On n'a pas tous gardé de bons souvenirs de nos cours de géo. Heureusement il existe ce compte génial @InterestingMaps qui devrait vous réconcilier avec cette matière injustement boudée et vous apporter entre autre quelques anecdotes drôles sur la géographie (attention ce compte n'est plus actif mais ses trouvailles restent conservées donc ce serait dommage de s'en priver).

Bon, on n'a pas dit que les cartes ci-dessous vous seraient particulièrement utiles pour passer le Bac. En revanche c'est très utile pour apprendre à rire avec les cartes. Et rire on en a besoin. Par les temps qui courent. Rapport à la pandémie. Et puis la crise. Et puis le réchauffement climatique.

Les pays avec du jaune dans leurs drapeaux

Countries with yellow on their flag, coloured in that shade of yellow — Map source: Wikipedia.com —

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Les Etats-Unis cumulent autant de meurtres que tous les pays en rouge

The countries In red have as many murders combined as The United States per year — This map shows a shocking fact, the United States (population – 327.2 million) has the same number of murders as all the countries in red combined (total population: 2.31 billion). USA is not first on this list…

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L'incidence du daltonisme sur le monde

Prevalence of colour blindness worldwide — Source: @terriblemaps on twitter —

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La concentration de population dans le monde

Population density in Europe (1, 10, 100, 1000 and 10000 people per square km) > swipe > — Countries on the map without data: Serbia (+ Kosovo), North Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and North Africa. — Source: statsmapsnpix.com —

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Les pays qui ont une ambassade nord-coréenne

Where North Korea has embassies and who has embassies in North Korea — While North Korea (officially: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; DPRK) remains one of the world’s most isolated states, it does have numerous embassies in many countries around the world also hosts many foreign embassies in…

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Les pays qui ont été officiellement communistes à un moment de l'histoire

Communism in the world through the history and today — A Communist state (sometimes referred to as Marxist–Leninist state or workers' state) is a state that is administered and governed by a single party, guided by Marxist–Leninist philosophy. There have been several instances of Communist states…

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Le monde réparti entre les automobilistes qui conduisent à droite ou à gauche

Left- and right-hand traffic worldwide — Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practice, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side or to the right side of the road, respectively. A fundamental element to traffic flow, it is sometimes referred to as the rule of the…

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L'Europe selon la principale consommation d'alcool de chaque pays

Alchoholic belts of Europe — The alcohol belts of Europe are regions in Europe which are considered to be divided by association with either beer, wine, or spirits. The alcohol belts refer to the traditional beverages of countries rather than what is most commonly drunk by the populace today, as in…

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Ou comment dire "Joyeux Noël dans tous les pays d'Europe

How to say Merry Christmas in European languages — This map shows how to say (or rather write) the equivalent of “Merry Christmas” in European languages (not all minority languages are included this time because the map would be too cluttered otherwise). The colouring corresponds to etymological…

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En rouge ; les pays qui ont une Lune dans leur drapeau / En bleu : les pays qui ont leur drapeau sur la Lune

Moon and flags Red = countries with moon on the flag Blue = countries with flag on the moon — Map source: Mapporn/Reddit —

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Les noms de famille les plus courants aux Etats-Unis par région

The most common surname in each U.S state — Map made by myself with MapChart.net/USA (@mapchart) Information from sources blogs.ancestry.com and wikipedia.com #IntrestingHomemadeMaps —

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L'âge légal pour consommer de l'alcool dans le monde

Legal drinking age across the World — The legal drinking age is the age at which a person can legally consume alcoholic beverages. These laws cover a wide range of issues and behaviors, addressing when and where alcohol can be consumed. The minimum age alcohol can be legally consumed can be…

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Les plus grandes îles du monde

10 largest islands in the world by area — One might wonder why Australia is not considered as an island, and the reason is that it has its own continental lithosphere and tectonic plate. On the other hand, “island” must be an extension of some oceanic crust or be a part of some continental…

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Les pays où l'anglais est la langue officielle

5 languages in the World - English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Arabic - Source: original maps from wikipedia -

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Le monde réparti selon les systèmes horaires de 24 heures ou de 12 heures

12/24 hour time format used around the world Turquoise = 12 Yellow = 24 Pink = mixed Gray = not defined -- I assume this is mostly how you write it and not say. Many places you write 24 while you say 12, so it can depend. -- Source: mapporn/reddit --

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La concentration de la population en Australie de l'Ouest

72% of the population of Western Australia lives in the red area — Source: Mapporn/Reddit —

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