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Land use in the US (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by ezmack@lemmy.ml to c/dataisbeautiful@lemmy.ml

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I hate, hate, HATE this. It implies the main land-use is the only use. Do people in the Midwest simply commute 2,000 miles a day, since that's where the housing is? This belongs in c/UglyInaccurateData...

[–] 4ce@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

It seems you're misunderstanding the map. It's how much space each of those categories is taking up as a fraction of the total area of the contiguous US, not where that land use primarily occurs.

[–] Snapz@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're mis, mis MISUNDERSTANDING this map.