Ive lived in greater Spokane for a while now , and we often have Fall and Spring weather patterns that mimic the west side of the cascade range in rainfall and more moderate temps. The East slopes of the Rockies on the other hand are fairly drier in comparison. Why does the cascade range not completely block storms coming in from the west and create a more arid general climate in the mountainous region? (I am aware that central wa is semi arid )

Meandering rivers and the oxbow lakes that they create have always been some of my favorite geographical features. What are your favorites?

Thinking about the profits that I will able to make if I can survive for another 50 million years.

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Hey guys, I have some doubs about sun lights, and I'd like to understand it.

As you guys can see, I have this house located in Johanesburgo - South Africa.

If I wanna have a better sun light capture, I must put my window located toward North.

Now, let's suppose that this house is located at 0° close to Equator Line, where must I put my windows, in order to have a better sun capture?

Thank you for your attention.

I’m looking for a place that look like that and don’t have heavy snow all year like Alaska, and is not so expensive like Switzerland

in Europe or North America

If you know somewhere like that, let me know 🙃

(I didn't find the complete map)

Currently, when including Alaska and Hawaii, the geographic centre is Belle Fourche in South Dakota. But with all the talk of Puerto Rico becoming a state someday, where would the new geographic centre be if Puerto Rico is included?

outside major US cities and metropolises like London,Tokyo,Paris,which city would offer the most in open world game

Alright, they aren't PERFECTLY equal, although they are indubitably close.

This map depicts the 35 most populous metropolitan areas (all metropolitan areas with two million or more population) with 5 imaginary regions of roughly equal population.

The yellow region is the most populous by a small amount, its largest state is Texas. It has 68,542,509 population.

The red region is the next most, its largest state is California. It has 67,223,229 population.

The green region is next, its largest state is Illinois. It has 66,813,268 population.

The purple region is next, its largest state is New York. It has 66,644,703 population.

The blue region is the smallest, its largest state is Florida. It has 65,619,186 population.

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I think Texas would be a good example for the US

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Playing Geoguessr I've noticed a lot of unfinished houses around the world. It's mostly in rural areas of underdeveloped countries but you come across these half-built houses. I don't know if it's because they are a snapshot in time but they always appear slightly abandoned. You never see anyone working on them and the building supplies never seem to be enough to suggest they are in progress. They're usually fairly isolated, but I've seen blocks of houses in places like Turkey where there's like 25 houses almost finished but no doors, no windows, no interior finish, no driveway, it's just a shell of a house. Like the one posted here they tend to have piles of bricks, but not enough bricks. And they're not inexpensive looking. They tend to be better construction than nearby homes. Once you see them though you see them everywhere. I'm curious if there's a reason for this or if it's just a coincidence.

Do you know other Amazonas?

Ok obviously not grill marks, but what could cause these long parallel dark lines seen from a flight over Nevada? They seem surprisingly straight and regular considering the terrain and when I found the area on Google maps they are not as highly contrasted but still visible over a large area north of Carlin. Carlin Tunnel and a bend in the Humboldt river are visible in the pic but the area with the lines is bigger than this. Doesn't look like any kind of farming I have seen since they would have to be huge rows and appear to cross some steep areas. But the regularity makes me wonder if it is man made. There is not much else in the area besides a little irrigated land near the towns of Carlin and Elko along the river and a couple of mining operations. Interestingly there is a spot where the lines switch directions as well. On either side of one of the tributaries there are similar sets of lines with one set being at about 45° to the other. I have a few guesses but they are all pretty unsupported so I would love to know what others think this is?