http://www.singaporesoxfan.com/2005/10/map-of-mlb-world.html
This map is from a blog created by Daryl Sng. The map illustrates the distribution of fans of different MLB teams. The map shows which team is the favorite in different areas. There are several interesting parts of this map that catch my eye. I find it interesting that in states where there are several sports teams, each team only claims a small area. In Chicago, and the surrounding areas, the Cubs are represented very well, however, the White Sox are barely noticed. However, in states where there is only one sports team, the area that team claims is much larger. When states are adjacent to states without a team, the area of their team is also larger. Does this mean that there are more fans, or just that the fans are more spread out? It is also interesting that in California, there are quite a few teams that take up a small portion of their home state, but also have a large fan base in adjacent states. For example, the Oakland Athletics have a larger area of fans in Arizona than in California. Also, I find it strange that the eastern half of New York is shown as being Boston Red Sox fans. Most would think that all of New York would be loyal to their Yankees, or Mets.
Obesity vs. Fast Food Locations
http://www.thegrio.com/specials/the-big-issue/obes.php
This map from "thegrio" shows how the number of fast food locations in an area relates to obesity. The red dots on the map represent fast food locations in the United States. The key in the bottom-left corner of the map shows that the shades of the states represent the percentage of people withing that state that are obese. The map shows that the red dots tend to cluster on the east side of the United States. The shades of the states tend to get darker the further ease you look. This leads to the conclusion that a higher density of fast food restaurants in an area leads to more obesity. I find it interesting, however, that some states manage to keep obesity rates down despite having many fast food locations. For example, Virginia is clustered with red dots, but still manages to maintain an obesity percentage less than 23.9%. An outlier on the other end of the spectrum is South Dakota, having very few red dots, but also having a high percentage of obese people in their population.
United States Religion Distribution
http://www.valpo.edu/geomet/geo/courses/geo200/religion.html
http://www.valpo.edu/geomet/pics/geo200/religion/church_bodies.gif
This map, on a site from "valpo.edu" titled American Ethnic Geography, illustrates the distribution of religion across the United States. The map is divided into counties, and the counties are shaded based on which religion the majority of people practice. I find it interesting how different religious groups are distributed. For example, it appears that Catholics inhabit the broadest area of the United States. However, within this area, there are groups of other religions that can be found as well. For example, though the Catholics are located from coast to coast and in almost every state, there are smaller populations within the shaded Catholic area. The West coast and Northeast is highly dense in Catholics. There are also Catholic counties located in the Midwest, but the concentration is less dense. Christians, Methodists, and Lutherans are also large groups in these areas. On the other hand, the Baptists have a large area, but are much more condensed. The Baptists have approximately as many counties as the Catholics, but their shaded region is much more condensed. The Baptists inhabit, for the most part, one (and only one) area. While the Baptists have more counties in which they are the majority, the Catholics have a much broader area because they are more spread out. I find it interesting that some states are completely shaded one color. A few states in the far Northeast are completely colored blue for Catholic. Arkansas and Georgia are bother colored red and are completely Baptist. And Utah is shaded to represent the Church of the Latter Day Saints.
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