“The map in Barbie Land is a whimsical, child-like crayon drawing," the studio said in a statement. "The doodles depict Barbie's make-believe journey from Barbie Land to the real world.

Rather than a work of serious cartography, Warner Bros said the map “is a whimsical, child-like crayon drawing.” It “was not intended to make any type of statement,” the studio said.

In this case, Barbie's ride to the real world. "The map in Barbie Land is a child-like crayon drawing," a spokesperson for the Warner Bros. Film Group told the outlet.

A hiker and outdoorsman, Mr. Thomas as a child yearned for a world where nature ruled supreme. His map represents the “idealistic planet that I wanted,” Mr. Thomas, 34, said.

Dashed lines drawn in a "child-like manner" appeared in several locations on the map around land masses identified as Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia, the censors said.