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Vietnam is ascendant! By nearly every metric the country is outperforming its Southeast Asia neighbors, particularly as companies aim to shift manufacturing away from China due to global economic concerns. Because of this, the country has a growing middle class, educated population, and prominence on the world stage. In fact, in many ways, Vietnam could outpace Japan over the next few decades. But this doesn't mean Vietnam is without its own challenges.

In this video, we'll cover the physical geography of Vietnam, the history of the country and how it became the Vietnam we know today, and why Vietnam is poised to become the Southeast Asia power that has never truly existed, perhaps even rivaling Japan in the near future.

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North Carolina and South Carolina have basically the same name, history and geographic region. Despite this, one Carolina (North Carolina) has become the DOMINANT Carolina, leaving the other (South Carolina) as a relatively forgotten state. But while this might make sense today, it wasn't all that long ago that South Carolina was actually the wealthier, larger and more important Carolina. So what happened and why does North Carolina have so many more people than South Carolina?

In this video, we'll cover the similar but still different physical geographies of the two states, the history of how the states began as a single colony before breaking apart, and why North Carolina surged ahead in the 1800s despite South Carolina being far wealthier in the 1700s.

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The Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory, are cold, dreary, and without much natural life (there's no forests for example). Despite this, over 3,700 people have opted to make their home and life here. And from everything we can gather, those 3,700 people are pretty happy! So if it's such an inhospitable place to live for climate, then why does anyone want to live there in the first place. And more to that point, why can't anyone move in, even if they're British citizens?

In this video, we'll cover the unique and barren physical geography of the Falklands, the unique colonial history of between France, Britain, Spain and Argentina, and why so many people (relatively) have chosen to make their life in the Falklands (and why even other British citizens can't).

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🏔️ Taiwan's Empty East Coast:    • The Side Of Taiwan You NEVER See  

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The United States is made up of 50 smaller, semi-autonomous states that each have their own borders. Borders that decide, just like with independent countries, what natural resources can be extracted and sold by each state. This means that, as states were being formed and created, their respective borders got weird!

In this video, I'll cover my top 10 favorite weird state borders and how they were created. The following states are covered:

1. The Delmarva Peninsula trifecta

2. Maryland's long narrow strip

3. West Virginia's panhandle

4. Michigan's Upper Peninsula

5. The Mississippi River's exclaves

6. Missouri's bootheel

7. The Louisiana shoe

8. The square states

9. Idaho's northern panhandle

10. Nevada's southern triangle

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Taiwan is a fascinating country for a lot of reasons. But not least is the fact that it has one of the sharpest population divides of any country that exists today. On its west coast, over 20 million Taiwanese make their home in vast urbanized areas that dominate the landscape. But on its east coast? It's mostly empty aside from a couple small cities and scattered towns. So why don't more Taiwanese live on its east coast?

In this video, we'll dive into the rugged and awe-inspiring geography of Taiwan, its history as a country and how it came to be, and, of course, the answer to why Taiwan's population is mostly focused on its west coast. The answer might surprise you!

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♨️ Japan's STEAMIEST city:    • The World's STEAMIEST City (Literally!)  

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Did you know that Tacoma, Washington was once destined to become Washington's major city? It's true! Before Seattle really got on a roll, Tacoma appeared to have everything going for it, including being the terminus of the Northern Pacific Railway, one of the very few transcontinental railways at the time. Unfortunately for Tacoma, it never ended up becoming the city its founders originally envisioned. And this has a lot to do with the decisions the city made throughout history.

In this video, we'll cover the extensive geography of the Puget Sound region of Washington state, the history of how Tacoma and Seattle were founded, and why Seattle ultimately became Washington's major city and Tacoma sunk into relative obscurity.

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Canada is the second largest country in the world and this means that it has some of the most incredible geography! From the Atlantic provinces in the east to the fjord-filled Pacific coast, and from the Ontario peninsula in the south to the arctic archipelago in the far north, there is a wide range of different climates, ecosystems, and topographical features that make Canada incredible beautiful.

In this video, I goes through my 15 favorite geography facts about Canada covering everything from the country's topography and water features, to its population and resources.

I also want to stress that, while I'm an Oregonian through and through, I firmly stand by Canada as a free and independent country. It's insane that I even have to say that, but here we are. #StrongandFree

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Texas is the second largest state in both size and population which means EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas, right? Well, not quite. It's population, while definitely big, is squished into an pretty small area in the far east. Meanwhile, over in West Texas, there's mostly just empty land and big open sky. So why do so few Texans live in the west?

In this video, we'll cover the history of how Texas became a state in the first place (and lost a bunch of land in the process), the state's surprisingly diverse physical geography, and why Texans have largely stayed in the east.

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Time has its own geography and that geography is really weird! For example, did you know that there are more time zones than there are hours of the day? Or that on the north and south pole, the very idea of time breaks down? Or how about that China, which is as large as the United States, has just a single time zone?

In this video, I'll share 10 ways that time zones are really weird including all of the above examples. If you thought time zones would be linear like, well, time... you'd be very wrong!

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Amtrak is the United States' only cross-country passenger trail service. And this means that its been tasked with moving people around a country that is otherwise really large. Unfortunately, due to the prominence of cars and planes, ridership of passenger rail in the United States dipped considerably in the 1900s and never really recovered, even as other countries, such as China, rapidly build out a national high speed rail system that far and away surpasses Amtrak's meager routes. So what's going on? Well, the geography of it all certainly doesn't help!

In this episode, we'll cover the geography and history of how Amtrak expanded, its recent ridership trends, and why Amtrak can't replicate the same success found elsewhere and what that means for Amtrak going forward.

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