Examining Interesting Maps Part 7

Part 7 in the Examining Interesting Maps series. Here I analyze various high-quality maps made by various cartographers including myself. I post a video in this series every few months.

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[pjschmid]

The San Francisco to Bangalore flight makes perfect sense. Those are both large tech hubs in the respective countries. When I used to work in tech we had an office in Bangalore as do all the big tech firms like Oracle, Cisco etc. it’s basically India’s Silicon Valley.

[bhgful]

One of the upsides and/or explanations as to why housing costs are so high throughout the entire West is that with so much public lands that really constricts land available to build.

I grew up in the outlying suburbs of Chicago, and there are no natural borders and no public lands other than small county forest preserves. But for such a major metro area, the housing costs are surprisingly affordable, but that also means there a no vast tracts of land that are off limits to build.

I would personally rather live in a tiny shack of a house if that's all that I could afford, if it meant that there are steep mountains and tracts of federal land nearby that I know is not going to be built on.

[Anahi]

Kyle, did you know Laredo was the capitol of the short lived Republic of the Rio Grande? For a few months the 2 laredos were in the same country lol.

[seandelevan]

As someone who lived in upstate ny who moved south this is what I’ve been trying to explain to people. They assume I moved south because I couldn’t afford to live in NY. Of course it’s near impossible to explain that there is a huge difference between NYS and NYC. The main reason I moved was to escape the arctic winters lol

[PiousMoltar]

It may not be true any more, but I once heard how El Paso was the safest city in the US, whereas Ciudad Juarez was the most dangerous city in Mexico, maybe even in the whole world. Which seems insane when from above, it looks like one city.

[timothymbess]

3:15 - that may have something to do with the fact that oftentimes state lines were drawn along geological points such as rivers (low points) or mountain ranges (high points).

[striker]

Direct flights from SF to Bangalore because of many silicon valley companies have established offices in Bangalore. Also, serves a large portion of the Indian population from that region around Bangalore.

[irefusetoaskmydoctorifyour]

I really enjoy your videos, Kyle. No clickbait, no glitz, no puffery, no filler, just interesting facts and information presented in a straightforward manner from start to finish. Everyone (who is interested) should have the opportunity to view your videos!

[jamesnotfound]

Great video, I’m a newcomer and decided to binge this series! One note-in Canada, those aren’t “counties”, they’re called ridings-basically Canada’s version of a congressional district. That’s why most of the urban areas are subdivided into small ridings because populations tend to be higher in these areas compared to the rural ones. But interesting to see that the Yukon is growing just as fast as Montreal & Vancouver. Must be the mining industry they have up there.

[maxmarsh]

This is genuinely a great series. I get excited every time I see a notification lol

[kaymillerfromTX]

Hey! Eagle pass is the bridge I cross to see my cousins lol. It’s the only crossing where you go WEST, not south, to go to Mexico.

[MTaxiSheep]

I saw this video about a month ago and you inspired me to go to Mexico. You mentioned the US/Mexico border region is very interesting and underrepresented and I completely agree. About two weeks after watching this, I packed a backpack and drove from Kansas to Brownsville in one night. The region is an absolute culture shock in comparison to the rest of the United States. I visited Matamoros and Playa Bagdad on the other side of the border. Made some friends too. The region was the furthest thing from a tourist destination and I loved it!
Thank you so much for inspiring me to explore!

[michaellockhart]

I left Phoenix in 1989 and I just got my mind blown looking at the arial photo. I have not been back since but if I ever get back to visit someday, I'm definitely not going to recognize it.

[davidbryden]

Fun fact; The Phoenix valley was something of an oasis 100+ years ago. Like the Los Angeles basin, where there were more vegetated microclimes, urbanization has contributed to desertification of the larger area, thereby contributing to higher temperature extremes. 🤔🍻

[Tron]

Thanks Kyle we’re all nerds here. Please keep doin what you’re doin

[tamedshrew]

I agree with your prediction of northern migration due to low housing costs/higher wages. I would also add the abundant supply of fresh water as a reason for future migration both for business and residential.

[akashtanwar]

SF to Bangalore direct flight makes sense. Both are tech hubs. All tech companies have huge offices in both cities. Was such a relief when this flight started a few years ago.

[paulburley]

You are one of my favourite channels. As a geography nerd I REALLY appreciate and enjoy your content. I spend a lot of time on YouTube and you are one of the very few I subscribe too. Thanks😃

[jayayebee]

San Francisco to Bengaluru is because of the tech industry. Both of those cities dominate their countries' tech sector.

[BridgesOnBikes]

Kyle!! I love your face, your diction, and your insights. One of my favorite channels! Thanks bud!!!