I think the left-hand picture is of a place like Japan - the mighty island at the bottom left has provided the main civilisation of the area roundabouts and has overwhelmed the other smaller islands with its power and culture. However, there is a larger landmass on the top right, I see, and while that has been sparsely populated for a long time due to the high mountains that make up much of its surface, it is beginning to influence events on the archipelago.
The second picture makes me think of Norway - must be your mention of fjords. However, though mountainous, it is also fairly dry and deserty except for the green rim around the river deltas. The sea is shallow there rather than continuing to slope steeply into unknown depths, hence the silting up of the deltas - only shallow-draught crafts can safely nagivate those inlets and reach the green rim of pasture.
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Date: 2007-11-29 06:14 pm (UTC)The second picture makes me think of Norway - must be your mention of fjords. However, though mountainous, it is also fairly dry and deserty except for the green rim around the river deltas. The sea is shallow there rather than continuing to slope steeply into unknown depths, hence the silting up of the deltas - only shallow-draught crafts can safely nagivate those inlets and reach the green rim of pasture.