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[[File:label the states 2x highlighted.png|thumb|301px|The map with the extra states highlighted.]] | [[File:label the states 2x highlighted.png|thumb|301px|The map with the extra states highlighted.]] | ||
− | [[File:Blank US Map (white on gray and black).svg|thumb|301px|A real map of the United States for comparison.]] | + | [[File:Blank US Map (white on gray and black).svg|thumb|301px|A real blank map of the United States for comparison.]] |
This is a blank map of the United States. At first glance, it looks correct, because all the large states with distinct shapes are correctly represented, but some states have been added. For example: | This is a blank map of the United States. At first glance, it looks correct, because all the large states with distinct shapes are correctly represented, but some states have been added. For example: | ||
* On the west coast, Washington, Oregon, and California all have their normal shapes, but there is a new rectangular state south of Oregon and north of California. | * On the west coast, Washington, Oregon, and California all have their normal shapes, but there is a new rectangular state south of Oregon and north of California. | ||
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* Ohio and Indiana have been narrowed with a new state being created between them. | * Ohio and Indiana have been narrowed with a new state being created between them. | ||
− | * | + | * A new, Tennessee-shaped state has been added between Tennessee and Kentucky. |
+ | * Additionally, a new, North Carolina-shaped state has been added between Virginia and North Carolina. | ||
+ | * A square-shaped state has been added between Arizona and New Mexico. | ||
+ | * Another rectangular state has been added between South Dakota and Nebraska. | ||
+ | * An Arkansas-esque state has been added between Arkansas and Missouri. | ||
* New Hampshire now has a state that looks like its reflection between itself and Maine. | * New Hampshire now has a state that looks like its reflection between itself and Maine. | ||
+ | * Four rectangular states have been added between Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado and the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas. | ||
+ | * Another rectangular state has been added between Colorado and Wyoming. | ||
+ | * Lastly, another rectangular state has been added between Idaho, Utah, and Nevada. | ||
− | In summary, a | + | In summary, a whole row and a whole column of states have been added, and two new states have been added between Indiana and Ohio and between New Hampshire and Vermont. The external shape of the United States has also been slightly modified to accommodate the new states. As the title text says, there are now 64 states on Randall's map, not 50. |
− | In comic [[2394: Contiguous 41 States]], | + | In comic [[2394: Contiguous 41 States]], this has also been done, but by removing states so that there 41 states instead of 64. |
− | The title text comments on the | + | The title text comments on the cliche that Americans are bad at geography, parodying comments that Americans cannot name all 50 of the US states. |
− | + | ==Transcript== | |
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− | + | :Geography Challenge: | |
− | :Geography Challenge: Can you label all the states? | + | :Can you label all the states? |
:[An unlabeled map of the United States, but instead of 50 states, there are borders for 64.] | :[An unlabeled map of the United States, but instead of 50 states, there are borders for 64.] |