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US Map If States Were Proportional To Population
Here's a map of the US if every state was as big as it's population. One square = one million people. Compare this map to an accurate map of the US and see where our population is densest.
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Accurate Map of the US
Here's an accurate map of the US. Notice that northwestern states are much larger than northeastern states. Now compare this to the map below!
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Population Map of the US
Every square on this map equals approximately 1 million people. Populations were gathered from the 2010 Census. Now look how small northwestern states are compared to northeastern states!
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