When I make an atlas of the world I'm creating or map of a specific continent or country on that world, I have a hard time figuring out what's the appropriate placement of towns, political borders, etc. I know rivers make good borders, but for a fantasy world how do you arrange your empires? I know it's my decision, but I end up either clustering everything together or making them too spread out. Also my maps tend to not look natural when I place terrain.Click image for larger version. 

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