Earth (Steven's Universe)

*This article is about the "Steven Universe" Earth. For the other universal Earth, see Earth (Super Mario's Universe).*

## Background information

### Alias

The World
Terra

### Other names

Crystal System Colony: Planet Earth
Space Rock

### Significant locations

Beach City
Little Homeworld
Prime Kindergarten
Beta Kindergarten

### Native species

Humans (dominant species)
Animals
Gems
Homeworld Gems (originally; currently)
Crystal Gems
Off Colors (formerly)
Corrupted Gems
Cluster Gems
The Cluster (inside)

**Earth**, also referred to as **Crystal System Colony Planet Earth**, is an abandoned gem colony planet and the primary location of Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future*,* and makes a brief appearance through *Worlds Collide*. Earth contains many native species, with the dominant species being humans. This Earth exists in an alternate universe in the multiverse, and while it is apparently similar, there are many differences.

This planet was seen during Steven's road trip, and his meetup with the gems, his father, and his girlfriend at a diner. His road trip was put on pause when Bowser teleports to Earth against his wishes, and comes in contact with the gems, wiping them out, and imprisoning them on a ship.

## **Background**

Six thousand years prior to the beginning of the series, Pink Diamond was granted her first colony named Earth. During her ventures to Earth with Pearl, she sworn to protect it upon realising how gem colonisation was becoming harmful to the planet and its vast population of humans and other species. Her Pearl suggested that she disguise herself as one of them and thus the persona of Rose Quartz was created.

*Click here to read more about this planet's history.*

### **Differences**

#### Geographical

Maps of the globe seen in the show consistently depict significant geographical differences from real-life Earth:

**The Americas:**

* The Floridian Peninsula of North America, named the "Floridian Archipelago", is a series of small islands cut off from the mainland. Otherwise, the physical outline of North America on maps has not changed as drastically as some of the other continents.
* The entire Central American area is fragmented in a large group of islands. Mexico is named "Aqua Mexico".
* The eastern side of South America — loosely corresponding to Brazil — is noticeably larger than in real life, jutting out east into the South Atlantic. South America as a whole is named "Pangea".
* The United States is missing 11 states, only having 39, as mentioned by Steven when he tells Pearl, Garnet and Amethyst that he's leaving Beach City.

**Africa:**

* West Africa is joined with South America.
* A large island and two smaller islands can be seen off the South Atlantic coast of eastern South America, forming an island chain between it and Africa (ending around where Nigeria would be).

**Europe and Asia:**

* Iceland does not exist.
* Greenland, named "Blueland", is slightly further east than in real life, making the Baffin Bay larger.
* Russia is missing a huge chunk of land area in the middle of Siberia — the size of *Europe*. Conspicuously, it is shaped like a neat circle, and a Gem facility (the Galaxy Warp according to *Steven Universe: Art & Origins*) is in the very center of it according to the map in the moon base.
	+ This Gem facility is at the same place as the Tunguska event (a presumptive meteor airburst in 1908). *Steven Universe: Art & Origins* indicates that the body of water is appropriately called the Tunguska Sea.
* The Indian Subcontinent, named the "Indian Islands", has been almost bisected horizontally by the ocean, in effect making the southern half a separate island (separated from the mainland only by a long but narrow inlet).

**Oceania and East Asia:**

* Similar to India, Australia has been bisected vertically by the ocean, splitting it into two separate islands. The coastlines of the eastern island are what they are like in real life (except for the new western coast), but the ocean has flooded much of the western island. The larger island to the right retains the name "Australia", while the smaller island on its left is named "New Australia".
* The ocean has flooded much of southern China's coast.
* The Balearic Islands look remarkably different, and they are located near the northern coast of Africa, instead of the southern coast of Spain.
* The Great Lakes seem to be more interconnected.
* Japan's islands seem fused together, with the northernmost (Hokkaido) forming a land bridge to mainland Asia through Sakhalin, but it is not clear if they are intentional or just due to the outlines of land masses appearing blurry on a large world map in this animation style.
* The Philippines appear to be much further west, almost touching Borneo.
* The coastline of Eastern Asia has drastically changed.
* The Polynesian islands are in many different positions. Indonesia and Malaysia are slightly closer together, and there are multiple new islands.
* As seen from the Moon, the shadow and light from the sun on Earth meet at the equator, which may imply the planet has an entirely different rotation and axis than real life. In other episodes, the shadows are normal. This is possibly due to animation errors.
* The South Island of New Zealand is almost 50% longer, and Stewart Island is further south.
* The continent of Antarctica hasn't shown the color of white but the color of green.
* The Kaliningrad Oblast appears to have been flooded by the Baltic Sea.
* Much of western Greece appears to be submerged underwater. The country of Albania also appears to have become a peninsula thanks to this, possibly drifting closer to Apulia, Italy with time.

### **Facets and Kindergartens**

Homeworld Gems appear to have divided up the Earth into different sections, labeling them as 'Facets'. Each Facet name is followed up with a number that differentiates the several Facets. One of the Colony Plans was to have a Galaxy Warp in each Facet.

* Facet 5 – The Prime Kindergarten is located in Facet 5.
* Facet 6 – Eyeball states that she was in Facet 6 halfway through the Rebellion when Jasper formed.
* Facet 9 – The Beta Kindergarten is located in Facet 9.

### **Social/Political/Historical**

There are several historical differences between Earth in the show and Earth in real life.

* Delmarva is a state, in which Beach City is located. In real life, this is just a term for the large peninsula on the east side of Chesapeake Bay, because it is shared by the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
* In real life, the U.S. state of Pennsylvania is nicknamed "the Keystone State". In the *Steven Universe* world, it is *officially* named "Keystone" (though otherwise, it has the same borders as real-life Pennsylvania).
* Kansas is a major hub of the movie industry, with Kansas being *Steven Universe*'s analog for Hollywood. It could also be that, because state names in the U.S. are different, Kansas may be the name of California and vice versa. Or could be a reference to Strataca, a salt mine museum in Hutchinson, Kansas, owned by the Hutchinson Salt Company. The company is internationally known for its highly protective, secured storage capabilities, including being home to the original camera negative of many famous movies.
* There are only 39 states in the U.S. different than 50 as ten states merged together.
	+ The real-life state of "New Jersey" is named simply "Jersey".
	+ The real-life state of "New York" is named "Empire State" (as seen on official road signs). As with Pennsylvania/Keystone, "the Empire State" is the official nickname of New York state in real life.
	+ The real-life state of "Florida" is named "Florida Island", due to the fact that in the show it is not a peninsula, but a cluster of islands off the coast of what would be Georgia.
	+ Major American cities include Charm City, Wilmington, and Empire City.
		- Charm City is a real-life nickname for Baltimore, Maryland.
		- Wilmington is a portmanteau of the names of Wilmington, Delaware and Baltimore, Maryland.
		- Empire City is its direct geographical analog of New York City. "Mr. Greg" confirmed that it contains locations like Brooklyn and Bowery, areas in real-life New York City. Culturally/historically, however, "Empire City" is sort of "a fusion of New York City, Paris, and Las Vegas".

* The currency appears different in this timeline: some coins have segmented snake symbols or pictures of a woman resembling Pearl. $1 bills have images of an upward-pointing diamond on the left and a segmented snake symbol on the right. $3 bills also exist in this world. The snake symbol appears to be a combination of the Gadsden flag's coiled snake and the segmented snake of Benjamin Franklin's *Join, or Die* political cartoon.
* Instead of the FBI, there is the Department of Justice: Federal Bureau. Their symbol has 12 stars instead of 13, and instead of a shield surrounded by laurels, there is a snake resembling the one from the Gadsden flag, accompanied by a waning crescent moon symbol.
* The Canadian flag is green and white, instead of being red and white.
* Canada's name is heavily implied to be the "Great North". As seen with Pennsylvania/Keystone and New York/Empire State, the name "Great White North" is a nickname for the country.
* Well-known holidays such as **Christmas** or **Halloween** do not exist as such in this world (though there are some generically similar holiday periods).
* **Judaism** still exists in this world, although the previously mentioned lack of Christmas calls into question whether the other Abrahamic faiths (Christianity and Islam for instance) are practiced.
* Korea exists and shares the same flag as South Korea, though it is unknown if it is split into North and South governments like in real life.
* Bulgaria is mentioned in "Sadie Killer", indicating it still exists and apparently produces a certain type of horror film enjoyed by an underground audience.
* While European Russia is intact, it is unknown if Russia exists as a solely European entity.
* Ghana is confirmed to exist.
* An airliner seen flying over Beach City in "Steven Floats" with the airline "Dhawar Airlines". In real life, Dhawar is a settlement in India, which may imply that "Dhawar" replaces India on this earth.
	+ However, because the livery on the tail subtly references the remaining Diamonds, it's possible "Dhawar" may just be a pronunciation of "The War" and a reference to it as well.
* The Middle East is mentioned by Bill Dewey in the episode "Shirt Club". The slogan Bill quotes is a possible reference to the real-life Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it is unknown if these political entities exist in the show.

### **Environmental**

Environmental influences either caused by the Gems or by geological differences.

* Pears are not very appreciated and are also very uncommon, growing only on the coasts of Eastern Europe and North Africa.
* The mass production of durian juice would imply that the durian is much more common.
* A few unique fauna and flora exist, including the masked fish of Mask Island, giant strawberries, and gem lizards. The exact explanation for these species is never stated and it remains largely unsolved because aside from Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond, Gems as a whole rarely manipulated organic life.