70+ ‘Geography’ Writing Prompts
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Historical Geography
Choose a historical event and describe its geographical context and its impact on the land and people.
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The Impact of Climate Change
Research a specific geographical location and write about how it has been affected by climate change.
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Journey of a River
Write a descriptive piece illustrating the journey of a river from its source to the sea, highlighting the changes in the landscape and region it traverses.
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Exploring Country Cultures
Choose a country you’ve never visited before, research its culture, traditions, geography, and history, then write about it.
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Exploring New Cultures
If you could visit any country in the world, where would you go and why? Write about the culture, food, and traditions of this place.
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Gateway to Multiverse
Create a fantasy world that is a gateway or bridge between various dimensions or realms.
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Terra Incognita
Devise a whole new world, away from Earth, with its geographies, creatures, civilizations, and peculiar laws.
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My Spartan Sari Ribbon
Take a look at a piece of fabric or clothing and write the story of its journey from raw material to your final product.
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Visual Maps and Story Paths
Use a map as a visual tool and devise an adventure story that follows the path outlined on it.
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A Whole New World
Imagine you suddenly got transported to a fantastical parallel universe. Write about this new world and your adventures there.
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World Crafting
Write a description of a fantasy world, focusing on elements of nature, society, and magical elements.
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Hot-Air Balloon Adventure
Write a story about a hot-air balloon journey that allows you to visit any place on Earth.
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Imagination Land
Imagine you could create your own country. Write about what it might look like and what kind of things make your country unique.
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Laying the Foundation
Write a narrative describing a fictional world’s creation from scratch, detailing its landscapes, society, culture, and beliefs.
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Building a Fantasy World
Design a fantasy world from scratch, detailing its geography, history, and inhabitants.
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Midnight Train to Nowhere
Write about a train that only comes into the station at midnight, which subsequently leads to a place that doesn’t exist in our reality.
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Unseen Metropolis
Describe a city that’s hidden underneath another, the inhabitants only coming out at night.
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Invent a Land
Create a fictional world and describe the rules, customs, landscapes, and inhabitants.
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Ocean Adventure
Imagine you’re an explorer who discovered a new island. What does it look like? What challenges do you face?
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Travel Device Adventures
Write about a transportation device you’ve invented that takes you on an extraordinary journey.
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Planetary GuideBook
Assume you are the first human to set foot on a newly discovered planet. Write a travelers guide that describes your experiences and explorable sites.
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Whispering Winds of the Frontier
Craft a tale about how a natural event, like a whirlwind or a dust storm, affects a typical day in a western frontier town.
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My Dream Journey
Write about a dream trip you want to take and talk about places you would visit, people you would meet, and things you would do.
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Emotional Cartography
Create a map of your emotions; detail where and when you feel strongest emotions and chart the routes these feelings take within you.
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Terrific World Landmarks
Choose a photo of a world-renowned landmark and spin a fictitious narrative about an event that happened there.
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Comprehensive Vacation
Write about a landmark or country you’d like to visit. Explain why you find it fascinating and what you hope to see or do when you’re there.
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Mapping the Unseen
Write about a map that reveals not land, towns or rivers, but the invisible forces, like magic hotspots, ley lines or portals.
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Building Imaginary Worlds
Design an imaginary world, detailing its geography, inhabitants, culture, rules, and unique features.
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Fantastic Worlds
Imagine a magical land full of mythical creatures and adventures. Write a story set in this world.
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Planet Exploration
Imagine you have landed on a new planet – what does it look like and who lives there?
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Magic Backpack Adventure
Picture you have a magic backpack that can teleport you to any location once you put the location’s picture inside it. Where would you go and what would you do?
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Transcending Cultures Through Food
Create a research paper about a cuisine of a particular culture or country and study how it represents their history, migration, and identity.
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In a Faraway Land
Describe a fantastical world with its own unique rules, creatures, and landscapes.
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Alien Invasion
Examine how the world might react to a peaceful visit from extra-terrestrial beings, using current world facts and scenarios.
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The Reunion
Imagine a scenario where an Irish migrant reunites with their family who remained in Ireland after many years.
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Mind’s Creation
Describe a fantastical world that originates from your imagination, including its geography, cultures, and inhabitants.
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Crafting a Fictional City
Construct a brand-new city from scratch, considering its culture, geography, architecture, and society.
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Journey to Easter Island
Construct an adventure story where the protagonist embarks on a journey to save Easter by traveling to Easter Island.
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Fabled Kingdoms
Imagine a kingdom or realm only known in legends and tales, detail its territories and people.
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Pot of Gold Quest
Describe your journey as a leprechaun to locate the mythical pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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Cross-Continental Travels
Imagine you are given a chance to travel to three different continents in the same day.
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Journey to a Fictional Land
Write a story about traveling to a realm straight out of your imagination.
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Region Evolution
Choose a Pokemon region and write about how it might evolve and change over the next hundred years.
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Unchartered Territory in Attack on Titan
Imagine a new territory beyond the walls in Attack on Titan. What is this place like, and what new stories and challenges does it bring for our characters?
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Tracing Your Footsteps
Write about a place you’ve lived and describe how your life evolved while you were there.
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Mapping Anxiety
Draw a map of your anxiety, sketching out the different regions each representing a particular anxiety or fear. Write about the geography of your personal “Anxiety Land”.
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Inventing New Worlds
Create a detailed description of an alternative world, with distinct geography, biology, culture, and political systems.
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Maps and Metaphors
Craft a map and metaphor that symbolizes your story’s world and its dominant attitudes.
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Roots and Routes
Describe the place your character was born and raised, their journey from there, and how this movement has impacted their persona.
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Imaginary Worlds
Develop a fictional setting, complete with its unique rules, reality laws, and cultures.
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Legendary Landscapes
Detail a primary geographical feature of your world and its impact on the culture and people living there.
