Springfield's Orientation (North, South, East, West)
Voted A. The only mountains I ever lived close by were the Alps and they were in the north.
Forum Discussion
empathy77 wrote:neuroheart wrote:
Mountain ranges in the continental United States run down the map, not across it. Living at the foot of one of those mountain ranges, it makes the most sense to me that the mountains are either west or east. It seems unlikely and unintuitive that the shore would be north, so option B is the most sensical. (At least if we're going to refer to land as being on the right, top, etc. Can't really do that if the mountains are northwest, even if that's the more intuitive option.)
Interesting, I choose A because I always associated the body of water in the game to an ocean. As I live on the east coast, the body of water in the game could not work as the Atlantic ocean but the Pacific works just fine with it so I always associated the water as west. Even though the Rocky mountains are also west, the water supersedes it. Doesn't Canada have mounts up there?
Yes, Canada has mountains. The Rockies still run North-South, though, so it makes sense that they are either on the east or west. Depending on where you live, you can find water on any (or sometimes all) sides, so I tend to take the mountains as the fixed reference. Granted, there are many places where you can be to the north or south of mountains, so it's mostly a matter of personal preference. I tend to like the argument of Barry's map, so I'm going with B.
