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title: "Places & Regions"
description: "8 topics in Geography, in the order they build on each other."
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# Places & Regions

8 topics in Geography, in the order they build on each other.

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- [Places Near and Far](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/places-near-and-far-mt_zbCartJJ2j): Every place has its own character: weather, land, plants, buildings and how people live; some places are near (our street, our town) and some are far away, and far-off places can be very different from home
- [Comparing Places](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/comparing-places-mt_SvEBb2xVzt): Compare the human and physical geography of one small area with a contrasting area far away (a UK area and one in another country or continent): what is similar, what differs, and how land, weather and daily life go together
- [Continents and Oceans](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/continents-and-oceans-mt_aNGHn8yqR8): Name and locate the world's seven continents and five oceans on a globe and world map; know which continent home is on, and begin placing familiar countries within their continents
- [The United Kingdom](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/the-united-kingdom-mt_Da-EAL3BvB): The four countries of the United Kingdom and their capitals; the surrounding seas; counties, major cities and regions; key features such as hills, mountains, coasts and rivers, and how land use has changed over time
- [Countries of Europe and the Americas](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/countries-of-europe-and-the-americas-mt_xLEoqfmGFo): Locate the world's countries and major cities using maps and atlases, with a focus on Europe (including Russia) and North and South America; know key physical and human features of the countries studied
- [Comparing World Regions](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/comparing-world-regions-mt_cY5D2gWt0Y): How cultural and environmental characteristics vary across world regions; how cultural patterns and economic decisions shape landscapes and daily life; and how the character of a place feeds into people's sense of identity
- [Measuring Development Gaps](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/measuring-development-gaps-mt_bboR-ofYrR): Countries differ in income, health and schooling, and each measure tells a different story about the same place. Compare what income per person, life expectancy and years of schooling each capture, and what a national average hides.
- [Borders, Territory and the Sea](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/borders-territory-and-the-sea-mt_vsZWx6C8fM): Most borders were drawn by someone who was not living there, and a good many are still argued over. At sea the claims reach two hundred miles out, which is why uninhabited rocks get fought over.