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Maps, you have to love them! As a kid in the pre-internet age, I spent many an hour poring over my precious atlas, memorizing countries, their capital cities, rivers, mountain ranges, flags...Dreaming of visiting them all, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

But not all types of maps are useful. Some, even the most detailed world maps with countries show.. nothing helpful in particular. However, as the page 'Terrible Maps' proves, you can still have fun with them! This tongue-in-cheek collection of cartography-based funny memes and jokes is sometimes absurd and other times surprisingly informative, but funny jokes with geography and world maps are always a good laugh! Scroll down below to check out the funny drawings and useless information for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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Cat Earth Theory

Cat Earth Theory

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Madzdad the bard
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

See, if flat-earthers were right, that cat would push Austrailia off the edge!

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Antarctica, The Confusing Continent

Antarctica, The Confusing Continent

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rhyan lumilay
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

do compass hay wired to different directions there since almost everywhere is North?

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#4

For Those Of You Suffering From Election Fatigue. A Map Of Pubs In The Uk

For Those Of You Suffering From Election Fatigue. A Map Of Pubs In The Uk

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#5

35 Place Names In Iceland That Will Help You Understand What Dyslexia Feels Like

35 Place Names In Iceland That Will Help You Understand What Dyslexia Feels Like

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#7

Countries That Use The Metric System Vs Countries That Lose Wars To Vietnamese Farmers

Countries That Use The Metric System Vs Countries That Lose Wars To Vietnamese Farmers

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#8

Bosnians: I Wanna Swim; Croatia: No

Bosnians: I Wanna Swim; Croatia: No

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Saudi Arabia Mapped Only By Its Rivers

Saudi Arabia Mapped Only By Its Rivers

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Amazingly Comprehensive Map Of Every Country In The World That Uses The Mmddyyyy Format

Amazingly Comprehensive Map Of Every Country In The World That Uses The Mmddyyyy Format

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Darryl Kerrigan
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still remember years ago (in the UK), a few years after 9/11, when someone came in and said it was disgusting how everyone had forgotten about the attacks and we should have a minutes silence. It was 9th November... true story.

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#12

EU Referendum Results 2016 Vs. Mad Cow Disease Outbreak Areas 1992

EU Referendum Results 2016 Vs. Mad Cow Disease Outbreak Areas 1992

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Chart To Determine Risk Of Bear Attack

Chart To Determine Risk Of Bear Attack

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_Cheetah123
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

man don't you hate it when you're flying in space above earth, and then suddenly BEAR ATTACK, yeah that's just the worst

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#15

Orange Peel Map Of Japan

Orange Peel Map Of Japan

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#17

Here's A Map Showing Where All Our Followers Are From

Here's A Map Showing Where All Our Followers Are From

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#18

A Map Of Every American City

A Map Of Every American City

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#19

The Russian Empire As Of 2017

The Russian Empire As Of 2017

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#20

How Many Switzerlands Fits In Brazil

How Many Switzerlands Fits In Brazil

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A Map Of Europe By Each Nation's Most Iconic Artwork. If You Can Name Them All You Deserve A Prize! (But Won't Get One).

A Map Of Europe By Each Nation's Most Iconic Artwork. If You Can Name Them All You Deserve A Prize! (But Won't Get One).

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#26

The Legality Of Owning A Kangaroo In The United States

The Legality Of Owning A Kangaroo In The United States

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Map Of The Uk, According To Americans.

Map Of The Uk, According To Americans.

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Ry Keener
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope. Americans will either think all the British Isles are the UK, or just England alone. We have no idea what is happening with all the Irelands.

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Frozengeckolover
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, the names throw us off: British Isles, Great Britain, United Kingdom all sound like they should be the same place. And the only royal persons we hear about in the news are the English ones. Also, isn't Northern Ireland still part of the UK. What's up with that? Plus, England can suck it! We fought a war with them so we wouldn't have to keep up with their drama. We can start our own drama, than you very much. Lol.

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Jo Choto
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh don't get me started. I lived in the US for 22 years and every time it was the same: Where are you from? England. Oh, near London? NO!

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Frozengeckolover
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Americans do this to themselves too. People assume I live near Atlanta when I tell them I live in Georgia. They get capitols stuck in their heads as reference points.

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Jewels737
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband is from England. He lived near Liverpool. Everyone always asks me when we're going back to London. I had no idea people thought like that until I started dating him.

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Anouk
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ahahahaha! But....don't ask them to actually point out where the UK is on actual map of the world.....or where any other country is, for that matter.

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Frozengeckolover
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or any state in their own country, apparently. I saw a survey done once where a lot of Americans couldn't identify their own state on a map. My god, we're stupid!

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rat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Man, I should not have said, "What's wrong with it?"😮‍💨

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UnicornHuman
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

English person: I'm from Cardiff ... American: yOu mEaN lOnDoN???

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Wanda Queen
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hah. I feel your pain. I'm in upstate NY. No. Not the city. Not even close.

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Saxophone
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So many people I know will be talking about England and they refer to it as London so I ignore them the rest of whatever they say because it’s probably stupid if they manage to call England London. I get it’s a big city that England is famous for, (with Americans) but how do you mix those up?

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Homer Simpson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a proud American, I can assure you that this map is horribly mislabled--that's not a map of London; it's a map of England

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Homer Simpson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As an American, I can say that this map is horribly mislabled. That's not a map of London, it's a map of England.

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Sam rice
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean I could say something similar about what an outside thinks about the US

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Martina Třešková
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not specific only to Americans, I've been working in England for five years and even though I never lived in London, only visited it many times (as well as other cities), I keep being asked how is London.

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Douglas Campbell
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another Americans are dumb logic fail so Brits can feel better about themselves...

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Dale O'Sullivan
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mate the fact we are so obsessed with America must tells you how much we love it really...believe me we probably know more about the U.S than England ....and tbh everything you need is in London you don't need go anywhere else

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Daniel Marsh
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Zero pity. Try telling a foreigner you're from New York. (Incidentally, the City of New York is known to New Yorkers as New York City or The City. NEVER as New York.)

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Wait... Where's Scotland? You know the place where they can't talk right and wear skirts? Also, why is that bit that's supposed to be with Ireland included?

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#28

This Is Actually In A Textbook..(Glencoe Science: Biology, Chapter 5, Section 3.)

This Is Actually In A Textbook..(Glencoe Science: Biology, Chapter 5, Section 3.)

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Diagram Of Geopolitical Relationships In The Middle East

Diagram Of Geopolitical Relationships In The Middle East

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Sarah F
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Institute of Internet Diagrams" :D I shall cite this for all graphs in my work from now on.

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Gif Of Swiss Expansion Over The Past 200 Years

Gif Of Swiss Expansion Over The Past 200 Years

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Handy Chart Showing How Far I Would Walk Just To..

Handy Chart Showing How Far I Would Walk Just To..

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#34

Garbage Can V Trash Can In The United States

Garbage Can V Trash Can In The United States

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Population Per Capita

Population Per Capita

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once had a coworker ask me how many people in NYC there were per capita. I said one. And that, my friends, is how Keith learned what "per capita" means.

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#36

Is This Country Greenland?

Is This Country Greenland?

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Troux
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Greenland isn't a country. I think that's what this map is trying to show (it's owned by Denmark).

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Countries With An Ak-47 On Their Flag

Countries With An Ak-47 On Their Flag

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Elton Muchaiabande
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's Mozambique, my country. I never understood why an AK47 is necessary on our flag. The same to christianity carrying a cross as their symbol

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#38

Countries Where Queen Elizabeth II Can Be Charged With A Crime

Countries Where Queen Elizabeth II Can Be Charged With A Crime

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Name Of Hamburger By Us County

Name Of Hamburger By Us County

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Really Makes You Think

Really Makes You Think

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once upon a time, war broke out among Norwegian Vikings. One band launched the boats and fled. They discovered a green island and settled. Afraid that their enemies might pursue them, they sent word back to Norway that their island was actually an ice-land, but that another island — more distant, larger and indeed covered by ice — was inhabitable green-land. And so the green island became Iceland, and the icy island became Greenland.

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#43

Less Than 0.1% Of The World Population Lives In The Blue Area

Less Than 0.1% Of The World Population Lives In The Blue Area

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#44

I'm Just Gonna Put This Here

I'm Just Gonna Put This Here

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#45

Map Of Roman Air Bases In 2nd Century Ad

Map Of Roman Air Bases In 2nd Century Ad

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#46

What Happens When You Replace Every Official Or Co-Official French Speaking Country With A Picture Of Kim Kardashian Crying

What Happens When You Replace Every Official Or Co-Official French Speaking Country With A Picture Of Kim Kardashian Crying

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San Marino At Its Territorial Peak

San Marino At Its Territorial Peak

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Nadja Lambacher
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a sports tournament only for the smallest countries, like the olympics for micro nations. San Marino, Liechtenstein and Andorra are in it.

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#51

If Gravity Is Real, Than Why Doesn't The Ocean Go To The South Hemisphere?

If Gravity Is Real, Than Why Doesn't The Ocean Go To The South Hemisphere?

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Popes/Mi²

Popes/Mi²

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It says 1 pope/square mile. And my guess is there must be a green dot where the Vatican is supposed to be.

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