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A map showing soft drink dialects in North America. "Soda" is used (light green) mainly in California and Nevada. "Pop" (light yellow) in Canada. "Coke" (light purple) in the Southern U S. "Other" (orange) is used mainly in Quebec and northern Canada.

The distribution of generic names given to soft drinks in North America

US / CA States

North America

PopVsSoda.com; Alan McConchie

Soft Drink Dialects

A map shows the electoral votes for the U. S. presidential election by state in 2008. The states won by Obama are highlighted in blue, while than won by McCain are in red. Some of the highlighted states are Blue: Washington, New York. Red: Alaska, Texas.

Electoral vote totals for the 2008 presidential election by state

U.S. National Archives

U.S. Presidential Election by State: Electoral Votes, 2008

A map illustrates the global distribution of carbonate rock outcrops, indicated by yellow dots across various continents.

Locations of outcrops of carbonate rocks, primarily limestone and dolostone

Carbonate Outcrops

In North America, outcrops are prevalent along the western coast, the southeastern United States, and parts of Mexico. Central America and the Caribbean also have notable concentrations, particularly in Costa Rica and Cuba. In South America, significant outcrops are found in Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Europe shows widespread outcrops, especially in France, Spain, Poland, and Ukraine, with additional dots in the United Kingdom and Sweden. Africa has notable outcrops in Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. In Asia, outcrops are concentrated in Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, with additional dots in China, Mongolia, and Russia. Southeast Asia has numerous outcrops, particularly in Indonesia. In Australia, outcrops are found along the eastern coast and in southern Australia, with additional dots in New Zealand.

Display by:	Soft Drink Dialects	U.S. Presidential Election by State: Electoral Votes, 2008	Carbonate Outcrops
	Value	Value	Carbonate Outcrops
Alberta	Pop
Manitoba	Pop
Nova Scotia	Pop
Prince Edward Island	Pop
Saskatchewan	Pop
Alabama	Coke	McCain (R)
Arkansas	Coke	McCain (R)
Connecticut	Soda	Obama (D)
Delaware	Soda	Obama (D)
District of Columbia	Soda	Obama (D)
Florida	Soda	Obama (D)
Georgia	Coke	McCain (R)
Hawaii	Soda	Obama (D)
Illinois	Pop	Obama (D)
Indiana	Pop	Obama (D)
Iowa	Pop	Obama (D)
Kansas	Pop	McCain (R)
Kentucky	Coke	McCain (R)
Louisiana	Coke	McCain (R)
Maryland	Soda	Obama (D)
Massachusetts	Soda	Obama (D)
Minnesota	Pop	Obama (D)
Mississippi	Coke	McCain (R)
Missouri	Soda	McCain (R)
Montana	Pop	McCain (R)
Nebraska	Pop	McCain (R)
New Hampshire	Soda	Obama (D)
New Jersey	Soda	Obama (D)
New Mexico	Coke	Obama (D)
New York	Soda	Obama (D)
North Carolina	Soda	Obama (D)
North Dakota	Pop	McCain (R)
Ohio	Pop	Obama (D)
Oklahoma	Pop	McCain (R)
Pennsylvania	Pop	Obama (D)
Rhode Island	Soda	Obama (D)
South Carolina	Coke	McCain (R)
South Dakota	Pop	McCain (R)
Tennessee	Coke	McCain (R)
Texas	Coke	McCain (R)
Virginia	Soda	Obama (D)
West Virginia	Pop	McCain (R)
Wisconsin	Soda	Obama (D)
Wyoming	Pop	McCain (R)
Alaska	Soda	McCain (R)	3
Arizona	Soda	McCain (R)	2
Utah	Soda	McCain (R)	6
Yukon	Pop		2
Northwest Territories	Pop		1
Idaho	Pop	McCain (R)	2
Vermont	Soda	Obama (D)	3
Washington	Pop	Obama (D)	4
Nunavut	Other		1
Maine	Soda	Obama (D)	3
Oregon	Pop	Obama (D)	8
New Brunswick	Pop		1
British Columbia	Pop		5
Newfoundland and Labrador	Pop		4
Michigan	Pop	Obama (D)	2
Colorado	Pop	Obama (D)	1
Nevada	Pop	Obama (D)	15
Québec	Other		5
Ontario	Pop		2
California	Soda	Obama (D)	6