / allotments / sports / parks)
Green: Nature (forest / wet lands / dry lands )
Blue: Transport (rail / aerospace / road)
Red: Other (construction / other surfaced area / cemeteries / mining / landfill / scrapyard)

[Sheilbh]

No idea how accurate this is - but:


And it'd be interesting to get a breakdown like the US.

[garbon]

Would be interesting to see comparable maps from other countries.

I don't understand what this map is showing. The original source notes a bigger area for where food is grown that Americans eat so not sure then what happens. Whatever is the majority type in a given area?

[Barrister]

I tried to find a map like it for Canada but with no success.

But understand the large majority of it will be different forms of wilderness, with a measurable percentage even being "ice and snow".

[HVC]

what does your state produce? Rural housing.

[Barrister]

I don't understand what this map is showing. The original source notes a bigger area for where food is grown that Americans eat so not sure then what happens. Whatever is the majority type in a given area?

Think of it as a pie graph where instead of slices of pie, it shows the various proportions of each kinds of activities as a given % of the US land area.

Unless you think Maine is heavily urbanized.

[The Brain]

Sweden is 69% timberland. Nice.

[Eddie Teach]

And 31% tundra?

[The Brain]

And 31% tundra?

Well... yeah.