Forum:Territory application/AR120-56 - Menowakee
 | Territory ID and proposed name |
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| The Territory ID (from OpenGeofiction:Territories, e.g. AR123a) and proposed name of the country |
AR120-56 - Menowakee
 | Physical geography |
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| An overview of climate, topography and landscape of the country. It is advised to also create a sketch, you can add a link to this (hosted on imgur or similar) |
Climate
I imagine the climate to be Dfa in the north and Dfb in the southern shores, simillar to Michigan or Wisconsin in real life.
Landscape
Middle regions (hillier areas)
Most of the rural areas (mix of great plains and lakes)
How the Montclair city center can look like
Topography
Topography sketch (including watersheds)
 | Human geography |
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| A brief description of the territory demographics, economic development, land occupation, infrastructure and mapping style |
Mapping style, land occupation
Area used for inspiration: American Great Lakes area, Midwestern farmlands and Michigan.
Demographics and Economy
I estimate the total population to be around 1m people, with the largest city being Montclair with a metro area of 300k people. The economy of this state would be mainly focused on agriculture and heavy machinery manufacture, with the main city being a bit decadent like many midwestern American cities. The capital would be Fort Blair in the middle of the state which will only have 50k people.
The Canal linking the two lakes would be the main reason as to why Montclair became a large city, and I would like to move the border of the state to the canal.
Infrastructure
 | History & culture |
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| A brief description of the intended culture and language |
Culture and Language
Language would obviously be English, and for history, it could have gained a state status in 1830 with many farmers moving in.
Name etymology
Menowakee comes from “good lake” (mino + gami) in Ojibwe, with the native tribe being confused when asked about the name in a foreign language and just assumed it was about fishing in a context of trade.
 | Past mapping |
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Mapping
Other rural area style for less forested areas
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I would agree to the terms said before, with no applications being made in at least one year
What3089 (talk) 20:08, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
 | Discussion |
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| Discussion for clarification & decision |
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Territory application closed |
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| Refused. The town of "Moline" is a direct aerial trace of Oakley, Michigan (down to the pipelines, buildings, and placement of amenities like the petrol station and church]): - detail down to the most minute was confirmed using the Scale Helper, and is even more apparent on satellite imagery. The direct tracing of an entire town and attempting to pass it off as fictional mapping clearly goes against our "be original" rule: OpenGeofiction:Site policies. /wangi (talk) 09:22, 10 September 2024 (UTC) | |