Pokémon Black & White (be warned: spoilers)

[Maxpphire]

Is it only me or does the world map really looks unnatural?
I mean, just take a serious look on it:
big ice mountains on the west and east, surrounded by green woods?
Not even a little bit snow there, no, the ice/snow just stops and trees begin to grow.
And at the south near the big city: a desert, surrounded by water. Does this make sense?

I do not want to critisize the game, but this map seriously is strange.

It is based on America so those are the Appalachian and Rocky Mountain Ranges. Big City also sounds like Nevada or any more south west states where there is a desert but the ocean is there too (I understand that Nevada is inland).

Blame America's national Geography if you don't like it.