atlas

 map

we have globes but easier to draw and store a flat map. each map has a scale because some maps are for larger areas.
the arctic is a good name for its region due to the stars resembling a bear in that direction and we call the arctic direction north. its opposite is antarctic that we call south.
to map the surface of a sphere the fat part is wider in center than the top of sphere. tradition was to make a rectangle despite the ruining of accuracy and the prevention of the scale mentioned.
objectively better to make a diamond shape with curved sides for scale and accurate length. i saw on internet a guy trying to make "strips" of map closer to accurate length. good try!
our planet has land and sea. one sea surrounded all the lands and most of area is sea.

planet area see below: 317 m.s.m. ( 510 m.s.k.)

land total 93.5 m.s.m. ( 150.4) including oceania so sea 223.5 msm, (360 msk).

parts of sea were named to identify which side of land despite connected. west from Africa , the nile continent, called sea Atlantic the amazon ocean,   but sea east is called india but better no nation names so name by major river indus.

on a map we see vast land some connected by narrow necks. objectively one large island with amazon river and another with indus river besides isles like greenland considered same continent as nearby giant and equaly australia and its neighbors.
another option is to separate necks like north and south america both america due to connected as above. equally the neck narrow bridge africa from ural continent total 4. schools teach more due to tradition from biased europeans. objectively Australia is far less area than south america so simply a larger isle but brit bragging say we control many continents... america, australia and india subcontinent. this is not objectively true. australia is not even near the area of south america. just a larger isle relative to isles.
also the names honored people for example america for amerigo. but objectively better to use a physical major feature, example ural continent and nile continent,   amazon continent, missi' continent. it would identify the place and pair the major feature with its location.

AREA i saw many books and websites all disagree numbers but the one i believe is: area of earth: 510 million kilometers squarred=m.k.s.

length around equator 40,000 kilometers.

the surface area is land and sea as above. 360+150.4=510 m.s.k.

ural continent 55, nile 30,n.a. 25, s.a. 18, isles 8.5, ant. 14 total 150.5 m.s.k.

NAMES

imagine a sea between two countries between korea and japan... japanese can call it west sea but korea can call it east sea. in the past japan ruled both sides but that can change and did so seas should not be named for any country and the subdivisions are each so huge they barely help identify the location anyway.
if sea is called south china sea can only chinese do fishing there? maybe near its coast but the name is not accurate. so better no country names for sea nor gulf etc.
until now i strained to be objective but on a personal note, the inclusion of the age of the sun in a map atlas , was totally wrong topic and inappropriate but did serve the purpose of me seeing it before preschool when i learnt "the sun was 3 days younger than earth". then i can choose which one to believe.... for a four year old that can be frustrating... but the truth is probably both wrong because between the two versions?