Everybody has their own perspectives of the world. Everyone grew up in different countries and was raised with different cultures. So, the way you might draw a map of the world might completely differ from someone else. I think that this is totally normal and people should not be ashamed of having a different method of drawing the world map from others.
Each person would most likely have more elaborate drawings for their own country. For instance, if an English person who was raised in England, places the UK and Europe in the centre of map, and has a detailed sketch of the country, it is totally understandable, since that was the way he or she was taught in school. A week ago, we had 5 minutes in class to draw a map of the world. I, myself, placed Europe in the centre, North and South America on the left, and Asia and Australia on the right. I had more intricate drawings of Asia, and included Hong Kong and Taiwan in my map, since I was spent almost all my life in Hong Kong. My depiction of the North and South American continents weren’t very accurate. In fact, I forgot that the two continents were connected together. This was due to my lack of knowledge of the American continents because I don’t get the chance to view the American continents very often. Víctor’s map was different from the rest of the students. He had more detailed outlines of the South American continent, since he is Brazilian and spent most of his life in Brazil. The education he received in Brazil clearly affected the way he perceives the world and the way he drew his map.
Everyone also has a different perception of the world. Depending on where they are from or where they grew up, they will believe that that country is superior to others, and so they would most likely place themselves in the centre of the world map. I think that there is nothing wrong with this. Again, in the map drawing exercise that we did in class, King, who was raised up in China his whole life, placed the Asian continent in the centre of the map with Europe on the left and the Americas on the right. This was due to the fact that the country perceives the world this way and believes that China is the “master of the universe” and should rightfully be in the centre of the world map.
Essentially, there is no correct or incorrect map to be found in this world. Some maps might depict very detailed sketches in a certain continent or country, other maps might have countries placed in odd positions that you yourself would never think of placing. People have their own way of expressing the world on a map, and so there is no correct or incorrect version of a map.
I agree that there are certainly no incorrect ways of drawing a world map in terms of where you “split” the map in order to make a round world fit onto a flat and square piece of paper, but what about another map, the purpose of which is to help you locate something accurately? Would there be a correct map then? Certainly if we are talking about how we perceive the world, then no two people’s maps will be the same.
In that case, yes there would be a correct map, since it has been narrowed down to a very specific area. However since the world is too big, it is impossible to include all details and it would depend on the person’s perspective and their perception of the world.