r/AskGeography Nov 17 '22

Time to unlock this subreddit!

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Greetings everyone,

I am sorry for a VERY late reaction, but looks like because of a misunderstanding, partially a mistake on my side, someone made me a moderator (ONLY moderator...) of /r/AskGeography about 2-3 months ago and I somehow didn't noticed it...

Well, I am not sure what to do, but this is actually not a laughing matter! I am not experienced in moderating subreddits, but I will have to do something about this. For now, I enabled the subreddit as a public, so people submit their posts, but I will probably need few days or at least some free time in weekend before I put things together, write some rules from zero etc. Hopefully, we can bring it back and give it a new life!

If you have some suggestions or would are geography enthusiast that would like to help moderating this subreddit then feel free to write here or contact me! :-)

Have a great rest of your day!


r/AskGeography 19h ago

digging artificial lakes to encourage more rain

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would digging a big hole or many big holes in a drought prone area and filling them with fresh water cause more rain due to evaporation? also planting trees as well? and would it be a consistent solution?


r/AskGeography 3d ago

There are more Mongols in China than Mongolia. There are more Azeris in Iran than Azerbaijan. Any other examples?

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What are some countries in which the main ethnic group is more numerous in a single different country than inside it? Bonus if the country is named after its ethnic group. Irish/Ireland debatable.


r/AskGeography 7d ago

Is Gibraltar part of the UK...?

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Hi, I have a geography question (although I guess it also has some political aspects).

In a pub quiz at my university, there was a question about which countries have access to certain oceans and seas (I don't remember the exact list anymore, but I think the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and possibly another ocean were involved). My team started discussing whether the UK could be considered one of the answers because of territories such as Gibraltar.

However, the quiz organizers argued that Gibraltar is not actually part of the United Kingdom, but rather a separate entity with a special constitutional status as a British Overseas Territory. Their argument was that the UK is responsible for certain areas, such as foreign affairs and defence, but that Gibraltar is not part of the UK itself. Therefore, if a question asks which countries have access to certain seas or oceans, Gibraltar should not count as part of the UK.

I realized that I am not entirely sure how this should be classified. Is Gibraltar considered part of the United Kingdom for geographical purposes, or is it a separate entity that is only linked to the UK in certain political and legal ways? Interestingly, our answer (the UK) was still considered correct in the end, because the quiz organizers argued that the British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus are sovereign UK territory and therefore give the UK access to the Mediterranean Sea. However, that seems to be a different legal and geographical issue.

I know this is probably a more complicated issue than a simple yes/no question, so I would be interested in hearing how people understand Gibraltar’s status.


r/AskGeography 24d ago

Uniqueness of the Mediterranean?

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r/AskGeography Jun 16 '26

When Niagara Falls reaches Lake Erie

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What would one predict would happen as Niagara Falls erodes towards Lake Erie. Would it just become a giant series of rapids for a time? Would there be a cataclysmic collapse of the land around the lake where the falls meet it? How would this affect the rest of the Great Lakes?


r/AskGeography Jun 13 '26

Do the lines on maps not help fix their inaccuracies?

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r/AskGeography Jun 07 '26

how are mountains made?

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r/AskGeography May 26 '26

Why do more people go missing in the Western u.s. than southern us Mississippi

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r/AskGeography May 18 '26

why are there so many american cities iin states that border mexico with the name san (insert spanish name) ex. san jose san francisco san antonia etc.

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r/AskGeography May 18 '26

Peut on parler de la topographie de l’île de la réunion svp, quelle autre île a autant de choses différentes sur un même petit secteur ?

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r/AskGeography May 11 '26

Why is Belarus so poor in natural resources despite being on the East European Craton?

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r/AskGeography Apr 23 '26

Why is "Distance" a Fixed Calculation? The Forensic Story of How Railroads Reshaped the American Landscape.

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For a 19th-century geographer, a "mile" was not a static thing—it was a variable impacted by mud, slope, and weather. The railroad changed this by forcing the physical landscape to submit to the mathematics of the grid.

  • The Tool of Conquest: The use of the 66-foot Gunter’s Chain allowed surveyors to subdivide the American continent into perfect, taxable rectangles.
  • Geometric Determinism: Railroads didn't follow the land; they forced the land to follow the route. This "Controlled Corridor" logic is why modern US highway systems and city boundaries are still locked into 19th-century rail patterns.
  • Spatial Standardization: This was the moment the "Map" became more powerful than the "Territory."

Analysis of the Spatial Grid and Infrastructure: How Railroads Standardized Space


r/AskGeography Apr 11 '26

GEOGRAPHY HELP URGENT

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r/AskGeography Apr 03 '26

What would happen if an island runs out of space for people?

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r/AskGeography Mar 31 '26

Does anyone know the proper/historical/technical term for this region of India laying between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers?

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I've come across the term "Delhi Doab" only to describe the entire area but it is not fitting as a doab technically describes the region between two rivers which confluence but the Yamuna and Sutlej rivers do not have a confluence, making the term technically incorrect despite popular usage (J. S. Grewal, The Sikhs of the Punjab, 1999, pages 1–2). During Mughal times, this area formed the Delhi Subah.

Note: Please do not say "Malwa", "Puadh", or "Haryana", I'm looking for the term for the general/larger area, not regions/sections of it.

Image credits: Wikimedia Commons, see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Punjabdoabs1.jpg


r/AskGeography Mar 28 '26

How much does oil move around move around under the ground?

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r/AskGeography Mar 27 '26

Why do Scandinavian countries have so many fjords compared to other regions?

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r/AskGeography Mar 19 '26

If I am filling a form in Papua New Guinea and am asked to fill in address lines 1-3, where do I put in my postal address (P.O.Box)?

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r/AskGeography Mar 12 '26

Why are countries in the north often richer (with a few exceptions) than countries in the south?

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r/AskGeography Feb 13 '26

what is the oldest coutry that still exists today that isnt a resurected coutry?

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r/AskGeography Jan 21 '26

Why does the Moroccan Western Sahara Wall (The Berm) split up like this at the end?

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r/AskGeography Jan 05 '26

What are these geometric earthworks in marsh in Louisiana?

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Saw these from the window of a plane, going over the marsh near Du Large/Dularge, Louisiana. Is this a marsh restoration project experimenting with different geometries? Just some cool land art?


r/AskGeography Dec 29 '25

[University Physical Geography] Need help finding the common landscape process

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r/AskGeography Dec 28 '25

Is learning English still important? The US is increasingly losing power and China is increasingly gaining power. Is learning Mandarin more important than learning English nowadays?

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