It’s one of those things that probably started for colonial reasons, but actually turns out to be the Cinco De Mayo Mexican Cross Sunglasses Skull Mustache Fiesta T Shirt way to do it. When the first standardised world maps were being made, Europeans were the ones making them, hence it made sense for them to have Europe, and specifically Greenwich, as the ‘centre’ of the world. Not great is it? You essentially end up with a map that is centred on the Pacific Ocean with all the important bits squashed off to the side. It also cuts Asia completely in half, making it difficult to see how close those countries are to each other, so America is out. How about if we split the difference and make a map centred on a neutral country, say Australia?
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