Assigning Climate Regions || Worldbuilding Guide Series Part 7

Welcome to the next video in my worldbuilding guide series for creating an Earth-like planet! This video is on mapping climate regions base on the Koppen Climate Classification system.

NOTE this video was originally uploaded on my channel Madeline James Writes on September 21th, 2023.

Worldbuilding Guide Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn7WXgrNpwt9ttq_fcjTBK8PEJHdasrV5

Worldbuilding Guide Blog: https://www.madelinejameswrites.com/worldbuilding-guide

DISCLAIMER: If you are looking to create a fantasy world in a few hours, this guide is not for you. If you are looking for good value between time spent and realism in your fantasy world, this is probably not for you either. This guide goes way more in depth than most other worldbuilding guides to a level that is objectively not necessary. However, “necessary” is not the point here. If you want to understand WHY your world is the way it is and let your world come alive as you slowly mold it, then this guide is for you.

To already contradict my disclaimer, the reason I go to this level of detail in creating my fantasy worlds is not just because I enjoy it. Things like geography and climate have a huge impact on civilization. Knowing about the world around your people is the first part in understanding them.

Climate Region Blog Post: https://www.madelinejameswrites.com/blog/climate-regions

Major Resources can be found through the blog post.

00:00 Intro
00:30 Plan
00:47 Climate Classification Lesson
19:04 Cheat Sheet and Setting Up
21:54 Mapping Polar Regions
23:18 Mapping Temperate and Continental Regions
26:37 Mapping Tropical Regions
28:15 Mapping Arid Regions
29:33 Initial Map and Tweaks
32:50 Whats Next

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