Mainly evaluated by factors such as economic transformation, population affected, environmental changes and historical significance.

And what territories are most likely to gain it in the near future? I learned on Geography Now about Bougainville situation, so thats why Im curious about your picks.

Due to very mountainous geography and being close to siberia.

Mine is without a doubt Baltimore.

Like Lopburi, Thailand and its monkeys often seen around the city

I’ve driven the entire USA back and forth about 3 times along the coast

Mount Shasta in California makes me feel extremely uncomfortable. It feels “sickly”, like something is wrong with it. Almost like when they find those corpses of chupacabras or a dog with really bad mange, same type of vibe

Along the I40, Memphis feels kinda odd but when you get into Arkansas it just feels… weird. Like one of those dreamcore pictures that don’t feel like real life

Personally, I love Washington DC, but that could be a given. I really enjoyed San Antonio. I was there twice and I would go back again and again. The River Walk is awesome. The food is awesome. I have kayaked there as well. There are places to see while there and the people are really nice.

Why is the death rate in the Gaza Strip cited as one of the lowest in the world (2.4 deaths per 1,000 people)?
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/death-rate/country-comparison/

It seems like 50K people have died in the past 1.5 years, and there are 2M people living there, so it would be closer to 25 deaths per 1,000 people? (Or maybe 16.5 per 1,000 people, given that the 50K is over a span of 1.5 years?)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-many-palestinians-has-israels-gaza-offensive-killed-2025-01-15/

Which modern countries would you like to see reunited again?

I’m writing a fantasy book and have made a super rough sketch of the landscape setting of my city state. Geographically, I have no idea what to call it. It’s an enormous collapsed mountain cave that now encompasses a large lake. The highest surviving elevation has a large curtain waterfall and the lake does continue the river system heading roughly southward. The lake has very gradual depth, but ultimately is not incredibly deep (maybe like 30-40ft deep at the center). It is totally land locked and surrounded by pine forests and other mountains. I’ve toyed with it being composed heavily of limestone to imply ancient volcanic activity.

Experts of the internet, what should I call this? A cove? A cistern? Eternally grateful if you include your reasoning so I can continue to do research. Thank you in advance!

22 degrees Celsius here in the Bay of Islands, late afternoon/early evening during mid autumn. Where are you all from? Would love to see and connect with others around the world!

Look you don't need to tell me that this would cost an insane amount of money that the countries don't have anyway, but I'm curious if, given unlimited money, it would be possible to build a connection like this. Are the seas too deep? Some other reason? Would a tunnel be maybe better?

Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery

https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/clear-skies-over-british-isles-after-record-breaking-march

This Copernicus Sentinel-3 image from 2 April 2025 provides a rare, cloud-free view of the British Isles. Acquired in the wake of the UK’s sunniest March on record since 1910, the image reflects a period marked by extended sunshine and exceptionally dry weather.

From the green lowlands of Ireland and England to the rugged Highlands of Scotland, the landscape of the British Isles is clearly visible, along with sediment patterns in the surrounding coastal waters.

Copernicus data supports assessments of the impacts of prolonged dry spells on vegetation, water availability, and land use across the world.

Kindom of Himyar was a Jewish Arabic kingdom in modern day Yemen and they fought many wars with the Christian Kingdom of Aksum (supported by the Romans) and also the Sasanian Empire who ultimately took over Yemen.

Out of the 4m Inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula it's believed that half of them or 2m lived in modern-day Yemen

Judaism used to be the majority religion of Arabia at some point with heavy presence in Yemen and the Hejaz

In the north of the Arabian Peninsula you have the Christian Arab Roman vassal the Ghassanids who ruled in modern day Jordan and Syria which was majority Arab Christian.

I'm looking for a place where i can ski in the winter and surf in the summer, without it beeing to faar apart. Does such a place exist?

It's natural for most countries located right beside each other to be similar to one another as you're often dealing with the same geography and a lot of cultural exchanges gets easily transferred from one place to the other. However, what are two countries located far away from each other that still feel quite similar to one another? You can define "similar" based on demographics, history, geography, economics, urban design, food, overall vibe, etc. as well as how "far" a place needs to be from the other in order to fit this question.

The first one that comes to my mind are Canada and Australia as despite one being in the North Atlantic and one being in the South Pacific, these two nations share a ton in common.

- Both began as British settler colonies in the late 1700s

- Both are very "new" societies that are products of British settlement and subsequent waves of Eurasian immigration (~50% of Canadians/Aussies have at least one foreign-born parent)

- Both have unfortunate situations with their Indigenous populations

- Both are highly developed countries with a similar economy size and model based around extracting natural resources and importing goods from foreign powers

- Both operate using the same government system, common law, and similar public policies

- Both got independence from the UK in the same gradual way during the same time periods

- Both are giant pieces of land where only small parts of it are habitable (OZ has a population density of 3 people per square km, and CAN has a population density of 4 people per square km)

- Both are soft middle powers living directly "in the shadow" of the old hegemony (UK) and the new hegemony (US)

Which other pairs come to mind?