Zipf's Law is a distribution seen in many statistical fields. If the population distribution of a place follows Zipf's Law, its largest city has:

• twice the population of the second largest city
• three times the population of the third largest city
• four times the population of the fourth largest city
• etc.

What countries' and states' (in any country) top 3 or 4 or 5 cities are reasonably close to this pattern?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex

Would it thrive? Like a Luxembourg of The UK?

What are these nearly perfect straight formations? Are these man made or naturally formed? I see them alllllllll along the east coast not just NY and NJ

And why is it split between the Uppsala and the Stockholm Counties of Sweden? Is there any importance to this island or why do two countries lay claim to parts of it.

…. It seems a bit biased. I think both places are a massive environmental catastrophe…. The netherlands destroyed a whole marine ecosystem to turn it into more manageable fresh water lake.

… also, just because the netherlands started doing their thing hundreds of years ago does not make it better.

https://preview.redd.it/i93ymqtx6g4e1.png?width=1669&format=png&auto=webp&s=db27744697dab9dd6433f34c1c5f2013c09f1666

I was cruising around google maps and saw this interesting set of mountains in Tibet (28.707019, 88.338792). It almost looks like these mountains radiate out from the center. How does that happen? Are there similar ranges to this?

I saw this prominent feature flying over northern ND, can anyone explain it to me? Is it Glacial?

I want to know how France formed during geological eras. However, I don't know the language to read French sources. Resources in my own language are insufficient. For example, did the Massif Central in France form through the Hercynian Orogeny? Or did it undergo metamorphism during that time? I have many more questions like this. Can you help me find sources on the subject? Or can you briefly explain the geological processes of France?

Say over 25 years, things like constant flooding as I'm Spain, water shortages, uninsurable properties, government policies around the world, sees mass migration to areas where warming effects aren't as catastrophic on people and property, resources are accessible. Where are those places?

Hi all, I would really like to improve my geography knowledge. I gave up the study of geography at school in my second year of secondary school (around the age of 12-13) as this was my first opportunity to do so and my school had a weird policy where we had to choose between history and geography.. so now I'm almost 29 and my lack of knowledge is embarrassing. What's the best way to get some basic knowledge? (Something I can do in my spare time - I'm working full time so I'm not looking to go back into education or anything!).

You can name many countries, and their impact on the world

Saw recently the movie knight&day. The main character seeks refuge on a small island. So I was curious about small islands in the Atlantic - where could someone hide without being noticed? Tristan da Cunha, st. Helena, Ascension etc. I knew. Then I stumbled on google maps over these two islands. I did not know them before. Off the coast of Brazil. Could not find any information. Why are they not inhabited? What’s their story.

I was just looking randomly at the map (I do that sometimes) and happened to see the Arkansas-Mississippi border. It's very interesting that the border doesn't follow the present day river exactly, instead meanders around it, through some visible oxbow lakes.

I'm guessing it was codified earlier, and followed the path of the river at that time, but the river eventually meandered into itself and straightened out, but the border remains as is.

Found it pretty cool, thought others here might enjoy it as well.

For those wonderful what oxbow lakes are: https://youtu.be/8a3r-cG8Wic

Hi all,

For one of my university projects, I'm looking into pigeons and their relationship with humans. I would greatly appreciate if you could take a few minutes out of your day to complete this survey. I'm trying to gather answers from a variety of subreddits.

Big thank you in advance!

Pigeon Survey