World Geography Terms: Human Geography and Physical Geography

The World Geography Questionnaires series is designed to help you with the National Geography Bee contest. As the sixth book in this series, it examines various geographical terms, from estuary to latitude to watershed. Written in a glossary form, it is designed to clearly explain each topic. Whether you enter the contest or not, this series will enhance your geography knowledge, and will give you a new perspective on the world in which we live.

This book was updated in 2015.

Kenneth Ma is a junior at UC Davis. He was the National Geography School Bee at Eaton Elementary School in Cupertino when he was in fourth grade, and he was the National Geography School Bee at Kennedy Middle School in Cupertino when he was in sixth grade. He was also a member of the Kennedy Middle School National Geography Challenge Championship team in 2007. In 2007, he was honored with the Outstanding Achievement in Geography Award from his middle school. Besides his interest in Geography, Kenneth is also an avid soccer player.