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50 states of equal proportion
| October 6th, 2014 at 7:44:37 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Credit: A fun geography article on slate:The New United States of America The average size state at the 2010 census was 6.175 million (less than the population of New York city or Los Angeles county). The article  Neil Freeman undertook the task of coming up for new names for these iso-proportional states. For 11 states he directly used the names of major cities; New York, Newark,Philadelphia, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Detroit and Houston. For some states he used variations on a city name (i.e. state of TAMPA BAY). He did not have a state named San Francisco, Seattle or Dallas. Hawaii is a remote province of the state that include Portland Oregon, and Alaska is a remote province of the state that includes Seattle. Pick a few "new states" (example Northern New York with Buffalo, state including Las Vegas, or South Texas) and give your own name before you look at the spoiler.  |
| October 6th, 2014 at 8:00:26 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18212 | Forget giving them names. Just sell the naming rights. You could live in "Microsoft" of "Budweiser." Imagine what the revenue that would raise! The President is a fink. |
| October 6th, 2014 at 12:02:45 PM permalink | |
| boymimbo Member since: Mar 25, 2013 Threads: 5 Posts: 732 | The red one with Green Bay and Duluth: Superior. SF area: Baysville Hopefully there's Portlandia The area north of Detroit: Evenbobville (I'll call it Northern Lakes) Though I wish you showed the actual map with the names omitted. I don't get ShipRock. |
| October 6th, 2014 at 1:32:01 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
The author only supplied the map shapes without cities. I would have had to blot out each name that he used. The sources of the 50 names were: cities – 11-Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Washington debatable-1-He says Columbia was named after a city. I feel that Columbia is a name that goes deeper than the name of city. mountain ranges or peaks, or caves –12 rivers – 9 historical or ecological regions – 3 bays, capes, lakes and aquifers – 7 songs – 3 plants – 2 people – 2 The answer to your question is in the spoiler mountain ranges or peaks, or caves – Adirondack, Allegheny, Blue Ridge, Chinati, Mammoth, Mesabi, Ozark, Pocono, Rainier, Shasta, Shenandoah and Shiprock rivers – Atchafalaya, Menominee, Maumee, Nodaway, Sangamon, Scioto, Susquehanna, Trinity and Willimantic historical or ecological regions – Big Thicket, Firelands and Tidewater bays, capes, lakes and aquifers – Casco, Tampa Bay, Canaveral, Mendocino, Ogallala, Salt Lake and Throgs Neck songs – Gary, Muskogee and Temecula cities – Atlanta, Chicago, Columbia, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington plants – Tule and Yerba Buena people – King and Orange The names chosen were from languages (partial list) Abenaki , Algonquian , Apache , Choctaw , Iroquoian , Lakota , Luiseño , Mamaceqtaw , Mohawk , Muscogee , Nahuatl , Odawa , Ojibwe , Potawatomi , Susquehannock , Wyandot and Calusa(Tampa) , Miami-Illinois(Chicago), Mayaimi(Miami ), French (Detroit), Greek (Philadelphia, Atalanta, Phoenix) ,Latin (Columbia). Keep in mind that this is an art project, and there is no way you would pick the same names. |
| October 7th, 2014 at 9:36:06 PM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | Forget the names,,, what happens at re-apportionment time when lines have to be re-drawn? |
| October 7th, 2014 at 10:35:31 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Well obviously if States had boundaries like congressional districts it would be crazy. Clearly these 6 states should be one state Nebraska 1826341 Idaho 1567582 Montana 989415 South Dakota 814180 North Dakota 672591 Wyoming 563626 This should be one state Vermont Maine New Hampshire upstate New York California should be 6 states Texas should be 4 STATES Florida should be 3 states New York City should be a state Illinois and Pennsylvania should be 2 states |