Mapping Stereotypes

Mapping Stereotypes

Tearing the Netherlands apart

The Netherlands means “lower countries” about its low elevation and flat topography, with just approximately 50 percent of its land topping 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches) above sea level and almost 26 percent descending under sea level. The most culmination of the territories below sea level, known as polders, is land reclamation in the 14th century.

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Historical MapsMapping Stereotypes

Austria stereotype maps

Austria is formed of nine federated states, Vienna, Austria’s capital and its most populous city. Seven of Austria’s 9 provinces have long historical traditions anteceding the Republic of Austria’s founding in 1918. The provinces of Burgenland and Vienna were organized after WWI. Most of Burgenland had been part of Hungary’s Kingdom, but it had a mainly German-speaking population and therefore became Austrian.

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