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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#1 Detailed Doggo Map
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#2 A Map Of Europe Drawn From Memory
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#3 A Map Of Ancient Grease
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#4 Oklahoma If It Was Used To Express Feelings
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#5 A World Map Centered On Antarctica
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#6 Australia vs. Austria, Just For Clarity
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#7 How Long Is Chile
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#8 Being A Bad Neighbour
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#9 Foutland
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#10 Australia.. Explained To Americans
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#11 Fatalities From Texting And Driving In 1960
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#12 Yolklahoma
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#13 As An Austrian: So Good
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#14 Nobody Is Talking About This
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#15 A Map Of The Earth After A Sea Level Rise Of 480m... Just Because
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#16 Egypt Is Smaller Than The United States, Russia And China Combined
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#17 Olive Oil Europe vs. Butter Europe
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#18 Map Of All The Churches In Poland
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#19 30 People Drew A Map Of The World From Memory. The Results Were Merged
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#20 Fun Fact: Cyprus Is Just A More Aerodynamic Version Of The USA
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#21 Map Of European Countries Playing Football
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#22 Map Of Europe But With The Wrong Font Size
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#23 Minimalistic World Map
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#24 A Map Of Poland's Subways
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#25 Most Popular Soda In Every European Country. The Scots Won't Be Happy With This
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#26 Most Popular Words In Online Dating Profiles, By State
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#27 US States But The First Letter Is Missing
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#28 A Map Of Europe With The Naughty Bits Censored
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#29 Countries That Bill Gates Is Richer Than Are Marked With A Picture Of Bill Gates Smiling
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#30 A Map Of The World Without Islands
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