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Badlands | |
Region | |
Country: United States
State: New Mexico |
Badlands is a fictional geographic region, nominally placed in Template:W, where several game maps and the city of Teufort are located, and where some elements of the Storyline occur.
Contents
Geography
- See also: Map of Badlands.
The Badlands Region encompasses a central valley surrounded by several forested mountain ranges. Most of the larger population centers are within the central valley; but smaller settlements, valuable resources, and key facilities are located in the mountains and beyond. To the west and northwest lies a major river, navigable to ocean-going vessels.
Geology
The term badland normally refers to an area where thick deposits of soft rock or soil have been deeply eroded. Such areas are generally an impediment to transportation and unsuitable for agriculture. Often Badlands are in arid or desert climates.
This Badlands region features such geology. Badlands often have impressively colorful shales; but in this region red sandstones are predominate, favoring formation of steeper bluffs, hoodoos, and balanced rocks. Such features aside, Badlands is large region that encompasses other terrains, including red granite tors (Badwater Basin), mountains ranges (Thunder Mountain), and broad, flat farmland (2Fort).
Environment
Much of the region is arid and largely devoid of vegetation. However, there is a broad fertile valley from Well to Teufort. This valley is bounded in places by forested mountain ranges; the Thunder Mountains to the Northwest are high enough to achieve an Alpine environment.
Settlements
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- Teufort, Pop. 1280
Industry
- Agriculture
While much of Badlands is soil-less, there are areas of significant agricultural production, notably in the northeast around Teufort. Major red wheat and blue corn crops are handled for ocean export through the large, modern facilities at Granary.
- Gravel
Extensive gravel deposits are extracted at Gravel Pit.
- Mining
There is considerable mining of coal, gold, and other minerals. Operations include those located at Badwater Basin and Dustbowl.
Points of interest
Sports
- Badland Brawlers, a sports team.
See also
Notes
- The existence and geography of the region are revealed by the Map of Badlands in the Engineer Update pages.