Geography

Physical Features Peninsula Steppe Tundra Archipelago Cape Desert Isthmus

Geography of a Place Physical characteristics Physical features and culture Customs and traditions

North Africa/SW Asia

Physical features: – Sahara Desert – Arabian Peninsula – Persian Gulf – Nile River – Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Climate and population density Major religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Sub Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa Congo Basin Kalahari Desert Serengeti Plain Modernization and urbanization Climates

South Asia, SE Asia, Eastern Asia

Physical features: – Indian Peninsula – Ganges River – Indus River – Himalayas – Huang He River – Korean Peninsula – Japanese Archipelago Climate and population distribution

Europe

Physical Features – Alps – Rhine River – Apennines – Danube – European Plain – Mediterranean Sea – Peninsulas Iberian Italian Balkan Scandinavian Climates

Latin America

Why Latin America? Areas included: Mexico, Central America, South America, Caribbean Physical Features: – Amazon River and Basin – Andes Mountains Effect of deforestation

North America

Physical Features – Rocky Mountains – Great Lakes – Mississippi River – St. Lawrence River Major climates

Oceania

Areas included: – Australia – New Zealand – Antarctica – Melanesia – Micronesia – Polynesia Physical Features: – Great Barrier Reef – Outback Climates