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Flip a map of the US updside down. Looks like a different continent. Would development of the country, state boundries, exploration and preference of population been any different?

2006-12-29 18:09:38 · 6 answers · asked by maxton 2 in Science & Mathematics Geography

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we'd have Australian accents.

2006-12-30 05:37:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It would be no different. The settling and development of cities, civilizations has been based on proximity to water and climate which has nothing to do with how a cartographer drew a map. The boundaries of countries and states are usually based on landmarks like rivers and where they are not it has to do with how land was portioned in sections. So it doesn't matter.

2006-12-29 18:16:00 · answer #2 · answered by Angry Marsupial 2 · 0 0

No because it's only a map. You must take geographic data into consideration. Also, you musn't forget that the local climate has a HUGE impact on the reproduction rate of any bacteria... oops... human beings... ;)

2006-12-29 18:12:32 · answer #3 · answered by eth1_hifi 2 · 0 0

And they wouldn't have, in any event. Cartography started before the existence of Antarctica was known - they started to draw the world as they knew it.

2006-12-29 22:06:09 · answer #4 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0 0

it would not have made any difference at all and for a lot of people it is at the top depends on where you are.

2006-12-29 18:33:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It wouldn't have been any different. Yhey can do what they want. Its their map. Doesn't change anything, though.

2006-12-29 18:18:01 · answer #6 · answered by Delta Charlie 4 · 0 0

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