• Blaze@reddthat.comOPEnglish
    165·
    4 months ago

    I see where you come from, but I guess it’s still uncommon to have a third of a country living on a line

    Also, the data looks quite good, which is the main objective of this community

    • OmegaMouse@pawb.socialEnglish
      18·
      4 months ago

      Yeah it’s pretty data for sure. Just the conclusion that has been drawn from it is a bit odd! Correlation/causation etc etc

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      but I guess it’s still uncommon to have a third of a country living on a line

      mmm… no, it’s exactly what you’d expect in a country chock fulla mountains. terrain dictates where roads, rails AND TOWNS grow.

      • lengauEnglish
        3·
        4 months ago

        Not as big a portion of the country, but yeah coastal areas will often have a large population living in roughly a line.

        In North America I believe the line connecting the most people would go from Quebec City through Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, London, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis (though maybe not within just 5 km of it). This is the most populous part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis and into the St. Lawrence.

      • Blaze@reddthat.comOPEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        Could be, feel free to post a similar study on that region if you find one!