Physical geography

Geography is the “mother of sciences”. (Wickramaratne, 2015) Geography studies the physical and cultural characteristics of different places and how they affect one another. Geography is considered a social and physical science and is taught in classrooms throughout the United States. Geography is taught in hope that someone can “see the meaning in the arrangement of things on Earth’s surface and be able to see relations between people, places, and environments, who uses geographic skills, and who

Mayan physical geography includes the area of the Yucatan Peninsula, which has flat lands and a tropical climate. They lived in the area that is now Guatemala, Belize, Yucatan, and southern Mexico. This part of culture is displayed all throughout the exhibit, shown in the back of the exhibit with some hills, and it is also shown in the front with flat lands. This is important to Mayan culture because without the grounds and area in which they lived, it is most likely that they would create different

Physical geography Benin is one of the smallest country in Africa. It is a key-shaped country. It lies in West Africa and is between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer. It is surrounded by the countries Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo (see Figure 1). The coordinates of the country is 9°20’N 2°15’E. Benin is about the size of Tennessee. Benin is located near the equator which makes the temperature to be higher than average. The area of Benin is 44,310 mi2. Benin is 98.2% land and 1.8% water

Physical geography Gabon is a small country that lies on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa. It has three other borders including Guinea, Cameroon, and the Congo (see Figure 3). It has an area of 103,000 square miles, which is a bit smaller than the state of California. Besides that, Gabon can be broken down into three different regions. These regions are a narrow coastal plain, a mountainous middle (see Figures 1 and 4), and a savanna in the southeastern parts. The two large mountain ranges on

Uruguay Country Profile Physical Geography Uruguay is a country in South America. It borders the South Atlantic Ocean, to the west is Argentina, and northeast is Brazil. To the south it lies opposite to the Río de la Plata, which is a wide estuary opening out to the South Atlantic. The capital Montevideo, which is also a major port, is on the edge of the Río de la Plata (see Figure one). Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America. It is a water-rich land, and consists of

Living Physical Geography course. The reason being, all of the knowledge I learned through the course of the semester was very applicable to real life and the way I view the world around me. The area in which I live in is full of different geographical concepts. The two concepts I enjoyed learning the most and feel are of most importance to me is the concept of anthropogenic changes and volcanoes. The first and of utmost importance is the term Anthropogenic. Before entering into Living Physical Geography

Physical Geography Japan is an asian country that is comprised of 6,852 islands off of the eastern coast of the asian mainland. This accumulation of islands is known as a stratovolcanic archipelago. An archipelago is a cluster of islands that are usually volcanic and occurs in subduction zones. Japan is in the crossroads of four different tectonic plates - the Pacific plate, the Philippine plate, the Eurasian plate and the North American, and due to the plate movement and subduction of all these

border of Colombia, marking the territorial conversion from North America to South America. The transformation between this designation and Central America is that Middle America includes Mexico occasionally it also includes the West Indies. The physical geography of South America is conquered by the Andes Highlands, which stretches towards the Pacific shoreline of the landmass. The Amazon Basin controls the

The country I chose is different form Canada in so many ways. First of all, the physical geography of the country is different. In Canada there are 4 distinct different seasons, winter, spring, summer, and autumn, however in Ivory coast there is only 2 spring and summer. Yet, the physical differences do not stop there. The placement of these countries are also a major different, as Canada is in the North America, and Ivory Coast is in Africa. The continental difference also plays a big role in the

The Physical Geography of Kalamazoo Physical Geography of Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan has been around officially around since the eighteen thirties. It has long since a agricultural producer and has been growing steadily throughout the years as a metropolitan area. This paper will focus on the actual land itself mainly looking at the geological history, glacial formations, streams, wind landforms, groundwater, climate, soil, vegetation, agriculture, tourism, and a small summary of the community