Thursday 6 February 2014

Here's a map of the US if every state's population matched its size

Here's a map of the US if every state's population matched its size
Feb 6th 2014, 02:00, by Casey Chan on Sploid, shared by Casey Chan to Gizmodo

Here's a map of the US if every state's population matched its size

It's a little unfair that giant states with tiny populations get so much room for such few people. I mean, especially since states on the east coast are living on top of each other in cramped borders. So let's change that with a fun little thought exercise and a spin on how to look at the map of United States: what if we gave the biggest states by physical size to the states with the biggest population? New York would be the new California, Alaska is in New Jersey, Hawaii is part of the contiguous 48 and Texas stays Texas forever.
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