Category Archives: Map Monday

Map Monday: The Vikings would like to dispute Russia’s claim on Ukraine

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Jane Fritz

It’s been some time since my last Map Monday, one of my favourite excuses for meandering the Internet for map discoveries. I’ve been wanting to do a map post on the Vikings for some time, but never did I expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Map Monday | Tagged Byzantine Empire, L'Anse aux Meadows, Putin, Russia, Scandinavia, Silk Road, Ukraine, Vikings | 20 Comments

Map Monday: a look at Russia’s territorial reach through history

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Jane Fritz

Borders have changed in most parts of the world throughout history, and Russia, whether as Empire, Federation, or Soviet Union, is no exception. There’s a long history across that vast land of seeking to expand by absorbing neighbouring territory. Don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday | Tagged maps, NATO, Putin, Russia, Russian Empire, Russian expansion, Russian Federation, Russian history, Russian territory, Soviet Union, Ukraine, USSR, world maps | 18 Comments

Map Monday: this sovereign nation called Ukraine

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Jane Fritz

As the world watches in horror as a megalomaniacal tyrant re-enacts what our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents lived through in Europe in the last century, it’s impossible to contemplate writing about anything but the travesty – the evil – that … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday | Tagged freedom, history, maps, Putin, Russia, sovereignty, Ukraine | 44 Comments

Map Monday: Population growth – and shrinkage – over the millenia

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Jane Fritz

We all know – well, most of us know – that the human species has roamed the Earth for a very long time. A fascinating interactive population map at Our World in Data provides us with lots of data to … Continue reading →

Posted in Map Monday | Tagged history, human history, maps, population density, population growth, world maps | 25 Comments

Map Monday: democracy throughout history

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Jane Fritz

There’s much lamenting these days of the future of democracy as we know it, or rather as we would like it to be. Sorry to say that, as an example, there is much concern both inside and outside one of … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday | Tagged authoritarianism, autocracy, democracy, history, maps, world maps | 15 Comments

Map Monday: let’s see just how well the world’s been doing

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Jane Fritz

We can use maps to look at what’s happening to our environment around the world. We can use maps to look at how weather patterns are changing around the world, or at pollution changes in the world. We can look … Continue reading →

Posted in Map Monday | Tagged corruption, democracy, GDP vs median wealth, inequality, maps, parental leave, world happiness, world maps, world peace | 23 Comments

Map Monday: COP26, outcomes, a few maps and lots of charts

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Jane Fritz

As of this past weekend, the much anticipated COP26 has wrapped up its deliberations. Wrapped up are the presentations, pleas, protests, political posturing, and final compromise agreement. Sorry, folks, but compromises and grand talk with insufficient action is too little, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Map Monday | Tagged Climate change, CO2 emissions, COP26, existential crisis, maps, Out and Abouter | 27 Comments

Map Monday: election results and cartograms

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Jane Fritz

Canadian politics flies under the radar screen for most of the world, but Canadians are all well aware that we just completed a 5-week snap election last week. It’s been a while since Map Monday looked at cartograms, but it … Continue reading →