Channel: Atlas Pro

Category: Education

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Description: It's been over 60 years since a change to the American map has occurred. While that all might change with the recent DC and Puerto Rico statehood movements, this opens up the possibility to re-examine the internal divisions of the country and see if there are any better ways to break up the country. Send me your state maps over on twitter @theatlaspro Support me on Patreon at: patreon.com/atlaspro Music: soundcloud.com/atlas-pro-music/around-the-world-in-54-days Sources / Links loc.gov/item/2007628250 loc.gov/item/98688513 loc.gov/item/2014589396 loc.gov/item/2019360437 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_resource_region smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/visionary-john-wesley-powell-had-plan-developing-west-nobody-listened-180969182 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_K%C3%B6ppen.png brookings.edu/research/americas-racial-diversity-in-six-maps texasmonthly.com/articles/divide-and-conquer washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/11/18/the-languages-we-speak-at-home-mapped-by-county statchatva.org/2014/03/13/ancestry-who-do-you-think-you-are