Geography

=**Section One:**=

**Exploring Geography**
Overview: In this topic learn that Geography is the study of where people, places, and things are located and the ways in which they relate to each other.


 * The Five Themes**


 * The Five Themes Exercise**

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Geography Jobs

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**Climates And Ecosystems**
[|Ecosystems]

[|Spotted Owl]

[|Second Spotted Owl]

The Debate

Connecting Ecosystems and the Climate

**Population And Culture**
Overview: In this topic, be familiar with the Political and Economic Systems, the study of human geography and division of economic systems.

Demographic Transition

Demographics Activity

**Resources And Land Use**
Overview: This topic teaches World economic activity, resources and land use.

**Regional Atlas: Introduction To The United States And Canada**
Overview: This topic discusses that the United States and Canada occupy most of the sprawling continent of North America.

**A Profile Of The United States**
Overview: This topic discusses how in comparison to most of the countries of the world, the United States is enormous.

=**Section 2**=

**Regions Of The United States**
Overview: This topic discusses how we define regions in order to identify places that have similar characteristics or close connections.

**Canada**
Overview: This topic discusses the Provinces and territories, Canadian culture, Regions of Canada the Search for a National Identity and Canada Today.

**Regional Atlas: Introduction To Latin America**
Overview:This topic discusses that Latin America is the region of the Americas where Romance languages are primarily spoken.

**Mexico**
Overview: This topic discusses that Mexico consists of three cultures ancient Indian, colonial Spanish, and modern Mexican which give a distinctive identity to the country.

**Central America And The Caribbean**
Overview: This topic discusses that Central America is a narrow strip of land with water on both sides that connects North and South America.

**Brazil**
Overview: This topic discusses that Brazil is the giant of South America. Nearly half the continent's people and land lie within its borders.

**Countries Of South America**
Overview: This topic explores as to how grouped around Brazil, like smaller paintings around a larger canvas, are the 12 other countries of South America.

=**Section 3**=

**Regional Atlas: Introduction To Western Europe**
Overview: This topic discusses that the continent of Europe is sometimes called "a peninsula of peninsulas."

**The British Isles And Nordic Nations**
Overview: This topic discusses the British Isles, England, Scotland and Wales, the Two Irelands and the Nordic Nations.

**Central Western Europe**
Overview: This topic explores the Central Europe, France, Germany, the Benelux Countries, Switzerland and Austria

**Mediterranean Europe**
Overview: This topic explores the Mediterranean Sea, Spain and Portugal, Italy and Greece.

**Regional Atlas: Introduction To Central Europe And Northern Eurasia**
Overview: This topic discusses that the Central Europe and Northern Eurasia is not so much a distinct physical region as it is a political one.

**Central And Eastern Europe**
Overview: This topic discusses the Central and Eastern Europe's struggle to create ties with Western Europe and the United States.

**Russia**
Overview: This topic discusses the Central and Eastern Europe's struggle to create ties with Western Europe and the United States.

=**Section 4**=

=**Regional Atlas: Introduction To Central And Southwest Asia**= Overview: This topic discusses that the Muslim culture is widespread throughout Central and Southwest Asia.

=**The Caucasus And Central Asia**= Overview: This topic discusses that the Caucasus and Central Asia region is of extremes and the mix of its ethnic groups has led to much tension.

=**The Countries Of Southwest Asia**= Overview: This topic discusses that the North Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa

=**Regional Atlas: Introduction To Africa**= Overview: This topic discusses that the West and Central Africa include the countries directly south of the Sahara

=**North Africa**= Overview: This topic discusses that the North Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa

=**West And Central Africa**= Overview: This topic discusses that the West and Central Africa include the countries directly south of the Sahara

=**East And Southern Africa**= Overview: This topic discusses that several countries on the Horn of Africa are strategically located and regional issues have caused lasting and bitter conflicts. = = =**Section 5**=

**Regional Atlas: Introduction To South Asia**
Overview: This topic discusses that South Asia looks like a giant triangle extending out into the Indian Ocean.

**The Countries Of South Asia**
Overview: This topic discusses that the South Asia is a region with a great variety of physical features. ~ Regional Atlas: Introduction to East Asia and the Pacific World Overview: This topic discusses that the Asian continent, located partly in the region known as Southeast Asia includes a host of island nations.

**Regional Atlas: Introduction To East Asia And The Pacific World**
Overview: This topic discusses that the Asian continent, located partly in the region known as Southeast Asia includes a host of island nations.

**China**
Overview: This topic explores the territory, environment, emergence, regions, people and neighbors of China.

**Japan And The Koreas**
Overview: This topic explores Japan - the land of the rising sun and Korea - a divided Peninsula and their economic development

**Southeast Asia**
Overview: This topic Explores Geography of Southeast Asia and the Historical Influences on Southeast Asian countries.

**The Pacific World And Antarctica**
Overview: This topic discusses that Australia is both a continent and a country.