Great video Kyle! Regarding the railways in Ireland. There was a craze for railway building in the UK in the 19th century when Ireland was part of the UK (the world's first dedicated commuter line was in Dublin). Loads of lines were built anywhere and everywhere, including by competing companies often building competing - and redundant - lines. However, after WW2, as roads and cars improved and car ownership increased, railways were seen as being on the way out (like the canals before them). A great many lines were closed. Too many as it turned out! That was what happened in Britain anyway, and I think the story was similar in Ireland.
Similar in the US. Cars trucks and planes made rail obsolete along with infrastructure building. Few passenger trains in the US. I also think their are government subsidies for trucking which puts rail at a disadvantage. A lot of abandoned rail lines have been turned into bike paths. They hope to make the system coast to coast. See "Goat Canyon Rail and trestle". A non sense railroad built in the 20s with no economic viability. See also Alpine Tunnel, CO.
KC has a huge rail station built around WWI which was one of the busiest in the country and peaked in WWII. It was abandoned for decades recently turned into a type of museum.. A lot of the giant switch yards here have been torn out. Still have an old rail bridge over the Missouri river that is raised for barge traffic. Built in early 20th century. The auto lanes have been removed.
Let us not also forget they tore up the tram/ light rail in Dublin midway through 20th century then we paid a few hundred million recently to relay the track... with different guages 🤦♂️
Yours is another one of those channels, where I look at the title and wonder how in the world could it be interesting. But very quickly into the video I'm fascinated and want more! Great job, keep up educating the world, you are a treasure, just like the History Guy, physics girl, and so many more.
If you haven't shown it already, try looking up "Peak Month for Precipitation by US County." Pretty interesting to see so many different regions and how they neighbor each other.
I really enjoy your content man!! It was randomly suggested to me one day and I can’t believe i didn’t know about your channel for so long/ thought I could be so interested in geography. I wish you all the success in the world and you’ve got a lifetime viewer!!
7:46 In reality Ireland has even less railway lines than on the map. Some of them aren't used any more while others have been turned into bicycle greenways. Many of our railways sadly closed in the 1960's due to increased car dependency. Gaelic Football and Hurling are Ireland's national sports. I'd really recommend looking up videos of them. Europe's 3rd largest stadium (Croke Park in Dublin) is filled every year for the All-Ireland finals between county teams. Rugby, soccer and golf are also very popular in Ireland.
Crime is higher when it's warm because people aren't hanging around outside when it's cold. I'm always glad when it's either raining or cold at night because then, the neighborhood kids won't be out wandering. They aren't necessarily up to any criminal activities, but they are never exactly quiet, either, and when it's 12:30 am and I'm trying to sleep, it gets old really fast. I'm on a corner lot and the road beside me is one of the darker areas of the subdivision, so kids sometimes hang around.
Man I love this channel. My wife likes to poke fun at guys like us, spending our free time looking at silly maps, but what does she know?! Thanks for more great content. I always look forward to your videos!
I am not surprised by the reduction of Railway lines in Ireland, it's the same thing that has happened here in Canada. The government stopped propping up spur lines and the major railways either shuttered or privatized many, especially here in the western prairie provinces. Many small towns have become either little hamlets or just out and out ghost towns after the tracks where torn up and the grain elevators closed and where torn down and replaced with large concrete grain terminals. The local highways have paid the price with many in poor to middling shape due to the high volume of trucks transporting the grains and goods further away to get them to market. The prairie sentinels as the old town elevators were called because you could see them from quite the distance are few and far between. Now days people want things delivered the next day and that isn't possible with rail service.
very sad that in both alberta and Saskatchewan everyone is moving into the large urban areas and large chunks of both provinces are mostly abandoned. the rail network gets smaller and smaller.
The first Map on World Cup Success by Country has a mistake. Germany won the Cup in 2014 and should be marked in dark blue, as Champion. But I really enjoy these videos! Keep up the good work.
9:45 we don’t call them “cyclones” in the Philippines. The proper term is “typhoons”. Cyclones form over the Indian Ocean or South Pacific, and Typhoons form over Northwest Pacific, where the Philippines is.
As a person who has lived in Ireland for Five years, I can confirm that traveling in this Country can be problematic lol. I think I'm correct in saying that Dublin airport is the only Capital City airport in Europe without a train station next to it. As a result, a 40 min trip by car can take up to 3 hours on a bus as it has to go through all the towns for pick ups. Taxi's and parking fees are insane, so it's usually the only viable option for a lot of people.
I love how you can see multnomah county very clearly with car ownership. That correlates directly to Portland's good public transit system. The stuff works. It's also really amusing that people think it snows up here. Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver BC really don't get snow. When we do we shut down. The weather is just too moderate.
Crime rates involving property is easy to commit weather wise, all year round in Southern areas. Think about the movie Fargo. All those scenes of frozen landscape. Winter weather discourages going out into the elements on a lot of days. I’m up in Edmonton Alberta and there are very few people out and about from November to late May, especially at night. Prairie winter winds can kill. Thanks for making videos.
Interestingly enough, the newly-elected congressional delegation from NC is split 7-7, so if someone was trying to gerrymander the districts, they didn’t do a very good job
Always a pleasure to enjoy when the Geography King sits on the throne and decrees what we need to know! Seriously, Kyle, as a long time subscriber, I'm always pulling for you, hope to see you cross the 250,000 mark. You've put in the time, you've done the research, it seems only a matter of time.
I was left handed but my folks made me switch at a young age. while I was switching I could write with both hands at the same time for a few years but then stopped using my left for writing and kind of lost it. If I ever break my right arm it should come back fast LOL!
I, too, was made to write right handed but it was in a Catholic elementary school. The nuns tied my left hand to the back of my chair during school. My father, a lefty, made me so my homework using my left hand. Back then they gave grades for handwriting and, since my left hand was tied and couldn’t hold the paper down, I got terrible grades for writing. Now I’m ambidextrous on many levels.
Kyle, you would be interested to know KFC is popular in India partly because they have a few vegetarian options, and India has a lot of more chicken eaters than vegetarians. McDonalds has lot more vegetarian food there (and no beef) 😁, and so do other chain restaurants.
Regarding Worst & Safest States- While the North-South divide seems clear, you're correct when you say temperature is the key. Not only does crime go up when it's hot, crime goes down when there is snow on the ground. No matter what you do, you're going to leave a lot of footprints!
I enjoy listening to you Kyle and your avoidance of US politics comes as light relief. You have no idea how boring it is for those of us in the rest of the world
The Pixies’ Trompe Le Monde is an incredible album. Several song titles reflect cities and one song is all about the University of Massachusetts. Is there a connection or did you just display it because Alec Eiffel is a great song?
Hey Kyle. Here's a suggestion for the next interesting maps video; maybe check out the map for American Truck Simulator. Although not being fully to scale (as it's a game) it'll be interesting to hear your take on how the map looks as well as maybe some of the scenery the game has and comparing it to real life. Come to think about it, it could be a whole series on the channel. They currently have 14 states in the game with varying quality as some were made 6 years ago when the development team was much smaller it still might be worth checking out tho. Keep up the good work!
Love the videos (and incidentally they always show up in my feeds. How do I suggest a map for a future video? I saw an interactive map from Ecoclimax that lets you find cities with similar climates around the globe. But you probably already knew about it and featured it in a video I forgot about!
the new mexico snowfall map is really interesting. new mexico really appears to be an "up-and-coming state". maybe a city profile of albuquerque or santa fe this winter? hoping you can escape to some warmer weather
geography king, could u consider doing an in depth video on canada 🇨🇦 ? u could decide the topics/subjects. it could be interesting. always love your videos!!!!!
For the food chain country differences there's a series from food insider called food wars where they compare restaurants from the u.s., u.k., india, and Japan
I'm pretty sure that most other European countries also have a smaller railway network than they used to have 100 years ago. The expansion of the highway networks shows why that is the case.
I'd be curious how islands are counted, because there's no way Finland and Sweden have more islands than Canada. Canada has islands in lakes on islands on lakes!
I though that as well but I think the Scandinavian countries have a large number of things that are hardly more than a large rock jutting out of the water that are large enough to be called an island, but just barely. But there was discrepancy with Norway being too low, so maybe the same for Canada.
I just looked at a random spot along the swedish coast. In an area of one square mile I counted 71 "islands". I have not managed to find a spot in Canada that comes even close to that.
@@grantofat6438 Canada's substantially larger than Sweden. So that would explain why a random spot in such a large country came up empty. Regardless, this anecdote proves nothing.
The current Dumbarton Bridge is NOT the 'Oldest bridge over the Bay'. It opened in 1980 and replaced the original built in the 1920s you referenced. It is also is NOT the older "bridge". The Dumbarton Rail Bridge just south of the Dumbarton vehicle bridge was built in 1910 and is listed as the oldest structure spanning the Bay. The Rail Bridge can still be seen with the swing bridge portion open. There has been talk off and on about trying to use that again for a commuter train, but more likely it would be using the right of way and completely replacing the actual bridge. (assuming it ever became a real project). The original 1927 passenger vehicle bridge still has portions on both sides which are used as piers.
One major area with no car ownership is the Mississippi Delta (area around where Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi meet). It's one of the very poorest parts of the US.
KFC in India is very different, but it's actually very good and I prefer it to American KFC. They have breaded meat in the same way the US does, but it's different types of meat usually and has more flavor. There's also vegetarian options with paneer pretty commonly, and they also have little cakes made in the small paper tubs that are delicious and very reasonably priced.
So, the best state to vacation in may be S.Dakota. It has really nice tourist attractions and a really low property crime rate. Then, at the bottom is the District of Columbia. It does have cherry blossoms in spring. But, it has mostly government buildings & monuments (not outdoor fun) as tourist attractions and the highest property crime rate in the country.
