Here is a screen shot of the earth as projected on a flat surface. This projection distorts some countries making them bigger than they are and others smaller. It does give you an idea of the varieties of land and people. It is also not complete, leaving off all of Southeast Asia. - Sorry Japan.
One thing I notice on these maps is that the Atlantic Ocean is central and there is a bias in favor of the Northern Hemisphere. On a globe, it is easier to see that there is no center nor most important country. The trouble with the globe, as shown on Goggle Earth, is drawing lines of airline flights of more than 2000 miles.
Certainly, the center of the Earth for each of us is our home country. But, we need to see our nations as part of a globe. What happens, for example, in Turkey effects all of us in the U.S.A.
Please note that "America" is two continents. I live in the United States OF America. I am an American, but so are Mexicans and Peruvians.
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