Tag: United States
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Grizzly, Black, Polar, and Chicago Bears in America
Alaska is the only state with three different types of bears. Grizzly bears only roam the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest. Despite having grizzly bears on the state flag, they no longer live in California. Illinois doesn’t have any bears either, despite the name of their football team. View this post on Instagram A post…
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Beyond Taco Bell: Where Regional Mexican Chains Dominate
Unlike Taco Bell which serves all 50 states, smaller Mexican fast food chains operate on a regional basis. Del Taco covers the largest area, followed by Cheyenne, Wyoming based Taco John’s (which owned the trademark for “Taco Tuesday” from 1989 until 2023). Newcomer Taco Cabana mostly has restaurants in Texas. Taco Time has stayed true…
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This Burrito Chain has the Most Restaurants
Chipotle dominates the United States, having more locations than any other fast casual burrito chain in 40 of 50 states. Moe’s Southwest Grill has the most locations in Alabama and Hawaii. Qdoba has more locations in 8 states: Alaska, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Michigan. Related Maps
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Comparing Median U.S. Home Values and Incomes
This week, my coworker showed me a cool map from Esri’s Living Atlas relating median home values with median incomes in the U.S. — click the image below to pull up the interactive map. I thought it was a cool idea, but something bothered me about the map. Later that night, I had a shower…
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The Geography of American Food
I made this poster for the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium 2019 Conference. Stay tuned for posts diving deeper into barbecue, hamburgers, pizza, sandwiches, hot dogs, and fast food!