You can look at the world from a lot of different perspectives, and maps are excellent tools that reflect this diversity of viewpoints.
Each cartographer chooses the story they want to tell, highlighting elements of geography, history, economy, and other areas to paint their own version of our planet.
Maybe it details countries and their borders, maybe it shows the spread of religions, or maybe it reveals the most popular soda drink in every region.
The social media project 'Terrible Maps' shares a whimsical and sometimes absurd approach to mapmaking, and it's full of funny takes you don't normally see in geography textbooks. Continue scrolling to see our hand-picked favorites!
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Detailed Doggo Map
A Map Of Ancient Grease
A Map Of Europe Drawn From Memory
Oklahoma If It Was Used To Express Feelings
A World Map Centered On Antarctica
Australia vs. Austria, Just For Clarity
How Long Is Chile
Foutland
Being A Bad Neighbour
The reason why the border is shaped that way is the path of a river. That’s exactly the same reason why the power plant was built in this place (cooling water needed). And this nuclear power plant produces electricity for Belgium (and Luxembourg, and Germany). I guess you’d have to be an ignorant idiot to call that being a crappy neighbour.
Yolklahoma
Fatalities From Texting And Driving In 1960
As An Austrian: So Good
A Map Of The Earth After A Sea Level Rise Of 480m... Just Because
Australia.. Explained To Americans
I get Melbourne being NY-ish & Sydney-Brisbane as California. But how is Canberra similar to Jersey?
Fun Fact: Cyprus Is Just A More Aerodynamic Version Of The USA
Nobody Is Talking About This
Egypt Is Smaller Than The United States, Russia And China Combined
Map Of All The Churches In Poland
Olive Oil Europe vs. Butter Europe
Map Of European Countries Playing Football
It looks more like Europe is about to step on a bleached turd.
30 People Drew A Map Of The World From Memory. The Results Were Merged
Map Of Europe But With The Wrong Font Size
Minimalistic World Map
A Map Of Poland's Subways
Most Popular Soda In Every European Country. The Scots Won't Be Happy With This
If you asked me to guess, I would have said kvass… though I am admittedly biased!
US States But The First Letter Is Missing
A Map Of Europe With The Naughty Bits Censored
Countries That Bill Gates Is Richer Than Are Marked With A Picture Of Bill Gates Smiling
Most Popular Words In Online Dating Profiles, By State
A Map Of The World Without Islands
After the next Brexit, when Britain voted to leave both UN and the planet.
Words For Coma (The Medical Condition) In European Languages
California Explained. Accurate?
Gold Coast, Silver Coast, Bronze Coast
Flag Map Showing Only The Red Colour Of The Flags
Wonder how many countries don’t change at all? I know Latvia, Austria, Poland, Turkey, Switzerland…
A Flag Map Of Europe But Each Flag Is Determined By Which Country They Share The Longest Border With
Is it Brazil for France because of their territories in South America/the Caribean?
The Most Popular Word In Each State
The Most Successful Music Artist From Each European Country
Map Of Honking Culture
South America Flag Map. Don't Act Like This Isn't Sexy
Topographic Map Of Africa
A Southerner's View Of The UK
Map Showing Eastern vs. Western Europe
It does seem a bit complicated when you put it on a map, I swear it isn't when you just think about it.
How Far Are You From The Coast?
US Governors By Eye Colour
Population Distribution Of The United States In Units Of Canadas
Makes Sense
Expectation vs. Reality
and it's not even spelled the same as the racial slur!!!
Load More Replies...There's Something Not Quite Right With This Map But I Can't Put My Finger On It
A Map Of The EU Made Out Of UKs
A Map Of The US If Every State Was Horribly Out Of Proportion
Pizza Map Of France
Knowledge Of Cherokee In The EU
I wanted to make a joke about how 'we've all heard of the Jeep'. But I'm Irish, and we have tremendous respect for the native nations.
How Many Times Can You Fit The Population Of Scotland Inside England?
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