US States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDPs

Frank Jacobs loves maps, but finds most atlases too predictable. He collects and comments on all kinds of intriguing maps—real, fictional, and what-if ones—and has been writing the Strange Maps blog since 2006, first on WordPress and now for Big Think. His map "US States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDPs" has been viewed more than 587,000 times. An anthology of maps from this blog was published by Penguin in 2009 and can be purchased from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

SOURCE: http://bigthink.com/ideas/21182

U.S.A. / Mexico Border

SOURCE: http://twistedsifter.com/2011/02/picture-of-the-day-the-us-mexico-border/

 Which side is which?



On the left is San Diego, located in the United States. On the right is the densely populated border town of Tijuana, located in Mexico.

The Middle Ages - NOT so Dark an Age! (476 to 1400s)

From the Fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th Century (476) to the start of he Renaissance (15th century)