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How Warped Is The World Map In Your Memory? True or False

The human brain will always try to simplify things by categorizing and moving things around in your memory. If you remeber a world map for example, you likely don't have an exact picture, but a very warped version. So, here's a reality check.. are these statements on how the map actually looks like true or false?
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Last updated: May 12, 2022
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1. Brazils northernmost point is closer to every single country in the Americas than to Brazils southermost point.
Including Canada and Uruguay!
True
False
2. Parts of Sweden are further south than parts of Poland
True
False
3. Africa is closer to Canada than to the United States.
And Maine is the closest US-State
True
False
4. The entire South American continent is east of Detroit.
South America is not directly south of North America
True
False
5. All of the African Mainland is east of Armenia
No, but all of Eritrea is.
True
False
6. All of Turkey is south of Barcelona
True
False
7. The westernmost point of China is closer to Berlin than to the easternmost part of China
True
False
8. Cape Town is further north than Buenos Aires.
True
False
9. The northernmost point of Algeria is closer to Ireland than it is to the southernmost point of Algeria
True
False
10. The southermost point of mainland Asia is not in India, but on the Arabian Peninsula
It's actually in Malaysia
True
False
11. Lecce, Italy (On the "heel" of Italy) is just barely east of Dubrovnik, Croatia (On the Southeastern tip of Croatia.
Italy does not go "straight down" but tilts east
True
False
12. The distance from Shanghai to Los Angeles is further than the distance from Los Angeles to Moscow
The Pacific Ocean is massive
True
False
13. Tunis, Tunisia is further north than Oklahoma City.
True
False
14. The westernmost point of Iran is closer to Latvia than to the easternmost point of Iran
Iran is one of those countries where you just don't realize the size
True
False
15. Tokyo is further south than Athens.
It's even further south than Tunis or Algiers!
True
False
16. Cuba is the closest country to the United States if you don't count Canada and Mexico
Russia is even closer.
True
False
17. Parts of Mexico are further north than parts of Switzerland.
True
False
18. Parts of Sicily are further south than parts of Algeria
For example, Pozzallo, Sicily is further south than Annaba, Algeria
True
False
19. Some parts of Mauritania are further north than parts of Nepal.
True
False
20. The westernmost point of India is closer to Cyprus than to the easternmost point of India
Iran is just too big!
True
False
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Level 90
Nov 12, 2024
Enjoyed the quiz, deserves a part 2!