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OK, folks, you might want to keep your GPS on while scrolling through this one because we're heading into the land of 'Terrible Maps.'

It's a bumpy ride, full of wrong coordinates and not-very-helpful legends, however, the unexpected twists and turns are what make it so memorable.

This fun online project, dedicated to geographically incorrect entertainment, features such gems as 'The World According To Fish' and 'What Pedestrian [Signs] Look Like Across Europe.'

Even though its content might not get you from point A to point B, the pictures can, in fact, teach you something and put a smile on your face.

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Earth

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Yvonne Blau
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm having a cr*ppy morning, but this made me laugh in spite of myself :D

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World Map According To Fish

World Map According To Fish

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Sure, silly maps can be really amusing, but with the growing importance of issues such as climate change, migration, environmental degradation, spatial epidemiology, and inequalities, you could say that geography has become one of the most relevant subjects you can study.

The UK's Royal Geographical Society, for example, is certain that geography helps us to explore and understand space and place, recognizing the great differences in cultures, political systems, economies, landscapes, and environments across the world, and exploring the links between them.

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How The Rest Of The World Sees The USA

How The Rest Of The World Sees The USA

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Loverboy
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

S**t I'm an American and this is basically how I see it.

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Sue From Michigan
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm in Michigan, which seems to have joined Canada (I'm OK with this).

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Alleman Jennifer
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The what area is called the flyover states. The coasts matter. The middle doesn’t. I live in the middle.

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jon gilbertson
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm also a Midwesterner. Wisconsin. that map looks like a basic chart on butchering a cow

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B.Nelson
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would add something above What? between Los Angeles and New York titled "Not yet Canada" or "This is where Fargo is, right?"

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mr_sarcastic
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm in ne south carolina, so I'm half disney and half new york. All the NY and FL plates I see makes sense now

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Tricia Sutton
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They forgot "Gangsters" pointing to Chicago. That's a standard response when I travel and reveal I live near Chicago! LOL!

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Spannermonkey
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah. I reckon we all know the entire west coast is California, not LA. And the bottom right isn't Disney World, it's "Florida Man..."

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Nobody
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well to be honest, the rest of the world sees "yee haw" and "disney world" as dangerous places best avoided

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Lizlogs_7
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a global truth...I barely know the other counties

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RavenTheCat
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I somewhat agree but New York is nothing compared to my home new England States,

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R Dennis
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Yee haw" and "what?" are actually "the greater yee haw region".

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Rod
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been to Boston in New York (boy this is one is gonna make some people sick...) and to San Francisco in Los Angeles!!

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censorshipsucks
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hmm I'd replace "what" with ... "cornfields...? some weird mountains?"

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As an American, I have to say "What? That's not an accurate map of the USA? Huh. Well ... U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!"

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Quick lesson to Europeans (and other non-Americans): All those "red-staters" that you hate? They act like they do because they live in the 99.9% of the country that lies between New York, Los Angeles and Disneyworld. Those liberals you love because they seem a lot like your socialists, but of course don't call them socialists not only don't care about what? and yee-haw, but would happily see all of them slowly tortured to death, which is why people in what? and yee haw don't vote for them.

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Map Of Earth If There Was No Land

Map Of Earth If There Was No Land

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"Geography also provides an ideal framework for connecting and bringing together other fields of knowledge," the organization wrote on its website.

"Geography is, in the broadest sense, an education for life and for living. Learning through geography – whether gained through formal learning or experientially through travel, fieldwork, and expeditions – helps us all to be more socially and environmentally sensitive, better informed, and more responsible as citizens and employees."

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Antarctica, The Confusing Continent

Antarctica, The Confusing Continent

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And while you could argue that these folks are biased, geography students can back up their words; they find their courses enjoyable and interesting.

The 2020 National Student Survey, which is completed by final-year students in every UK university, revealed that 88% of the respondents studying geography were satisfied with the overall quality of their course; higher than the 83% national average for all respondents.

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Most Oddly Named Town In Each Us State

Most Oddly Named Town In Each Us State

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Zimbabwe And Namibia

Zimbabwe And Namibia

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was work involved for Namibia, then German South-West Africa, to get that arm from the British. In order to get this access to the Zambezi River (and some other concessions) they accepted British rule of Zanzibar.

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Terrible Map

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure that the way Hungary and Russia have been changing their societies to dictatorships falls under "Doing science".

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Bosnians: I Wanna Swim Croatia: No

Bosnians: I Wanna Swim Croatia: No

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Ron Baza
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Uh oh. Looks like someone hasn’t heard of the Neum corridor. It’s what all the cool kids talk about, Round our way.

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Furthermore, an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) also noted that Geography students are more likely to complete their degree than students of most other subjects. The dropout rate among students is the third lowest across all subjects.

I wonder, have any of these maps made it to their classes?

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That's Going To Look Stupid In 60 Million Years

That's Going To Look Stupid In 60 Million Years

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well.. you never know... lots of things can happen in 60 million years!

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Europe But If Europe Colonised It

Europe But If Europe Colonised It

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#22

For Everyone In The UK Waiting For The 12th Of April. A Map Of Every Pub In The UK

For Everyone In The UK Waiting For The 12th Of April. A Map Of Every Pub In The UK

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Terrible Map

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sheesh first they "tuk ar jerbs" now they are copying our border. When will it end!?!

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What Pedestrians Look Like Across Europe

What Pedestrians Look Like Across Europe

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Egypt Is Smaller Than The United States, Russia And China Combined

Egypt Is Smaller Than The United States, Russia And China Combined

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2,066 Americans Were Asked To Point Out Ukraine On A Map

2,066 Americans Were Asked To Point Out Ukraine On A Map

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find this, paradoxically, both very difficult to believe and yet very easy to believe.

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Population Per Capita

Population Per Capita

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Statistic

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censorshipsucks
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yep. Summary: africa bad, south america not as bad, russia kinda bad, other white people good.

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