Return of Horrible Educational Maps

[El Pip]

Should we be worried about mega-Kosovo? Or mega-Monaco?

I can almost hear the sobbing in San Marino "They included all the other micro-states, why not us?"

 

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Poor landlocked Slovenia...

 

[oshron]

I can almost hear the sobbing in San Marino "They included all the other micro-states, why not us?"

Lupin III stole all their new territory

 

[Albidoom]

Not really much wrong with this one, but oh boy, that is one HUGE Norway.

 

[Analytical Engine]

Not really much wrong with this one, but oh boy, that is one HUGE Norway.

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Luxembourgxit.

 

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Luxembourgxit.

Lexitbourg

 

[Analytical Engine]

Also, Montenegro became independent in 2006, while this map is from 2017.

 

[Albidoom]

Now for a map which led to horrible things (well, technically not the map itself but the thought processes and "justifications" that maps like these were used for)

 

[Aghasverov]

Now for a map which led to horrible things (well, technically not the map itself but the thought processes and "justifications" that maps like these were used for)

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I know there was a fair amount of German settlement in Volhynia, and in Novorossiya/Southern Ukraine, but somehow I think the amount has been ummm somewhat exaggerated on this one... 🤔

 

[Albidoom]

According to reddit this was from a childrens' book.

As for the emphasized countries allegedly the topic was length of town/city names, from rather short ones (like Oslo) to something in Wales (...)

As for the borders... well, at least they didn't forget the Kaliningrad enclave...

 

[Aghasverov]

According to reddit this was from a childrens' book.

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As for the emphasized countries allegedly the topic was length of town/city names, from rather short ones (like Oslo) to something in Wales (...)

As for the borders... well, at least they didn't forget the Kaliningrad enclave...

Long live Free Banat!

 

[Gokbay]

According to reddit this was from a childrens' book.

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As for the emphasized countries allegedly the topic was length of town/city names, from rather short ones (like Oslo) to something in Wales (...)

As for the borders... well, at least they didn't forget the Kaliningrad enclave...

Looks like Vojvodina seceded instead of Kosovo.

 

[Cipher Purinina]

According to reddit this was from a childrens' book.

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As for the emphasized countries allegedly the topic was length of town/city names, from rather short ones (like Oslo) to something in Wales (...)

As for the borders... well, at least they didn't forget the Kaliningrad enclave...

Why is Vojvodina independent, but not Kosovo?

 

[Crazy Boris]

Why is Vojvodina independent, but not Kosovo?

no, you dont understand, "Serbia" here is Kosovo, they rapidly expanded and now Vojvodina is all that's left of Serbia

 

[Cipher Purinina]

no, you dont understand, "Serbia" here is Kosovo, they rapidly expanded and now Vojvodina is all that's left of Serbia

 

[Albidoom]

 

[Analytical Engine]

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Ah yes, the Ainu SSR. That most famous of SSRs.

 

[tus3]

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Reading this the only odd thing I found was the shape of the Netherlands, then I stumbled upon the date for the pink...

 

[Albidoom]

Inflatable globe as seen in Boise, Idaho (found at reddit)

 

[Codae]

Inflatable globe as seen in Boise, Idaho (found at reddit)

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My thoughts:

Ukrainian Crimea--that's not weird.

No Kosovo, but otherwise up-to-date Serbia--fine.

Fully Pakistani Kashmir--that's unusual... wait...

What's the Equator doing there?!