A Strategic Map of the World. (Patreon)

This is a very difficult map to describe. It's basically come from my reading of history that I've realized that certain regions are fought over continually and the same types of civilizations appear in similar climates all over the world. I wanted to have a map I could use to explain the broad patterns of history more easily, Thus, I've designed a map to describe regions with similar strategic issues. For example, the North European plain is a flat horizontal plain that has resulted in endless conflict in trying to control it. Germany, being wedged in the center of it is doomed to fight two front wars and France on the Western edge of it must constantly worry about invasions from the East. Climate is also a driving force of history and thus included. For example, plains have often produced hordes of horseback barbarians to wreck civilization but today are the breadbaskets of the world. Climactic lines exist are here Nebraska and the Serengeti are both plains, but nevertheless quite different. The blue circles are used to demonstrate areas where river valleys exist in the desert and thus allow civilizations to develop in otherwise inhospitable areas. 

If Hasbro wants to use this for their next Risk map, they can have it for free.