Geography & Travel
Planet Earth contains some extraordinarily diverse environments, some of which are easily habitable and some not so much. In different areas of Earth, one might find sweltering deserts, dense tropical rainforests, or bone-chilling tundras. Each biome and habitat comes with its own selection of flora and fauna, and it may include physical features such as canyons, volcanoes, rivers, or caves. Human beings have built homes in many different environments, settling the area and organizing it into units such as cities, states, regions, and countries, each with its own points of interest. Shifting trends in human migration have resulted in a human geography that is profoundly different from that of centuries ago.
Visit the boom town Manaus and learn how its growing population affects the surrounding Amazon basin
Study the kivas and cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Puebloans in the southwest of the United States
Tour the Italy's financial capital Milan and observe its French Gothic and Neoclassical architecture
Learn about the volcanic collapse of Mount Mazama and Crater Lake caldera formation in Cascade Range
Investigate the global importance of the Royal Greenwich Observatory and how its location was chosen
