Had Europeans not colonized North America, this map and its unfamiliar shapes hint at what today’s sovereign Native American countries and states might look like.

Incredibly, the new maps don’t just highlight areas prone to earthquakes—they also reveal the types of earthquakes these places can expect. The new seismic stress map of North America.

A map based on culture and values does not reflect the perversely drawn state and national boundaries. The result was my 1981 book, “ The Nine Nations of North America.” ...

A continent that has every option for what you could want in a vacation, North America is a massive melting pot of different cultures, landscapes, and people.