The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 7 days agoUS states if they used more natural geographic borderslemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down116
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minus-squareweariedfae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65arrow-down1·7 days agoAs someone of the earth sciences it is my opinion that whoever drew this has exactly zero understanding of “natural geographic borders”.
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down3·7 days agoCan you draw us a better map then?
minus-squareRooskie91@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·7 days agoRight??? This map changes borders that are already based on rivers and natural geographical features.
minus-squareverity_kindle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·7 days agoMaps! Bring us the maps!
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·6 days agoI know a couple of guys that can help.
minus-squareverity_kindle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoThank you, this makes me happy
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·7 days agoThe fact that the Mississippi River isn’t being used as a border anymore in some states bother me. But I’d love to see your take.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 days agoLooking at Long Island, I find it interesting that they chose the Hudson River as a natural boundary but apparently Long Island Sound is no big deal I can’t figure out what Rhode Island’s border is meant to be but it apparently doesn’t include Rhode Island
minus-squareItsPlasmaSir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days ago100% agree. As an Oregonian, that border on the Willamette made me wanna cry. Literally no consideration of nature or people with that boundary, and yet it’s called a “natural border”.
As someone of the earth sciences it is my opinion that whoever drew this has exactly zero understanding of “natural geographic borders”.
Can you draw us a better map then?
Right??? This map changes borders that are already based on rivers and natural geographical features.
Maps! Bring us the maps!
I know a couple of guys that can help.
Thank you, this makes me happy
The fact that the Mississippi River isn’t being used as a border anymore in some states bother me. But I’d love to see your take.
New Jersey is glaringly bad
Looking at Long Island, I find it interesting that they chose the Hudson River as a natural boundary but apparently Long Island Sound is no big deal
I can’t figure out what Rhode Island’s border is meant to be but it apparently doesn’t include Rhode Island
100% agree. As an Oregonian, that border on the Willamette made me wanna cry. Literally no consideration of nature or people with that boundary, and yet it’s called a “natural border”.