The object of this quiz is to adjust each circle's diameter so it splits the circle's European population as evenly as possible. When you click Start you will be shown a marker on a random world location. Also you will see an circle between 100 and 1000 km radius. Adjust the diameter by rotating it using the endpoints, trying to split the halves into equal populations. Then click submit. You are scored on how close you have split the circle into 50% population in each half.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL of Turkey is included in counting population (not just European portion), and the portion of Russia west of 61.5 degrees E (just east of Chelyabinsk). Nothing outside Europe (such as Africa or middle east other than Turkey) is included toward the population count within a circle.
My native country, maybe I’ll try to complete expert on this one. Unfortunately I’m from the north which has a lot less coverage on the quiz. There would have been so many more squares 50 years ago.
For reference, in just Örnsköldsvik municipality where I’m from there would be 5 more squares on expert using the 1960 census. last census as tätort in parentheses: Nyliden (1960), Myckelgensjö (1960), Skorped (1980), Solberg (1995), Trehörningsjö (2000).
Other municipalities like Vilhelmina which only has 1 now would have had 5+