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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.
True ✓
False ✓
Including Canada and Uruguay!
2. Parts of Sweden are further south than parts of Poland
True ✓
False ✓
3. Africa is closer to Canada than to the United States.
True ✓
False ✓
And Maine is the closest US-State
4. The entire South American continent is east of Detroit.
True ✓
False ✓
South America is not directly south of North America
5. All of the African Mainland is east of Armenia
True ✓
False ✓
No, but all of Eritrea is.
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
True ✓
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It's actually in Malaysia
11. Lecce, Italy (On the "heel" of Italy) is just barely east of Dubrovnik, Croatia (On the Southeastern tip of Croatia.
True ✓
False ✓
Italy does not go "straight down" but tilts east
12. The distance from Shanghai to Los Angeles is further than the distance from Los Angeles to Moscow
True ✓
False ✓
The Pacific Ocean is massive
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
True ✓
False ✓
Iran is one of those countries where you just don't realize the size
15. Tokyo is further south than Athens.
True ✓
False ✓
It's even further south than Tunis or Algiers!
16. Cuba is the closest country to the United States if you don't count Canada and Mexico
True ✓
False ✓
Russia is even closer.
17. Parts of Mexico are further north than parts of Switzerland.
True ✓
False ✓
18. Parts of Sicily are further south than parts of Algeria
True ✓
False ✓
For example, Pozzallo, Sicily is further south than Annaba, Algeria
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
True ✓
False ✓
Iran is just too big!
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