It turned out that schoolchildren from all countries are taught using different maps of the world (7 photos)

We bet you haven't even thought that each country teaches geography using its own world map. Moreover, even the globes are different everywhere! So for those who thought that the world was the same everywhere, welcome to this post.

Russia

Before us is a map of a “normal person”. Let's build on it.

USA

But such a map hangs in schools in Canada and the USA. The logic is simple: the whole world, of course, should be centered around the American continent. It is curious that with this arrangement, Russia, China and India are perceived as a land surrounding the continent from the west and east, and America itself is perceived as a lonely island.

China

Paradoxically, on its own map this truly eastern country is located in the west, and the USA is considered to be the east. As you can tell from the illustration, this map is centered around the eastern regions of China on the border with the Pacific Ocean, which is one of the most important areas of dominance and development of the Middle Kingdom.

Australia

“Who said north has to be up?” - the Australians thought and simply turned over the world map. As a result, Australia seems to lead the entire planet. Famously!

South Africa

South Africans have decided to keep up with their southern neighbors, have successfully turned the map around and are quietly enjoying the appearance of their dominant position relative to other countries. Not a bad move, we say.

Europe

The European world map is not too different from the one we are used to: it is centered at Greenwich Mean Time, and therefore shifted slightly to the right. This doesn’t really change the state of affairs, except that it slightly displaces Magadan, Chukotka and a little bit of Kamchatka to the Western Hemisphere.

Chile

Chilean scientists, paying attention to their neighbors in the Southern Hemisphere, are also trying to carry out a geographical revolution in their country and turn the planet upside down. Thus, Chile also rises to the top of the world, and this must have a good effect on the self-awareness of its citizens.