/r/geography

Photograph via snooOG

The study of the Earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena.

Welcome to r/geography!

Geography is the study of the earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena, and goes far beyond simple location identifications on a map or general trivial information such as capitol and country names.

Geographers have a special understanding about the Earth and global systems and use analytical skills and applied methods to answer questions about human and physical phenomena. In short, geographers are particularly good at determining the "Why of Where."

Submission Guidelines

Please read the rules before posting!

Discussions of all branches and scales of geography are highly encouraged! If you have a question, no matter how basic or complex, ask away.

Assigning a post flair is required.

Links to original sources are preferred.

Please do not re-host images or maps at imgur or similar sites. Re-hosting prevents the author(s) from getting the recognition they deserve. It also prevents us, the reader, from seeing the context and background information the image was published in.

Original work is welcome. If you've created a map using real-world data, or written an article or blog post etc, please share. Note that fictitious maps and graphics will be removed.

For geoguessing and challenges, see r/geoguessr, r/geoguessing, r/guessthecity, and r/WWTT

For memes and jokes, see r/geographymemes and r/planningmemes

For everything related to flags, see r/vexillology

User Flair

If you have an undergraduate level or higher degree of education in geography or a related field, message the mods to get a custom flair that specifies your specific area of expertise. Otherwise, feel free to add one of our existing flair options for your interest in a specific subfield of geography.

Related Subs

Maps and Cartography

Region-specific

Planetary Phenomena

r/geography + all the above in a MegaGeoSubreddit

Tangentially Related

/r/geography

845,746 Subscribers

0

I solved all US states in 1:30 in my first attempt.

Wohoo

6 Comments
2024/11/05
05:04 UTC

0

What’s the population of Nunavut?

As the post says, what’s the population? I can’t find this information anywhere.

10 Comments
2024/11/05
04:49 UTC

0

If the USA greedily extended the border like this, would Canada be significant?

12 Comments
2024/11/05
04:39 UTC

0

What the hell is going on here??

Intercoastal waterway

17 Comments
2024/11/05
03:29 UTC

81

Idk where to post this

I tried my best to name all the cities in the U.S.A. (Please don’t be harsh I’m from poland 🇵🇱 )

https://cityquiz.io/quizzes/usa/share/1847608

That’s the link to it

49 Comments
2024/11/05
02:04 UTC

951

Blagoveshchensk, Russia (foreground) and Heihe, China (background) Separated by the Amur River

65 Comments
2024/11/05
01:19 UTC

0

Active Volcano Footage in 4K HDR You Can't Miss!

0 Comments
2024/11/05
00:24 UTC

0

Hey there! Just a curious person

Does anybody here have any information regarding Medanod island? I asked chatgpt for uknown islands, until it gave me a place named Medanod island... seems undocumented, information on the interent is zero to nothing from what i have been researching...

Any help would be awe-inspiring!

14 Comments
2024/11/04
23:50 UTC

16

What do you consider to be high altitude?

I've had this discussion with people from other parts of the world and their answers vary wildly depending on where they are from.

Americans from the east coast have told me Denver (1500-1600 meters above sea level) is a high altitude city... while people from Denver itself gave said something like 3000 meters or more.

Europeans tend to give low numbers, with a British friend saying something like 1000 meters to be high.

46 Comments
2024/11/04
23:29 UTC

427

Raised relief map of Africa. Very diverse terrain and topography.

11 Comments
2024/11/04
22:47 UTC

20

Is the world's most populous city Tokyo or Guangzhou?

I've seen Guangzhou have a reported population of 70 million but not everyone seems to agree, why is this?

14 Comments
2024/11/04
21:50 UTC

3,614

What part of the world has the best fall colors?

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is pictured

667 Comments
2024/11/04
21:35 UTC

57

Interactive Map of Montana Mountain Ranges [OC]

3 Comments
2024/11/04
20:29 UTC

101

Cartogram of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election by County

I really appreciate the effectiveness with which this communicates data. It is a bit hard to read of course, at least without detailed knowledge of American geography and political patterns. However, I think there are some advantages to this the over the more easily understood ones. Mostly that this correctly maintains the messy purpleness and geographic/cultural relationship between places. Symbolically I love the rather artistic biological representation of human voting, since we are partially biological creatures. Normally I try to stay accessible, but sometimes it’s fun to cater to knowledgeable folks as well. Curious what the academics of r/geography make. Not interested in overly political commentary, or causing in drama here in what is normally a very respectful subreddit.

Description from original creator and link to source at Wikimedia Commons:

County level results of the 2020 US Presidential election. Each county has been resized based on the total number of votes for president cast in that county. This means that each vote cast represents an equal amount of area on the image.

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Results_by_county_of_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election_with_counties_scaled_by_number_of_votes_cast.png

Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

44 Comments
2024/11/04
20:04 UTC

203

what is this river or lake range called near the don river??

26 Comments
2024/11/04
19:42 UTC

1

Looking to interview someone (university project)

I am a first-year university student majoring in Physical Geography. For one of my courses, I am required to interview somebody working in the field of Physical Geography, from any career such as meteorology, cartography, etc. The entire interview should take about 30 minutes. If you are currently working in the field and is free for an interview, please give me a DM so that we can arrange a time for an online meeting.

0 Comments
2024/11/04
19:22 UTC

1

Looking for geography-themed subreddits and Instagram accounts—any recommendations?

Hey everyone! I’ve been diving into more geography content lately, and I’d love to expand my horizons. Apart from this subreddit, do you know of any other cool geography news or photo communities on Reddit? Also, if anyone knows any interesting geography-themed Instagram accounts (like for satellite imagery, maps, or natural landscapes), please share!
Thanks in advance for any tips!

1 Comment
2024/11/04
19:09 UTC

1,112

Why does Monroe county, FL look like this?

And how are county services (police, fire, etc.) administered? Are these services just administered by the federal and state government in the national park and big Cypress wildlife management area?

Either way, it’s a bizarre county. Seems like it should be a part of Miami-dade county instead.

52 Comments
2024/11/04
17:59 UTC

5

What are some fun geography/map based websites to try out?

I love just finding cool map/geography websites and exploring them, what niche recommendations do you have?

Here are some of my favorites if you want to check them out yourself!

Seterra

mapchart.net

geoguessr

cityquiz

openstreetmap

5 Comments
2024/11/04
16:58 UTC

84

Your favourite city and why?

So what is your favourite city on this planet and why?

I have to say London. It is a world city with lot of things to do like New York, Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai or Sao Paulo. It is also pretty clean and has good public transportation.

What I really like about London is the large amount on green spaces, architecture (mix of old and new), town-feeling, interesting history, museums, theathers, interesting neighbourhoods and cozy pubs.

No city can beat the vibe of London.

189 Comments
2024/11/04
16:47 UTC

61

Can anyone explain what phenomenon caused the Appalachians to look so different in Pennsylvania?

I could be wrong, but it just looks very unique to me.

41 Comments
2024/11/04
15:51 UTC

2,464

Why the entire coastline of Texas has so many lakes that divide the beaches from the mainland?

345 Comments
2024/11/04
14:37 UTC

0

As an American I feel like I did pretty well

7 Comments
2024/11/04
14:30 UTC

12

3 questions: Were these border lines jutting out of the Mississippi river the original path of the river? Was the redirection of the river natural or man made? Have the states considered adjusting their borderlines to follow thew river?

8 Comments
2024/11/04
14:01 UTC

87

What are some places that closely match Singapore?

Not necessarily climate, but like an overall similarity to quality of life and stuff like that

50 Comments
2024/11/04
13:14 UTC

4

Is it always raining somewhere on Earth?

Or to put it in a much simpler way if you go through the hours in the day:

  • between 00:00 - 01:00 where is it raining on Earth?
  • between 01:00 - 02:00 where is it raining on Earth?
  • ....
  • between 21:00 - 22:00 where is it raining on Earth?

Is there a time when it's NOT raining anywhere?

14 Comments
2024/11/04
12:40 UTC

137

Bau Trang dunes, Vietnam

6 Comments
2024/11/04
11:54 UTC

10

Russia

How does Russia decide whether to name the regions of their country Republics, Krais, Oblast? For example, Kaliningrad is an Oblast, Kamchatka is a Krai, Sakhalin is an Oblast, Sakha is a Republic. How do the decide which is which?

13 Comments
2024/11/04
10:50 UTC

2,051

Why do the Northwest Atlantic kelp forests extend so far out into the Atlantic?

63 Comments
2024/11/04
09:10 UTC

Back To Top