intro to world geography

The physical characteristics of a place: landforms, bodies of water, climate and natural resources.

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Every place on earth has physical characteristics, right?

​Physical Geography

How these factors: ethnic/racial composition of peoples, languages, religions, cultural beliefs, and movement of peoples have affected life on earth

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People move, and share ideas, beliefs, and culture from place to place...

​Cultural Geography

The world is divided into political units (countries), and these division reflect differences in language, religion, history, etc.

The world is divided into 195 countries at present...why so many?

​Political Geography

The populations of the world are growing or contracting (depending on the country), and moving from place to place.

Tens of millions of people move each year from one country to another.

​Population Geography

The populations of the world affect and alter the world's environments. These interactions are studied, and in many cases are the subject of laws and efforts to reduce damage.

People affect the environment, in both positive and negative ways.

​Environmental Geography