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South Carolina

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Washington

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Wyoming

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A map shows corn production in the U.S. States like Iowa, Illinois, and South Dakota have the highest production (dark blue). States like Alaska, Utah, and Idaho show the lowest production (lighter blue).

Annual corn production in North America by state or province

US / CA States

North America

USDA

Corn Production

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St. Helena (U.K.)

Samoa

American Samoa (U.S.)

New Zealand

Australia & Oceania

South Korea

Mongolia

China

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Russia

Eurasia

Germany

Iceland

Spain

France

Norway

Portugal

Europe

Chile

Ecuador

Latin America

Mayotte (France)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)

Heard I. and McDonald Is. (Australia)

Wallis and Futuna Is. (France)

Antarctica

Réunion (France)

Canada

United States

Mexico

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Jordan

Saudi Arabia

Yemen

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Comoros

Cabo Verde

Djibouti

Equatorial Guinea

Niger

Tanzania

Cameroon

Ethiopia

Kenya

Madagascar

Rwanda

Chad

Uganda

South Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo

Eritrea

Mali

Sudan

Sub-Saharan Africa

A world map shows tectonic hotspots around the globe, marked with red dots. High concentrations of hotspots are found along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the Pacific Ring of Fire. Areas with fewer hotspots include Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Locations of tectonic hotspots—areas in the mantle where heat rises as a thermal plume from deep in the Earth.

Tectonic Hotspots

In North America, prominent hotspots are concentrated along the western United States, including the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, extending into Alaska. Additional hotspots are found in the Gulf of California, and in Central America, especially in Mexico and Guatemala. The Atlantic Ocean features multiple hotspots, notably near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Africa's hotspots are primarily situated along the East African Rift, particularly in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, with others scattered across the continent, including Nigeria and Algeria. The Indian Ocean hosts several hotspots, especially near Madagascar and the Seychelles. In Europe, hotspots are visible in Iceland, France, and Spain. Asia's tectonic activity is concentrated in Vietnam and Cambodia. The western part of the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Saudi Arabia, also shows considerable tectonic activity. The regions of Mongolia and Japan show numerous tectonic hotspots. The map also shows hotspots in the South Pacific Ocean, near New Zealand and various island nations.

World

Smithsonian Institution

Tajikistan

Central Asia

Japan

Taiwan

Belgium

United Kingdom

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Italy

Serbia

Ukraine

Argentina

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Paraguay

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Bhutan

India

Pakistan

South Asia

Indonesia

Laos

Thailand

Egypt

Iraq

Iran

Turkey

Ghana

Zambia

Mozambique

The map shows the distribution of some of the world’s major hydroelectric dams and power-generating stations. In North America, these facilities are found in Canada in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Labrador. In the United States, they are on major rivers in the Pacific Northwest (for example, the Columbia River), Arizona and Utah (on the Colorado River), and in the Northeast in New York (on the Niagara River between United States and Canada) and New England. In South America, dams generate hydro power in Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil (particularly on the Paraná River and its tributaries), and in Argentina on the Rio de la Plata and on rivers that flow from the Andes mountains. In Europe, major hydroelectric facilities are found in Portugal, Norway, France, Switzerland, Ukraine (on the Dnieper River), and in Russia (on the Volga and on rivers in Siberia, which is in Asia). In Africa, these facilities have been constructed on the Nile River in Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia and between Zambia and Zimbabwe on the Zambesi River. In Southwest Asia, hydroelectric dams generate power on the Euphrates River in Turkey, the Tigris in Iraq, and Iran’s Zagros Mountains. In Central Asia, Tajikistan has a hydroelectric dam. In South Asia, dams have been constructed on rivers in northern Pakistan; in India on rivers in Kashmir in the north as well as in several places in central and southern India; and in Bhutan. In Southeast Asia, these facilities are found in Laos and Vietnam and in Indonesia on the islands of Java and Borneo. In East Asia, southwestern and central China have numerous hydroelectric dams, and there are also a few in northern China. Japan has a major hydroelectric dam between Tokyo and Osaka. The map does not show any hydropower production for Oceania.

The world's primary regions for producing hydroelectricity at dammed river power plants

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