Why do world maps always show the Americas on the west and Asia on the east?

Question

If the world is round can we make any point of the world the center in maps? Or is there a specific reason all the world maps show the continents in the same orientation?

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Answer 1

When I was taking classes in Japan the map they had in the classroom had it reversed, with Asia on the left and the Americas on the right. Why would this make a difference in a country where you normally read things right to left, you might ask?

Um, I…don’t know.