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A 'reversed map', also known as an 'Upside-Down map' or 'South-Up map', is a world map that generally shows Australia and New Zealand at the top of the map instead of the bottom. Indonesia is placed in the center while Europe and the Americas are placed to the sides, although there are reversed maps centred on the Prime Meridian^[2].
They are used as tools for teaching critical thinking.
The position of North at the top of maps is somewhat arbitrary; indeed there are many maps with non-standard orientation, such as Medieval maps, polar maps, and Dymaxion maps. The convention that North is at the top (and East at the right) on most modern maps was established by the astronomer Ptolemy^[3] and was widely adopted by other cartographers.

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References

1. Worth a thousand worlds
2. http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/diversophy-large.jpg
3. On maps, why is north always up?

See also

★ Map projection

★ Wizard of New Zealand

★ North-South divide

External links

★ interactive online "upside down world map"

★ A collection of world maps viewed from a reversed perspective

★ The World Turned Upside Down by Katy Kramer

★ The Northern Hemisphere

★ On Maps, why is north always up?

★ Google Answers

★ Maps biased towards north (PDF)

★ What's "wrong" with common displays of the famous Apollo 17 Blue Marble photo?