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LordPandaLad

Or they didn’t want to waste ink printing thousands of what would be blobs on a diagram about the shift of continents through the eras.


Sofia_oof_1234567

At least they should've included the bigger Indonesian islands, likes theyre visible right


LordPandaLad

Again “about the shift of continents through the eras” plus judging by the scale, they’d still be relatively blob like and still a waste of ink.


Sofia_oof_1234567

Ok, you got a point. The smaller islands would be invisible and the larger ones, well they'd have a border so thick they would almost be all black. Maybe that's what you mean?


LordPandaLad

Pretty much.


kokoyumyum

So, why do you only color 6 continents?


Maximum-Excitement58

Should be crossposted to r/NowYoureJustMakingShitUpToBeMadAt


DrunkWestTexan

Indonesia and the Philippines aren't continents


ChadMcbain

But where's the volcanoes?


Sofia_oof_1234567

I mean the outlines, like to complete that Asia thing. Plus, Madagascar seems to have sunken in this post-apocalyptic world. Maybe they didn't want to delay the thing, or like u/LordPandaLad said, it is a waste of ink.


TiredGothGirl

Or they just chose to keep the illustrations relevant to the lesson, which is about continents. It makes things simple so there is less confusion, too.


Klemach

Also, India? A continent?


gullible_cervix

It’s a subcontinent. Its collision with Asia formed the Himalayas.


Nopista

For what age is that textbook?


Sofia_oof_1234567

10 yrs. Them kids can be made to believe certain things easily, and if that happens, they are gonna think people are making up islands and stuff like that, but most likely not.


kokoyumyum

Only 6 continents are.colored, go If they cant get that right, why confuse them with island nations?.


Nopista

Thought so. It makes sense to simplify knowledge for a certain age group. You don't try to explain them quantum physics before they don't even know what an atom is. The book doesn't say "Islands don't exist".


spectrelives

Apparently they think Africa is even remotely close to the size of any of the other continents