r/geography 3d ago

Question Why does Long Beach have a port when Los Angeles has a port 1 minute away?!?!?

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10.7k Upvotes

r/geography Oct 31 '24

Question Are the US and Canada the two most similar countries in the world, or are there two countries even more similar?

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9.7k Upvotes

I’ve heard some South American and some Balkan countries are similar but I know little of those regions

r/geography Nov 03 '24

Question How are the Florida Keys highways maintained so well considering undesirable weather?

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19.7k Upvotes

r/geography Nov 11 '24

Question What makes this mountain range look so unique?

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10.2k Upvotes

r/geography Oct 23 '24

Question On a light pollution map of the US, what's with the well-defined line down the middle of the country?

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15.9k Upvotes

r/geography Sep 05 '24

Question Which countries won the genetic lottery in terms of scenery and nature?

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15.3k Upvotes

r/geography Sep 10 '24

Question Who clears the brush from the US-Canada border?

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19.1k Upvotes

Do the border patrol agencies have in house landscapers? Is it some contractor? Do the countries share the expense? Always wondered…

r/geography Aug 04 '24

Question What's a place where you can cross a state line and you immediately notice the difference?

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15.8k Upvotes

r/geography 24d ago

Question What's a city that has a higher population than what most people think?

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5.5k Upvotes

Picture: Omaha, Nebraska

r/geography Aug 10 '24

Question Why don't more people live in Wyoming?

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21.2k Upvotes

r/geography 15d ago

Question What cities are closer to the mountains than people usually think?

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5.2k Upvotes

Albuquerque, USA

r/geography Nov 13 '24

Question Why is southern Central America (red) so much richer and more developed than northern Central America (blue)?

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8.9k Upvotes

r/geography Sep 14 '24

Question Why aren't more cities in Colombia (big ones like Bogota, Medellin) located near the ocean? Why are they all up the mountains?

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15.4k Upvotes

r/geography Jul 20 '24

Question Why didn't the US annex this?

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r/geography 19d ago

Question Why did "The World Islands" in Dubai fail to get any development?

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7.4k Upvotes

r/geography Oct 12 '24

Question Can’t believe I never bothered to ask but what’s up with this giant blob of sand in China?

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11.1k Upvotes

I’m guessing not many people live there but is there any mining or other economic activities going on here? Also how did this place form and why does it look so different from the surrounding area?

r/geography Sep 23 '24

Question What's the least known fact about Amazon rainforest that's really interesting?

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9.0k Upvotes

r/geography Nov 28 '24

Question Why is northen California so empty?

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r/geography 23d ago

Question What city is smaller than people think?

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The first one that hit me was Saigon. I read online that it's the biggest city in Vietnam and has over 10 million people.

But while it's extremely crowded, it (or at least the city itself rather than the surrounding sprawl) doesn't actually feel that big. It's relatively easy to navigate and late at night when most of the traffic was gone, I crossed one side of town to the other in only around 15-20 by moped.

You can see Landmark 81 from practically anywhere in town, even the furthest outskirts. At the top of a mid size building in District 2, I could see as far as Phu Nhuan and District 7. The relatively flat geography also makes it feel smaller.

I assumed Saigon would feel the same as Bangkok or Tokyo on scale but it really doesn't. But the chaos more than makes up for it.

What city is smaller than you imagined?

r/geography Jun 09 '24

Question Why don't more people live in this part of Australia, especially since the weather is more tropical there?

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19.5k Upvotes

r/geography Sep 16 '24

Question Was population spread in North America always like this?

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Before European contact, was the North American population spread similar to how it is today? (besides modern cities obviously)

r/geography Nov 10 '24

Question What is life like in this area of the world?

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7.4k Upvotes

I cant remember the last time i heard about something happening there, are living conditions wildly different from the rest of south america?

r/geography Aug 16 '24

Question How did the people from Malta get drinking water in ancient times, considering it has no permanent freshwater streams and scarce rainfalls?

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31.7k Upvotes

r/geography Aug 08 '24

Question Predictions: What US cities will grow and shrink the most by 2050?

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Will trends continue and sunbelt cities keep growing, or trends change and see people flocking to new US cities that present better urban fabric and value?

r/geography Nov 27 '24

Question How come this mountain range in the middle of the sahara doesnt create any visible rivers?

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8.5k Upvotes