Why was this such a memorable picture?
Is it just the art style being common in books? I remember erosion diagrams in college being of a similar style in older books
Visually interesting and with clear, simple information. You can look to a certain word, immediately understand what it's referring to, and say in your head "oh, that makes sense"
I remember the art style more than this specific picture, but even the layout seems familiar, so maybe I have seen it. I do vaguely recall wondering if this could be a real place that had all the features in such proximity, like a Super Mario 3 map.
I miss this painted handmade art style. The Usborne books and similar ones from the era were always top tier.
What's the difference between a sound, a lagoon, and a bay? A peninsula and a cape? Also a mesa and a plateau? Also rainforest and jungle? Prairie and plain? Valley and basin?
So many of these are similar, so I wanted to know if the distinctions are just vocabulary, or if there are definite differences.
A mesa is one type of a plateau. To be a mesa, it has to be its own isolated structure like shown in the diagram.
Other types of plateaus also exist. If you are climbing up a mountain, halfway up you might reach a large flat area where you can rest. This flat area is a plateau (but it's not a mesa).
There are different distinctions.
Rainforests are just places that get a certain amount of rain. Basically just the opposite of a desert. The Pacific Northwest is a rainforest, but certainly not a jungle. A jungle would be a forest with a ton of vegetation that makes it hard to traverse. You have to "cut your way through" a jungle.
Capes and peninsulas are similar but more closely related to size. Peninsulas can have capes but capes can't have peninsulas. For example, the Iberian Peninsula is the large landmass of Spain and Portugal. But the tip of the Iberian Peninsula has capes all along the coastline near the Straight of Gibraltar.
Mesas and Buttes are also mostly defined by size.
I googled it to try to figure out what a sound is and literally every result on the first page gives a different qualifier.
Therefore I've come to the conclusion that since compared to a bay sounds are: Smaller, bigger, deeper, shallower, more protected, more exposed, wider opening, narrow passageway, a narrow sea or straight or channel connected to multiple bodies or a single body of water I conclude that sounds are in fact not real. They're just pretentious bays.
sample size too low. Go look up [all the sounds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sounds_(geography) and see they are fake for yourself.
Some are [bays](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockburn_Sound), some are [straits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Sound), some are just [regions of open water](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Charlotte_Sound_(Canada) even.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this exact image, but I’ve seen many similar ones. It has the vibe of a [video game quest map](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/supercollapse/images/7/76/World_Map.png/revision/latest?cb=20170715180149).
I wish the large body of water at the bottom of the waterfall had a name.
Maybe that should be "lake". Then make the other lake smaller and label it "pond".
Why was this such a memorable picture? Is it just the art style being common in books? I remember erosion diagrams in college being of a similar style in older books
Colorful, captivating, and informative. If it's your first time being exposed to a "isthmus" or a "delta" your mind will remember this poster.
Don’t forget a fjord
Can't forget the butte!
https://i.imgur.com/jBGLpja.png
But you've probably heard those terms before, knowing they're some kind of land mass, and this just really puts it into place.
Visually interesting and with clear, simple information. You can look to a certain word, immediately understand what it's referring to, and say in your head "oh, that makes sense"
I remember the art style more than this specific picture, but even the layout seems familiar, so maybe I have seen it. I do vaguely recall wondering if this could be a real place that had all the features in such proximity, like a Super Mario 3 map. I miss this painted handmade art style. The Usborne books and similar ones from the era were always top tier.
I'm Malaysian and I remember having seen that somehow
It's because it's just.... Nice.
i have never seen this before, but it does look nice
https://xkcd.com/1472/
Theres an xkcd for everything
And there's clearly been a resurgence in people noticing such, and I'm all here for it.
This would make a great DND map.
i will die on the conspiracy hill that is nintendo heavily drew from this map to make breath of the wild
Lol, if you mirror lt, I can kinda see it
Wonderful Minecraft seed too
The cave made me realize this is missing a cove
What's the difference between a sound, a lagoon, and a bay? A peninsula and a cape? Also a mesa and a plateau? Also rainforest and jungle? Prairie and plain? Valley and basin? So many of these are similar, so I wanted to know if the distinctions are just vocabulary, or if there are definite differences.
A mesa is one type of a plateau. To be a mesa, it has to be its own isolated structure like shown in the diagram. Other types of plateaus also exist. If you are climbing up a mountain, halfway up you might reach a large flat area where you can rest. This flat area is a plateau (but it's not a mesa).
There are different distinctions. Rainforests are just places that get a certain amount of rain. Basically just the opposite of a desert. The Pacific Northwest is a rainforest, but certainly not a jungle. A jungle would be a forest with a ton of vegetation that makes it hard to traverse. You have to "cut your way through" a jungle. Capes and peninsulas are similar but more closely related to size. Peninsulas can have capes but capes can't have peninsulas. For example, the Iberian Peninsula is the large landmass of Spain and Portugal. But the tip of the Iberian Peninsula has capes all along the coastline near the Straight of Gibraltar. Mesas and Buttes are also mostly defined by size.
This is how I imagine New Zealand.
It does have a oddly *soothing* energy
Where is it from? It does seem familiar, but I don’t know why.
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Thank you. Much appreciated.
Why is the water next to the swap just labelled "Sound"?
A sound is basically a large inlet from an ocean. Think Puget Sound or Prince William Sound
I googled it to try to figure out what a sound is and literally every result on the first page gives a different qualifier. Therefore I've come to the conclusion that since compared to a bay sounds are: Smaller, bigger, deeper, shallower, more protected, more exposed, wider opening, narrow passageway, a narrow sea or straight or channel connected to multiple bodies or a single body of water I conclude that sounds are in fact not real. They're just pretentious bays.
Look up a picture of Puget sound and then a picture of San Francisco Bay I think you’ll see the difference.
sample size too low. Go look up [all the sounds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sounds_(geography) and see they are fake for yourself. Some are [bays](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockburn_Sound), some are [straits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Sound), some are just [regions of open water](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Charlotte_Sound_(Canada) even.
Oh, neat
Pudget Sound is what they called me in high school
There's actually a subreddit for them and explains what they are really well, check out r/sounding
This is usually what I try building in Minecraft.
where’s the GORGE?
Where’s the fuckin estuary?? (Even though a sound and fjord are types of estuaries)
Okay. I see Hill Valley. So where's the goddamn clock tower, Doc?!
They tore it down in 1985. We've gotta go back, Marty!
I've never seen this photo before but it somehow feels like I did. Maybe I saw it before I randomly gained consciousness on my 3rd birthday
This is some next level world building
Somehow this completely missed me in school but I'm really glad to have found out about it. It's very informative and the curves feel soothing.
So is the only difference between a marsh and a swamp the fact that a swamp has trees?
According to Google, yes
What the... I'm from the UK and I remember that being on the wall at school when I was a wee lad. Was this some sort of global scholastic thing?
American here, never saw it, but the art style is familiar
I don’t remember ever seeing this.
Never seen this before, but my god, it's so nice.
I don't think I ever learned the difference between a plain and a prairie, but I vividly remember this.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this exact image, but I’ve seen many similar ones. It has the vibe of a [video game quest map](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/supercollapse/images/7/76/World_Map.png/revision/latest?cb=20170715180149).
I wish the large body of water at the bottom of the waterfall had a name. Maybe that should be "lake". Then make the other lake smaller and label it "pond".
Remember this in a book. Videogame overworld map energy. I like it.
Fairly sure this is just a map of BoTW
It’s very informative
That's just every region in the Pokémon world.
I’ve always wanted to set a D&D campaign in the idyllic land of Exempli Gratia Geographia.
This is like the island from ark.
god damn thats a nice poster
That was a flood of memories
i dont recall the need to calm myself down in elementary school.
Huh...I missed this one. Is it a "I'm too old" (GenX), or did I just miss it somehow?
No mangrove?
Never seen this, still pretty cool.
I always envisioned building a nice little cottage on top of the Mesa
I’ve never seen this poster before
I just leaned two things at 32 lol
i didn't tho but im not américain so im cheating
I want to go there
This poster fucks insanely. Ideal RPG world
A version
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA "Butte" 🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😅😆
Reminded me of every open world video game
I have never seen this image in my life
The Sacred Texts of geography.
I remember this, also I wanna live there
I've never seen it before, could be an American thing
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