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Modified & Updated: 21 May 2024

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geography facts

Geography class isn’t usually something that is remembered fondly by students. After all, who enjoys memorizing all the capitals to over a hundred countries? However, these geography facts might just surprise you with how interesting they can actually get.

  1. 01Geography is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth.
  2. 02There are 195 recognized countries in the world.
  3. 03The Earth is divided into 4 hemispheres.
  4. 0490% of the Earth’s population lives in the Northern hemisphere.
  5. 05There are over 24 different time zones on Earth.
  1. 01Eratosthenes first used the word “geography.” (276–194 BC)
  2. 02Geography comes from the greek geo (Earth) and graphy (description).
  3. 03Geography is often defined in terms of two branches: human geography and physical geography.
  4. 04Human geography studies the patterns and processes that influence society according to location.
  5. 05Physical geography is the study of the earth’s climate, seasons, and other natural phenomena.
  6. 06The geographic coordinate system marks locations on a map according to certain numbers and degrees.
  7. 07Geographers study the physical and social environments on Earth.
  8. 08An archipelago refers to a group of islands.
  9. 09Regions are the basic units of geography. It can denote land, dialect, or other socio-cultural characteristics.
  10. 10The Earth is divided into imaginary lines such as longitude, latitude, the equator, and the tropics.
  1. 01Ancient Egypt saw the Nile River as the center of the world
  2. 02People believed the world was flat until the 17th century.
  3. 03The oldest maps in the world date back to ancient Babylon in 9th century BC.
  4. 04Russia takes up 11% of the world’s landmass.
  5. 05The Marianas Trench is 35,814 ft. deep.
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