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.
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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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#1 Earth
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#2 How The Rest Of The World Sees The USA
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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.
#3 Map Of Earth If There Was No Land
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#4 Cat Earth Theory
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#5 World Map According To Fish
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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.”
#6 Argentina
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#7 How To Find Kentucky On The Map
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#8 Map
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#9 Terrible Map
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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.
#10 Most Oddly Named Town In Each Us State
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#11 Bosnians: I Wanna Swim Croatia: No
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#12 Zimbabwe And Namibia
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#13 Map Of Roman Air Bases In 2nd Century Ad
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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?
#14 Basically Every Data Map Of Europe
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#15 That’s Going To Look Stupid In 60 Million Years
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#16 Antarctica, The Confusing Continent
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#17 Map
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#18 Rolled Up
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#19 Restaurant Order Preferences In Africa
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#20 Europe But If Europe Colonised It
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#21 2,066 Americans Were Asked To Point Out Ukraine On A Map
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#22 Danger Presented By Indiana
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#23 Nice People
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#24 For Everyone In The UK Waiting For The 12th Of April. A Map Of Every Pub In The UK
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#25 Terrible Map
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#26 What Pedestrians Look Like Across Europe
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#27 Terrible Map
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#28 Egypt Is Smaller Than The United States, Russia And China Combined
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#29 Population Per Capita
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#30 Statistic
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#31 Prison Population Per 100,000 People
#32 Countries With An Ak-47 On Their Flag
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