Can you identify the cities in these maps without the familiar guidelines of transportation and water features? Each map is at 1:400,000 scale and shows only the relative density of households at the block group level – which makes it interesting because industrial areas are excluded from these maps.

Tell us how well you did by going to the blog post where you will find the answers.

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Need help? Here is a bank of cities that you can match the ink blot maps to.

  • Birmingham, Alabama
  • Hartford, Connecticut
  • San Antonio, Texas
  • Buffalo, New York
  • Portland, Oregon-Washington
  • New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • San Francisco, California
  • Tampa, Florida
  • Jacksonville, Florida
  • Nashville, Tennessee
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Fayetteville-Rogers-Bentonville, Arkansas
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Richmond, Virginia
  • Tucson, Arizona
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas
  • Cleveland, Ohio
  • Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi