Geography
Geography is the study of natural and human constructed phenomena from a spatial perspective. Geography has two main sub disciplines:
- Human geography includes such subjects as demography, human settlements, transportation, recreation and tourism, resources, religion, social traditions, human migration, agriculture, urban systems, and economic activities
- Physical geography is concerned with the study of the Earth’s atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere from theoretical and applied viewpoints.
Sometimes the disciplines of human and physical geography combine knowledge to create a more holistic synthesis.
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Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia is a shallow perennial inland salt water body in northwestern Iran. This lake is the second largest in the Middle East, measuring roughly 5000 square kilometers in... More »
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Kunene River
The Kunene River (also Cunene River) is a river is southwestern Africa, 1050 kilometers long, with its watershed primarily within the nation of Angola but also drawing... More »
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Daugava River
The Daugava River drains portions of the countries of Latvia, Belarus, Estonia and Russia, prior to discharging to the Gulf of Riga. Also known as the West Dvina River, this... More »
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Yangtze River
The Yangtze River, Asia's longest watercourse at about 6300 kilometers, has a basin that holds approximately one third of the population of China. The headwaters of the... More »
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English Channel
The English Channel is that saline water body that connects the North Sea to the Celtic Sea. It is bounded on the north by England and on the south by France. This... More »
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Northern California coast
The Northern California coast section encompasses diverse topography including mountains, hills, valleys and plains in the Northern California Coast Ranges and small parts of... More »
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Dugongs in Malaysia
Overview Dugongs were once common throughout the shallow coastal waters of East Malaysia (northeast Borneo). The hunting of dugongs, particularly off the... More »
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What’s in Yellowstone’s Future?
Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions—What’s in Yellowstone’s Future? Yellowstone, one of the... More »
Oak
Last Updated on 2012-05-25 at 01:05
Oaks are trees and shrubs in the Fagaceae family, which also includes beeches, chestnuts, and chinquapins. The genus of oaks, with the scientific name Quercus, is broadly... More »
Lesotho
Last Updated on 2012-05-24 at 20:26
Lesotho is a landlocked nation of nearly two million people in southern-Africa, completely surrounded by the nation of South Africa.
Lesotho is mostly highland with... More »
Zambezian flooded grasslands
Last Updated on 2012-05-24 at 19:35
Located within the miombo and mopane woodlands of the Central African Plateau, Zambezian flooded grasslands are an anomaly of productivity and abundance in a landscape... More »
Water profile of Belize
Last Updated on 2012-05-24 at 16:11
Geography and population
The water profile of Belize generally is summarized by an adequate supply of surface and groundwater, chiefly as a benefit from the... More »
Major rivers of the world (collection)
Last Updated on 2012-05-24 at 14:51
Continent color... More »
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