lars@lemmy.sdf.org to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 10 months agoAll cities more populous than every other city north of themlemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down118
arrow-up1191arrow-down1imageAll cities more populous than every other city north of themlemmy.sdf.orglars@lemmy.sdf.org to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up49arrow-down2·edit-210 months agoI don’t understand this graph. Does it mean directly North? All cities combined? Why isn’t there one city for every longitude? Edit, nevermind, I got it. It’s by latitude, the next biggest number as it travels south. The title is confusing, though.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·10 months agoMaybe this clarifies for others: there’s no City south of Tokyo with a population bigger than Tokyo. Tokyo and Seoul are the only cities south of NY that have larger populations. And etc.
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·10 months agoExcluding southern hémisphère I guess.
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months ago Excluding southern hémisphère No settlement in any hemisphere has a population larger than the Tokyo area’s
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoYep makes sense now, I let myself get bamboozled by the logic of this (not about the fact Tokyo is the biggest city).
minus-squareskydivekingair@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months agoI’m glad you wrote this because it was exactly what I needed to wrap my head around it too.
I don’t understand this graph. Does it mean directly North? All cities combined? Why isn’t there one city for every longitude?
Edit, nevermind, I got it. It’s by latitude, the next biggest number as it travels south. The title is confusing, though.
Maybe this clarifies for others: there’s no City south of Tokyo with a population bigger than Tokyo. Tokyo and Seoul are the only cities south of NY that have larger populations. And etc.
Excluding southern hémisphère I guess.
No settlement in any hemisphere has a population larger than the Tokyo area’s
Yep makes sense now, I let myself get bamboozled by the logic of this (not about the fact Tokyo is the biggest city).
I’m glad you wrote this because it was exactly what I needed to wrap my head around it too.