Geography

Interactive stories exploring where things happen, how people and places are distributed, and the patterns that emerge across the world.

The Village

The Village If the world was a village of 100 people… Loading today's question… 0 Submit © Humanity in Numbers out of 100 people Solved…

See where humans are in space right now, and compare their tiny presence with the much larger network of satellites and debris around Earth.

Satellite fire detections plotted at their real locations, revealing the shape of the world without countries, coastlines or borders.

Explore recent earthquakes from live USGS data, comparing magnitude, depth and timing to reveal how much seismic activity usually goes unnoticed.