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This is fascinating. Some of the big green areas are obvious: the Everglades, the forests of Maine, the awful stuff we call "Nevada". But what about the green
by ggchappell 13y ago
This is fascinating.
Some of the big green areas are obvious: the Everglades, the forests of Maine, the awful stuff we call "Nevada".
But what about the green blob on the Georgia-Florida border? And what's up with south Texas?
Also, if you didn't catch the link, a fixed map: http://mapsbynik.com/maps/census0pop/census0pop-mapsbynik-rev140420a.jpg http://mapsbynik.com/maps/census0pop/census0pop-mapsbynik-re...
- nkoren 13y ago> But what about the green blob on the Georgia-Florida border? I was curious about that too. Apparently it's a very large swamp: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okefenokee_Swamp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okefenokee_Swamp > And what's up with south Texas? Have you been to south Texas?
- ggchappell 13y ago> Have you been to south Texas? Nope. And it appears that those who do go there, don't stay.
- b_emery 13y agoIn the summer it's so hot your underwear hurts [1] 1) http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2013/04/20/scripts/cowboys.shtml http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2013/04/20/scrip...
- mkr-hn 13y ago> But what about the green blob on the Georgia-Florida border? Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
- mpyne 13y agoPretty sure the big green blob is swamp/wetlands. The name Okefenokee rings a bell, but I might be confusing that with a different Florida swamp.
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- doublerebel 13y agoMight be too late to chime in but not enough people know this: Much of south Texas is shanty towns and illegal settlements, because immigration won't check documents until you are about 100 miles from the border. These people are largely ignored by the US population and not counted in census. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonia_(United_States)#Public_policy_action http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonia_(United_States)#Publi...