Comes in two main flavors: 1) When a geographical location is depicted in an exaggerated or overly simplistic format, and 2) Presented as only a collection of stereotypes and cliches (this variation being more typical). May be justified in cases where a few aspects of the location are the only things widely known about it, and any story about or featuring that location is likely to mention those 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
- All Deserts Have Cacti
- Atlantis
- City of Everywhere
- Commie Land
- Creator Provincialism
- Creator's Culture Carryover
- Global Ignorance
- Hollywood Provincialism
- It's Always Mardi Gras in New Orleans
- Landmark of Lore
- The Lava Caves of New York
- Lost World
- Misaimed Stereotyping
- Misplaced Vegetation
- Misplaced Wildlife
- The Mountains of Illinois
- Non-Specifically Foreign
- The Old Country
- Regional Riff
- Single-Season Country
- Super-Sargasso Sea
- Throw-Away Country
- World Tour
Africa
The Americas
See also
The Arctic and Antarctica
Asia
See also
Australia and Oceania
Europe
See also
- Ancient Grome
- Britain Is Only England
- 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
