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Land of Terror

Land of Terror is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Land of Terror rather than just read about it. In short: Land of Terror is a 1944 fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the sixth in his series about the fictional "Hollow Earth" land of Pellucidar. It is the penultimate novel in the series and the last to be published during Burrough's lifetime.

Key takeaways

Land of Terror belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Land of Terror to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Land of Terror from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Land of Terror is a 1944 fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the sixth in his series about the fictional "Hollow Earth" land of Pellucidar. It is the penultimate novel in the series and the last to be published during Burrough's lifetime. Unlike most of the other books in the Pellucidar series, this novel was never serially published in any magazine because it was rejected by all of Burroughs's usual publishers.

Plot summary The novel relates the adventures of David Innes on his return from Lo-Har to Sari in the wake of the events of Back to the Stone Age. It is divided into five adventures:

The Oog Women (chapters 1-4) Among the Jukans (chapters 5-15) With the Azar giants (chapters 16-18) Captured by the giant Ants (chapters 19-21) On the Floating Island of Ruva (chapters 22-28)

Copyright The copyright for this story has expired in Australia, and thus now resides in the public domain there. The text is available via Project Gutenberg Australia.

External links Free Ebook from Project Gutenberg of Australia Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project Page for Land of Terror

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Land of Terror

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Land of Terror claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Land of Terror before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Land of Terror ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Land of Terror

In research: Land of Terror appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Land of Terror in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Land of Terror is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1940s adventure novels, 1940s speculative fiction novel stubs, 1944 American novels, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Land of Terror outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Land of Terror in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Land of Terror means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Land of Terror out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Land of Terror in simple terms?

Why does Land of Terror matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Land of Terror?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Land of Terror.