Geography

Various land formations on Earth appear in many different shapes and sizes. We can recognize four main types of landforms: plains, plateaus, hills, and mountains.

May 30, 2020 10:46

Five distinctive physical regions divide the North American continent: western mountain region, the Great Plains, the varied eastern region, the so-called Canadian Shield, and the Caribbean. 

May 28, 2020 08:53

There aren't many countries in the world that contain the same amount of beautiful landforms as the U.S. does. The sheer vastness, natural beauty and diversity of all of the spectacular landscapes are sure to leave everyone breathless.

May 28, 2020 08:53

The plate tectonics theory has been widely accepted among scientists since the middle of the 20th century. Although many did not believe that the theory of our planet’s crust being made up of different plates could be true, they were eventually proven wrong. Today, this theory helps us understand our planet in ways that were impossible beforehand.

May 27, 2020 08:46

In 1915, Alfred Wegener presented the theory of continental drift but it was not until the 1960s that it was accepted as scientifically true.

May 27, 2020 08:46

The diversity of the bodies of water on the North American continent is second to none, and there are many states with multiple major rivers and lakes.

May 27, 2020 08:45

The geographer George Chisholm is credited as the father of economic geography, an important field in geography, but also economics. It studies economic activity and how it relates to geographical position.

May 23, 2020 07:20

Alpine permafrost is permafrost which exists at higher elevations up mountains or plateaus.

May 19, 2020 13:36

A culture region (or cultural) is a term used in both geography and anthropology. It is often called the cultural sphere, cultural area, or culture area as well.

May 9, 2020 09:25

The atmosphere of Earth is divided into several different layers. Each layer has its own properties, depending on how far you are from the surface of the planet.

May 1, 2020 10:45

Here are five interesting things about the US/Canada border that you may not have known, but you could be glad you did. 

April 21, 2020 15:05

Foibas, scowles, turloughs, and more are examples of karst landforms.

July 3, 2018 17:05

The Barents Sea, Laptev Sea, and the Kara Sea are some of the marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean.

February 23, 2018 14:07