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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | The comic is a map showing examples of {{w|geographical feature}}s as they would be presented | + | The comic is a map showing examples of {{w|geographical feature}}s as they would be presented at the beginning of a {{w|geography}} textbook. |
− | + | Some people, when seeing paintings or pictures of landscapes, tend to dream away thinking ‘Imagine I lived there…’ This may happen even (or perhaps especially) to school children looking at schematic depictions with educational purposes, as in this case one that summarizes as many as possible geographic features on a limited area. | |
− | + | [[Randall]] notes that he would like to live in the middle of this region. These maps include an improbable density of land forms, leading to an interesting environment in which to live. In the real world, these geographical features would take up far more space, and the geologic forces that shape them would create far different patterns than those shown. This kind of {{w|Neverland}} of geographical feature would offer a range of outdoor activities and landscapes that would make it a very nice place to live (as long as the volcano does not erupt too violently). | |
− | + | Some of the geographic features do have a (very) loose similarity to the area around {{w|Boston}}, where Randall lives. Also near Boston is one geographical feature that Randall has included in this map, but has refrained from labeling - i.e. the {{w|isthmus}} between the peninsula and the forest. | |
− | The title text discusses a different type of diagram usually found in geography textbooks | + | The title text discusses a different type of diagram usually found in geography textbooks - the one [http://scied.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/images/large_image_for_image_content/tornado_fmn_lg_0.gif showing the mechanism of tornado formation]. Randall notes that he would least like to live in the farm typically depicted in the background of such diagrams - maybe because this farm will be the one they used as example on the next page of the damage created when a tornado hits. That said, chances of a ''direct'' tornado hit on a given house are slim, given the difference between the area of a funnel cloud and the area of the countryside where tornadoes form -- living near an active volcano may be much more dangerous than living in the {{w|Tornado Alley}}. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A | + | :[A map shows the various land forms listed, from top and clockwise:] |
− | : | + | :{{w|Mountains}} |
− | + | :{{w|Sea}} | |
− | :Sea | + | :{{w|Plain}} |
− | : | + | :{{w|Island}} |
− | + | :{{w|River delta|Delta}} | |
− | :Island | + | :{{w|Strait}} |
− | : | + | :{{w|River}} |
− | : | + | :{{w|Bay}} |
− | :River | + | :{{w|Lagoon}} |
− | : | + | :{{w|Penninsula}} |
− | : | + | :{{w|Forest}} |
− | : | + | :{{w|Mesa}} |
− | : | + | :{{w|Hills}} |
− | : | + | :{{w|Volcano}} |
− | : | + | :{{w|Lake}} |
− | : | + | :{{w|Glacier}} |
− | : | + | :{{w|Desert}} |
− | :[In the middle of these | + | :[In the middle of these, between the lake and the lagoon there is a dot with an arrow pointing it out. The arrow is labeled:] |
:My house | :My house | ||
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:If I could live anywhere, I would choose the example map from geography books that explains what everything is called. | :If I could live anywhere, I would choose the example map from geography books that explains what everything is called. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
[[Category:Maps]] | [[Category:Maps]] | ||
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