Articles Index
Advantages and Disadvantages of Global Warming
Your About.com expert Guide to Geography provides a listing of the significant advantages and disadvantages of global warming.
A Overview of Global Warming
A comprehensive overview of global warming - its causes, its effects, its future, and what we can do about it, from About.com's expert Geography site.
Glaciers
A comprehensive overview of glaciers. Includes the types of glaciers, how glaciers carve the land, and the importance of glaciers. From Colin Stief of Geography at About.com.
Geography of Coffee
Every morning, millions of people around the world enjoy a cup of coffee to get a jump start on their day. Learn about the geography of coffee, from Geography at About.com
Colin Stief - Geography Intern at Geography at About.com
A bio of Colin Stief, the fall semester 2008 Geography Intern for Geography at About.com.
Antarctica
What you need to know about Antarctica - the coldest, windiest, driest, highest, quietest, most remote, and least understood continent on earth.
Floods and Flooding
River and coastal flooding are the most frequently occurring natural disaster and floods are increasing in occurrence more rapidly than any other disaster. This article from Geography at About.com provides an overview of flooding and floods.
Eratosthenes
Learn about Eratosthenes, the ancient Greek scholar and head librarian of the Great Library at Alexandria, known today as the father of geography.
Current World Population
Discover the current world population and historic world population totals and growth since the year one, from your About.com Guide to Geography.
European Union Countries
A listing of the countries that are members of the European Union, including the newest countries in the European Union, also known as the EU.
Refugees
A comprehensive overview of refugees and the refugee situation around the world. Also includes information about Internally Displaced Persons.
Global Positioning System
The eight most important things you need to know about the GPS - Global Positioning System. Learn about the satellites that orbit the earth and how, using a handheld receiver unit, the GPS works to help you determine your location, speed, elevation, and the exact time.
Hurricane Names for 2008
A list of the official hurricane names for 2008.
Latitude and Longitude
Learn to understand the latitude and longitude lines running across your maps and globes. An overview of latitude and longitude from your About.com expert Guide to Geography.
Tornado
Everything you ever wanted to know about tornadoes and tornado alley. Tornadoes are the most destructive of any local atmospheric phenomena.
Hurricane
An overview of the terrible storms known as hurricanes. Find out about hurricane season and how hurricanes are born, destroy, and die. Learn about hurricanes from your About.com expert Guide to Geography.
Definitions of Geography
A large collection of quotes of definitions of geography from various sources, compiled by your About.com Guide to Geography.
China's One Child Policy
Discover the ins and outs of China's One Child Policy, designed to limit population growth in the world's largest country. All about the One Child Policy in China from your About.com Guide to Geography.
Rivers: From Source to Sea
Rivers provide us with food, energy, recreation, transportation routes, and of course water for irrigation and for drinking. Learn all about rivers from the About.com Guide to Geography.
Measuring Precipitation
Average annual precipitation is a vital piece of climatic data - one that is recorded through a variety of methods. Precipitation (which is most commonly rainfall but also includes snow, hail, sleet, and other forms of water falling to the ground) is measured in units over a given time period.
Geography of National Parks
An overview of national parks in the United States and around the world.
Missing Countries
Learn what happened to missing countries like Tibet, Rhodesia, Siam, and others, from your About.com Guide. A listing of countries that no longer exist.
Capitals of Every Country
A comprehensive listing of the capitals of every country on earth, from your About.com expert Guide to Geography.
Gas Prices Rising
An overview of the cause of high gas prices and high oil prices in the United States and around the world, from the About.com expert Guide to Geography.
Drought: Its Causes, Stages, and Problems
A comprehensive overview of drought. Provides the definition of drought, the causes of drought, economic effects of drought, and how drought can be controlled.