GEO 101: World Geography: Videos

Dispels the myth that geography is limited to the study of maps, mountain ranges, and capitals. It reveals geography as a broad and diverse field and traces its connections to science, history, politics, economics, religion, urban development, immigration, and culture.

Between the early 19th and early 21st centuries, the global population grew from one billion to more than six billion people. This program describes population geography and explains how experts use it to define groups and forecast changes within those groups.

This spectacular road trip through our nation's tumultuous deep past sets out to answer three fundamental questions: How was the continent built? How did life evolve here? And how has its spectacular landscape shaped human lives and destinies?

Visit the continent, island, and country of Australia. View its geographical terrains and ecosystems and trace its history, culture, and economics. Then learn about Australia's neighbor, New Zealand.

The Great Barrier Reef is an ideal case study for learning about the delicate ecological balance between living and non-living things and the need for careful management in order to safeguard against critical threats posed by human activity.

Following a trail of fossils found in all the wrong places–beech trees in Antarctica, hippo-like mammals in the Arctic–NOVA uncovers the bizarre history of the poles, from miles-thick ice sheets to warm polar forests teeming with life.