# National Geographic's new USA map (lame)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-geographics-new-usa-map-lame/377871>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 25, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-geographics-new-usa-map-lame/377871 "2006-10-25T18:36:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-geographics-new-usa-map-lame/377871/21 "2006-10-26T01:24:21Z")

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Hmmmm.

I’ve been making maps for about 20 years. GIS. I don’t think it’s that bad. Though it should be titled the ‘Cities of The United States’.

Considering the data that is on it for the necessary scale to show that data, they did a good job.

Now, what I would have argued for was a map that showed basic geopolitical boundaries plus National forests, National Parks and National Monuments. BLM land and other public lands. As it is the map is too busy. But a simple public land back drop would have been pretty easy, and not make it any less readable.

> [@BwanaBob](#):
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> No picture of the hemisphere with the USA highlighted

I agree with a need for a locator map for at least North America. You might be able to squese it in above the great lakes if you cut the scale down to about 1:600,000 and remove about 1/3 of the cities.

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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-geographics-new-usa-map-lame/377871/22 "2006-10-27T09:53:26Z")

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[QUOTE=friedo]  
It shouldn’t. Mexicans are too poor to have weather.  
[/QUOTE]

At this very moment, undocumented pressure systems are pouring over our borders! Before the end of the week they’ll be right outside _your children’s windows!_

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-geographics-new-usa-map-lame/377871/23 "2006-10-27T11:42:02Z")

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[QUOTE=Sublight]  
At this very moment, undocumented pressure systems are **pouring** over our borders! \*  
[/QUOTE]  
Only if it’s raining.

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-geographics-new-usa-map-lame/377871/24 "2006-10-27T13:40:16Z")

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[QUOTE=Sunspace]  
And oil. You know, nothing important.  
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> [@GingeroftheNorth](#):
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> And diamonds. And grain. And water, for when the US finishes using up all of theirs.

_will you keep your voice down! if they can’t find us, they can’t take it!_

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