Geography
Global Food Production
Despite global food production being adequate to meet demand more people died of hunger, or hunger related diseases, than died of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Global Food Production Interactive Map of Global Food Production Chronic Undernourishment Global Food Production According to the World Food Programme the global food production is enough
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Global Population
Since the last catasphrophic event that hugely affected global population some 70,000 years ago it took the human race until 1804 (69,800 years)to reach a population of 1 billion and only 211 years to grow to 7 billion. World Human Population Global Population Interactive Data Map Origin of Humans Extinction Events Reaching 7 Billion
Geography of Earth
The Geography of Earth is unique in our solar system in that it is predominantly covered by water with the oceans covering 70.1% of the surface and with only 29.1% dry land (this is without taking into account all the lakes and rivers etc). Land Mass Continents Six continent of the world Seven continents
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Bodies of Water
The geography of earth includes many bodies of water from streams, rivers and lakes to channels, seas and oceans with many of these terms overlapping in their definitions. Bodies of Water Streams Rivers Watersheds and Drainage basin Ponds Lakes Lochs Is The Caspian Sea a Lake? Lagoons Water Bodies Interactive Data Map Seas Oceans
Geographical Land Use
Geographical land use is an article discussing the environmental features on Earth and how humans have adapted the environment to meet their requirements Geographical Land Use Urban land Advantages of Urbanisation Problems with Urbanisation Additional Effects of Urbanisation Rural Land Agricultural Land Arable Land Woodland Deserts How Are Deserts Formed? Convection Cells Coriolis Effect Rain
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Meteorology – Understanding Weather
Meteorology is the study of weather; its patterns, causes and effects. The Study of meteorology has enabled us to predict the weather with remarkable accuracy. Temperature variations Airflow and Winds Rain The Water Cycle Evaporation Sublimation Transpiration Condensation Clouds Temperature variations Based on data from the World Meteorological Organization temperatures
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Structure of the Earth
Essentially the structure of the earth consists of a hard iron core which sits at the centre of a molten liquid sphere surrounded by a solid crust of rock. But there is much more to these layers each with very specific properties which are required for life on earth. Structure of the Earth The
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