The Amazon rainforest influences global rainfall patterns.

The Nile flows northward — it is one of the few major rivers in the world that flows from south to north.

Fact #3747 · Geography

Norway has a town called Å — the shortest place name in the world.

Fact #3914 · Geography

Urban populations now exceed rural populations worldwide.

Fact #3091 · Geography

The Berlin Conference divided much of Africa among European powers.

Fact #1150 · Geography

The ocean contains structures larger than mountain ranges.

Fact #1805 · Geography

In 1932, Australia deployed machine guns against flocks of emus during the Emu War.

Fact #780 · Geography

The Earth's continents were once joined in a supercontinent called Pangaea.

Fact #229 · Geography

Around 90% of the world's population lives in the Northern Hemisphere.

Fact #2769 · Geography