User blog comment:JERealize/What lies beyond Panem?/@comment-71.106.157.216-20110523070150

Asia: I think that a disease might have spread throughout the eastern world. or maybe Rice plants became dangerous, and killed many people in asian countries. Many died, and the survivors stayed in small villages. Since the disease existed on dead bodies and people who were immune, the babies died and within 100 years, the entire eastern world was devoid of humans.

Oceania: All the Islands were swallowed by the rising water levels, leaving Australia with a small population. Only an area of two hundred miles became livable, and soon the humans fought each other for survival, leaving a single village of people to live.

Europe: It was flooded, and only the alps were livable. Another small amount of humans lived there, but an earthquake made most of the alps collapse and a small population survives. Also the center was still left, but Nuclear bombs killed everyone here and made it impossible to survive in.

Africa and Middle East: Civilizations became barbaric, and people avoided one another in africa. No Civilizations were formed, and the contaminated water of the southern oceans made people only survive in the Congo Area. With the water rising, the rivers flooded, and large sections were drowned. The deserts were uninhabitable, and Arabia was almost flooded completely. The center was still left, but it was a desert so no one could survive. The other parts of the Middle east were bombed and the radiation killed everyone there too.

Americas: Of course, Panem was made. Central America was flooded completely, and Mexico was too hot to live in. (Heat made many parts of the world uninhabitable). In Canada, many of the North islands flooded, and people moved to Panem. Parts of canada became district 6 and 7. In South America, Water rose and made it a large Island. The water was contaminated in the southern part, and people lived in the northern areas. Animals become mutated, civilizations turned against each other, and another disease hit here, leaving the area also devoid of humans.

Antarctica: The scientists created a village after the water levels rose, and soon most of the ice melted, leaving a lush rocky land inhabitable area to live. The government wasn't as big as Panem, but it was fair and livable. However, the Ocean waters around it became poisoned (also in south america), and no one dared to go out of Antarctica. They lived off of melted lakes in the center.