https://www.kqed.org/arts/23661/lydia_nakashima_degarrod_geographies_of_the_imagination
Lydia Nakashima Degarrod: Geographies of the Imagination | KQED
It is less scary to walk through a dark house when you can name the pieces of furniture you bump into. The same rationale applies to geography as a whole.
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