kids encyclopedia robot

Physical geography facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Delicate Arch LaSalle
A natural arch.

Physical geography is one of the two major subfields of geography. Physical geography is related to geology, because it is about the processes and patterns in the natural environment. Some of the things this includes are the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and landforms. Physical geography influences what people do. For example, few live in deserts, and many live in cities near a big river.

Images for kids

  • Land ocean ice cloud 1024

    NASA true-color image of the Earth's surface and atmosphere.

  • Alexander von Humboldt-selfportrait

    Alexander von Humboldt, considered to be the founding father of physical geography.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Geografía física para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Physical geography Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.