Guess the map 15: GDP or population?

[Arakhor]

No, it's culture-related, not physical or demographic.

 

[lymond]

Is it related to business or employment?

 

[Samson]

Can you give a hint how the colours work? Are the greens a scale and orange different?

 

[Arakhor]

The greens show something increasing, with orange at the bottom of the scale, and yes, it's related to business or employment.

 

[lymond]

Countries with no law on parental leave?

 

[Arakhor]

We have a winner!

 

[EgonSpengler]

Countries with no law on parental leave?

That's what I came up with, too.

 

[Arakhor]

Countries with no law on parental leave?

You're up next.

 

[lymond]

If anyone has a map on the ready feel free to share. Busy at work so may not get to it today.

 

[lymond]

Alrighty, I found something that I like...don't know if it is simple or hard..but for me it is fun:

Spoiler Guess me :

 

[amadeus]

I know what this is, but I will not spoil it for everyone. Edit oh turds it might not be it

 

[danjuno]

I wanted to say Americans with German ancestry, but if that were the case, Texas would be dark in the center, not the far south.

 

[EnglishEdward]

Something to do with immigration.

Numbers of asylum seekers ?

 

[lymond]

I know what this is, but I will not spoil it for everyone. Edit oh turds it might not be it

Nope, nothing to do with turds

I wanted to say Americans with German ancestry, but if that were the case, Texas would be dark in the center, not the far south.

Your thought process is good

Something to do with immigration.

Numbers of asylum seekers ?

As is yours

Note: A proximate date for the map should be included with yall's answers

 

[EnglishEdward]

People with foreign parents in about 1890.

 

[lymond]

People with foreign parents in about 1890.

getting warmer

 

[Kyriakos]

Usians identified as "white" in the turn of the century? ^^

 

[Arakhor]

I was thinking it might be built-up areas, but yeah, white people does seem to be a better choice.

 

[EnglishEdward]

Immigrants in about 1875 ?

 

[lymond]

Immigrants in about 1875 ?

Well, your date was much closer the last time but you were more direct in the answer which is technically correct. The map uses the term "foreign born". The map is 1900 foreign-born folk as a proportion of total population. Of course, the deep south is still very much on the low end. Based on the 12th US census.

Spoiler uncensored :

Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Michigan really stand out to me, as I believe this was the period where lotsa Skandis came over. Not sure what is going on in Tampa there at the time. Atlanta is starting to get some immigrants. (edit: Ah..did a quick check on Tampa..apparently a burgeoning Cigar industry there lead to an influx of Cubans, Spanish, and Italians, among others.)