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Originally posted by UK Wizard
edit: Think of the world as being flat, its easy to then figure out where countries are in relation to each other.
Originally posted by djohnsto77
Originally posted by UK Wizard
edit: Think of the world as being flat, its easy to then figure out where countries are in relation to each other.
Well it's really not that simple. The only reason North is at the top of a map is by convention, there's really no inherent reason why South shouldn't be on top or even East or West. So really there's no "right" or "left" in geography. It all depends on your point of view.
Originally posted by djohnsto77
Originally posted by UK Wizard
edit: Think of the world as being flat, its easy to then figure out where countries are in relation to each other.
Well it's really not that simple. The only reason North is at the top of a map is by convention, there's really no inherent reason why South shouldn't be on top or even East or West. So really there's no "right" or "left" in geography. It all depends on your point of view.