A geographical location is exaggerated into its most basic form or, more typically, only a collection of stereotypes and cliches. When a few aspects of geographical locations are the only things widely known about the locations, any story about them is likely to only mention those few aspects.
See also Artistic License – Geography, Canada Does Not Exist, Hollywood History, National Stereotypes, The Theme Park Version, You Would Not Want to Live in Dex, and Informed Location.
Tropes
General Tropes
- Africa Is a Country
- All Deserts Have Cacti
- Atlantis
- City of Everywhere
- Commie Land
- Global Ignorance
- It's Always Mardi Gras in New Orleans
- Landmark of Lore
- Lost World
- Misaimed Stereotyping
- Misplaced Vegetation
- Misplaced Wildlife
- Non-Specifically Foreign
- The Lava Caves of New York
- The Old Country
- Regional Riff
- Super-Sargasso Sea
- Tropical Island Adventure
- We All Live in America
- World Tour
The Americas
See also
- The Amazon
- The Bermuda Triangle
- Canada, Eh?
- Eagle Land
- Eskimo Land
- Injun Country
- Latin Land
- Welcome to the Caribbean, Mon!
Europe
See also
- Ancient Grome
- Britain is Only London
- Freestate Amsterdam
- Gay Paree
- Glorious Mother Russia
- Land of Tulips and Windmills
- The most likely location of a Micro Monarchy
- Norse by Norsewest
- Oireland
- Oktoberfest
- Ruritania
- Spaghetti and Gondolas
- Toros y Flamenco
- Überwald
- Yodel Land
Asia
- "Arabian Nights" Days
- Countrystan
- East Indies
- Far East
- Holiday in Cambodia
- The Shangri-La
- Sim Sim Salabim
Africa
Oceania
The Arctic and Antarctica
