Not sure what you mean, because I've never seen them listed backwards like that. My guess is it's a quirk of the application you're using, not the arrangement on the drive itself. Check it by going into the console, and typing 'df' or 'fdisk -l' as root.
For what it's worth, I can understand the annoyance, but from a hardware/kernel standpoint, naming is not inverted like that, so it's probably some preference outlined by someone with too much time on their hands. It might be easy to invert that order, even for novice programmers, if you're willing to check the source of that application.
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You might find it beneficial to (over time) learn some of the "lower level" applications, such as those listed above. They are not that easy, or intuitive, perhaps, but as you can see, neither are higher level ones. In addition to acquiring a concise understanding of how your system works, you avoid being confused by "helpful" attempts at isolating you from the intricasies of computing. Just an idea, for what it's worth.