*What other maps do you want to see in videos?* *(also yes, Brussels does have more rain)*

7:57 the dutch conquer the sea 13:39 the sea counter attacks

“Glasgow in Scotland seems to be the rainiest place out of all of these” Me, from Belgium: “I’m RIGHT HERE!”

I love how at 10:15 he draws a blackberry phone while talking about fruit and doesn't even bat an eye at the joke.

Last name from ancestral origin meaning: Your father is named Anders, therefore you are the son of Anders which would make you Ander's son or Andersson.

6:27 Sad Brussels noises

I'm from Sri Lanka and you're correct about Perera. We used to be colonised by Portugal in the 1500s. Our most common last names are Perera, Fernando, and Silva.

Would love to hear about those African expeditions! Honestly never heard of them before

And if you look at maps of German states by GRP, life satisfaction, and population changes, they too match with the former division line between East and West Germany. On a map of population changes, the East German states are shrinking in a bigger percentage when compared to West German states. the former division has certainly impacted the way Germany is today

For "the most common last name": Red coloring means the surname was derived from the first name of parents (or clan). Nováková is female version of Novák, which is the same as Nowak, basically meaning 'new guy'.

"And Tomatoes." *Shows Potatoes*

4:53 Nowak in Poland and Novákova in Czech Republic are really the same surname. The difference here is caused that Czech surname is different depending if is borne by man (Novák) or woman (Novákova). Polish surnames do not change now (it did historically) except for those ending in -ski (for man i. e. Kowalski) or -ska (woman i.e. Kowalska) so both, men and women are called Nowak in Polish.

"Starting off with the 2 from the thumbnail" man, youre the real MVP. Not just baiting us with Thumbnail pics but actually delivering right away!

This guy: Glasgow is the rainiest place in Europe Brussels: Pls hold more than 3 quarter of my year ...

Very cool! I’m intrigued by the Roman expeditions into the Sahara. Never heard of this before, would love to know more!

Before the actual video here I got an ad for Old Spice that said “men have skin too” and I honestly had to take a minute to check if I still had skin

I think the ancestral thing on the last names map means "son of" like the most common in Sweden being Andersson (son of Anders) and in Denmark it's Jensen (son of Jen) and Norway is Hansen (son of Han)

I bless the rains, down in *EUUUUROPAAAA*

"Glasgow seems to be the rainiest place out of all of these." >Brussels has 199 days **later, proceeds to draw potatoes for "tomatoes"**

3:01 this is freaky. The amount the Soviets impacted the east that still remains today is shocking. There are even images from space showing the east of Berlin having mainly yellow lights while the west of berlin uses whiter more efficient light. Also P.S another great video. Loved the intro thing in this one.

5:01 Nováková Is female version of Novák English: Joseph Novák Elizabeth Novák Czech: Joseph Novák Elizabeth Nováková

the wonderful thing about maps is that they are visual. You can still understand them, with the sound OFF

It’s really interesting how Smith is the most common surname in all of the Anglosphere countries since they all share a language, history, culture, lifestyle and identity.

Thank you for this video. I really enjoy watching your work.

Here in Oregon, you can literally walk on a trail in the city here and just eat blackberries off of bushes even in the city, I had no idea we were the main producer though lol

6:50 in Brazil, the conscription for men is mandatory indeed, but you indicates if you want to take the military service or not. usually the number of volunteers is sufficient, but, if it isn't, who didn't wanted in first place can be forced to. idk if my explanation was comprehensive or not, but at least I tried 😂

Outstanding presentation can't wait for the next one!!!!

Thank you for your time and effort for this interesting info!

1) great video! 2) more map videos please🙏 3) yes to Roman expedition videos 4) check again the rain map as I think Brussels comes 1st with 199 days a year

Nováková (female version of Novák surname) and Polish Nowak are the same. There is also German Neuman, wich means Newman IIRC

Thanks for creating and sharing

16:01 Reindeer are also found in east part of Iceland, not native but were domesticated (probably from Norway) in the 1700's and now roam wild

Here is an interesting historical fact about 12:18 from me (a Russian guy). You can clearly see the divide but here is a very interesting fact and some food for thought: At the beginning of the century (1910s), this divide was present, with countries in Eastern Europe generally having shorter life expectancies due to their historically lower levels of development. In the middle of the century (1960s), most of the Eastern European countries caught up to the West in terms of life expectancy and HDI due to the affordability of healthcare in Socialist countries, where most people could afford to go to the doctor, as well as eat healthier food due to the better food standards that food-producing companies had to abide by. By the end of the century and beyond (2000s), most of the Eastern European countries turned back to Capitalism, and life expectancy suddenly dropped due to the decrease in healthcare affordability and the degradation of food quality standards, as well as the higher crime rates caused by the mass unemployment typical to scarcely regulated Capitalism, the very model that we naïvely borrowed from the USA, and which, in the end, guaranteed the demise of our health and prosperity. The moral of the story: don't believe ''free market wizards'' like Ben Shapiro that promise you miracles. In the real world, massive deregulation and privatization ruin the lives of millions. If you don't believe me, ask other Russians, they will tell you the same.

6:50 i am from austria, and i doing my military service right now.

Heck yea!! Loved this! Please more map vids!!

Great video. Very informative.

love how ur portuguese accent rises up to surface whenever u say portuguese words like "timor leste" or "soares"

In Brazil, all men have to register in the military force but only a few are selected to spend a time in the military. That's why is a limited conscription

Thank you for this. So cool!

Simply amazing , I actually learned something !

I love the fact that every german watching this video immediately looked up what his Landkreis's religion is :D

I like the new quality!

jesus, mate... i bet this video took a LONG time to me researched. kuddos for the great work!

Fantastic video. Thank you very much!

Crazy to think that if the sea levels rose the caspian sea would be connected to the world ocean system

Yes, please, on the Roman expeditions!

Not even 1 Minute into the Video and Portugal is already mentioned twice, I love it

patronymic / matronymic names tend to be something like: Karl Gustavsson = Karl son of Gustav Gnut Jonsdottir = Gnut daughter of Jon They simply state who you are related to.

10:11 aaah that's famous grey Californian tomatoes. Would love to taste one.

7:54 “China has peace and freedom for their citizens” Loool

Starting with the thumbnail content is the opposite of clickbait and that's why I liked this video

I'm here after watching IWrocker last video. I'm happy to see more and more English speaking portuguese channels popping up. Well done. Have a nice day.

6:47 for example in Mexico when you are 18 years old you have to go to a raffle where you can be chosen to prepare as a soldier but when you complete this training you don’t have to stay

14:00 Its interesting that the Iberian Peninsula lost only a small amount of land

At 10:35. California is the top producer here of 25 out of 31 crops. It is an enormously important agricultural state.

Great summary👍

Love the roman map, would watch a video on it

Obrigado pelo vídeo General Knowledge! Segue em frente! Muito sucesso!

Love the vid! The U.S. one with 50 states divided by population was cool; I know the "state" of Big Thicket has to do with the dense forest area (Sam Houston Nat. Park, Piney Woods) while some of the other "states" have odd names, they are named after prominent Native American Tribes, as are some of our current states (Dakota, Delaware, Idaho)

Learning something and listening to 'Mein Tiroler Land' in the Background is simply great.

Yes, give us those African expeditions!!

4:53 The most common surname in Slovenia is Novak as well And I think that Novakova is just a female version of the surname Novak

Great video!

what a channel! i only have about 5 channels that get a like and a comment before I've even watched the video ha. i know my impact carries little weight but i live for maps/geography/flags/history etc. top work👍

That Roman exploration of Africa video is gonna be dope

The paternalistic/maternalistic/ancestral names means you would be named after your father or mother or something related to family. Such as Sweden Anderson meaning son of Ander or in the Iceland Jonsdottir would be the daughter of Jon. In Russia Ivanovna is the daughter of Ivan

Thank you!

1:13 - U.S. human development index 2019 1:38 - closer to 1.0 the bettr. 1:44 - highest GDI is in Massachusetts w/0.956. Lowst is in Mississippi w/0.853 6:34 - military drafting (6:43) - blue has no enforced drafts.

I'm really interested on the 4 roman expeditions! how they get that far? did they go back?

Cool video, buddy. I think that the tittle could easily be "Maps That Help You Understand The USA and Europe"

Feliz por ver aí Leiria em destaque ahaha, bom video

1 - limited conscription usually means it can be prevented or one can be discharged by some sort of objection of service, legal action or bribery, depending on the state of national freedom. 2 - The names of the alternative states are the names of the most numerous ancestral populations, so mostly native tribes, some spanish and some english names

5:57 Bergen Norway shuld really be on this map. It rains like 300 days in the year

5:00 Polish and czech surnames have same origin, they both mean new

The Roman expeditions into the Sahara and sub saharan Africa sounds very interesting. I'd enjoy seeing a detailed video on those please.

16:16 the extreme east of Russia is actually VERY CLOSE to north america. It's just the map that makes Russia seem to be very distant.

6:29 Brussel has 199 rainy days

"Please say Glaz-go, please say Glaz-go" General Knowledge: Glaz Gow "Damn"

The roman expedition map tells us also stuff about ancient trade routes, sich these expeditions almost certainly would have followed.

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL.

Starting with the ones in the thumbnail 😳. May God bless you 😇

The red, signifying ancestral origin, basically means the way your last name came about was being named after your father/mother/etc. Take Hernández, in Hispanic countries that basically means “son of Hernando”, while Andersson in Sweden would be “son of Ander”. However, countries eventually stopped passing down last names based on the first name of their parent and instead kept it the same between generations.

I second Tobias Ommer's post below - I would like to see a video made of ancient Roman expeditions into the interior of Africa. I'm glad you asked!

About the reindeer being on islands in the north: it's easy to forget when looking at a map that lots of the sea here were in long periods during ice ages, and lots of places still is; covered with sea ice thick enough walk on for even heavy animals such as polar bears. So for a wandering little flock of reindeer, as long as they can walk the distance without starving, a bit of ice covered sea is no real obstacle. (In fact it's probably faster to walk on fairly flat ice than on mountainous land)

It’s so funny how i’ve seen multiple of these maps in one of Drew Durnil’s videos

The Netherlands' greatest enemy: the sea. I don't know why but that made me laugh so much

14:42 I am already living roughly 4 meters below sealevel right now in the netherlands, we can manage

This video was SOOO INTERESTING!!!! When it finished I was so pissed😂 SO EDUCATIONAL AND FUN TO WATCH

The religion distribution map of Germany especially in the east can be explained very simply with the soviets hated religion

6:27 Brussels has the most days of rainfall on the map, with 199, not Glasgow. 6:20 Newfoundland is pronounced like NEW-fin-lind with emphasis on the NEW. Great Video though! I like how you explain things.

please make a video about the expeditions!

The blackberries got me. Nice one.

I have the feeling you live in Leiria

By the way, I think the Czech and Polish surnames are connected, because "Nováková" is a female name. A male name is "Novák", which is very close to the Polish "Nowak".

This video is amazing. But the thing that grabbed my attention is the marching music in the background. Would never have guessed, this would work, but it does fit well. 😄

Definitely interested in a video on the Roman tours in Africa

Please do an episode on the Roman Empire's African expeditions. Thank you for your channel.

1:52 You said 0.853 but the map shows 0.863, which is correct?

Bergen should have been on that rain map, second biggest city in Norway with 239 rainy days a year.

I would love links to some of these maps. Does anyone know where I can find them to investigate them more?