The Problem With the USA's Borders

you can tell the map is well made because the lines are very squiggly

As a West Virginia I founded very offensive that you said we always find our way to the bottom of the list, when it comes to overdoses and obesity we are at the top

To me, as a Canadian, this whole video feels like "12 Creative Ways to Start another Civil War."

The water based map would be amazing, dividing by bio-regions would also be cool, honestly your map you made or the water based map I think would be much better than what's currently being used

As a german i can say that we redrawn a lot of borders at municipality level. As a european i can only say that trying to move a border usually results in a few decades of war

I think the biggest news here is we're going to have Dust Bowl 2.0 coming up in the 2030s. Fitting

West Virginia was actually very successful at one point in its history. No, it's never been near the richest of the country, but people lived well, we had industry in timber and manufacturing. We were growing rapidly along with the rest of the country. We never seemed to fully recover from the great depression. The areas that did, mostly along the Ohio River, dried up after manufacturing left after the 80s (that area is like an extension of the rust belt).

Dividing states by rivers means that many cities will lie in two states, which can be problematic, when it comes to finances.

The irony of combining Nevada with Utah can't be overstated. Las Vegas: the casino capital of America. Utah: gambling is still illegal there.

As a former Nevadan, I find it hilarious that in 2014 we scored 51 out of 50 in education.

The only way I could see something like this happening would be due to some sort of SEVERE decades long drought. State borders won’t changed until every other possibility has been exhausted

I think following the natural terrain is a great idea. Not just for boundaries but for building the electrical grid, irrigation technology and roads ways.

"Leave border drawing to geographers, not politians" -Kyle, Geography King

19:06, *Texans screaming internally as Missouri becomes twice the size of former Texas*

The map you finished with not only had the advantage of a reasoned compilation but also succeeded in being visually appealing in a most satisfying way. I’d vote for it. Heck yea!

The sweeping birds-eye visuals in this are amazing. I don't know whether it's stock footage or where you got it from but it was fkn perfect

I love how all these states combine, and then there’s just CALIFORNIA.

> Starts talking about Rivers borders "Ah he must be near the end of the episode" Checks Timestamp 👀

This was very very interesting. You covered a lot of well thought out bases. I look forward to watching more of your videos. I love this stuff! It's pretty wild that your Great Basin state is almost exactly what the Mormon pioneers proposed as their State of Deseret (not to be confused with 'desert') around 1849-ish, if I remember correctly. It was never officially recognized by the United States Government but it existed theoretically for about two years while they created settlements all over the damn place. From Canada to Mexico, Oregon and California to Colorado. (The first permanent year-round inhabitants of Las Vegas: Mormons!) The water situation in the Great Basin is pretty friggin worrisome, that's for sure. Oof . . .

Borders are beautiful and important invisible divisions to tell someone where you live and you can identify with.