David Salmon
Midterm
Geo111

North America:

Location:
The location of North America would be the Northern Hemisphere and almost within the Western Hemisphere. North America is made up of United States and Canada. An absolute location in the United States would be New York. Alaska is also in the upper Northern part of North America above Canada. While Canada has much cooler weather, The Unites States Varies in climate from the West Coast to the Northeast and North South.

Place:
North America has a vast amount of diversity in it's landforms. From Mountains to Beautiful beaches North America has a little bit of everything. Starting in the Rocky Mountains one of North Americas longest mountain range in the Western side, stretching all the way to Canada. Moving to the Southeast of the United States where we have plenty of Ocean with some of the most recognized beaches like Miami Beach in Florida and Cape May, New Jersey. In the Northern Side of North America there's also Alaska with it's beautiful views as for example Denali National Park.

Interaction/Movement:
In North America there's many Immigrants from other countries so there is an abundance of cultures around, as well as languages that are spoken throughout. English and Spanish are very common throughout the United States. Most of the Hispanic culture resides in the west side of the United States. In Canada the two languages that are spoken all over would be English and French. Canada was colonized by the french, which is a reason to why they speak French.

Latin America:

Location:
Latin America is located in the Western Hemisphere. It is made up of Central America and South America. Unlike North America, Latin America is split by several different countries. The Caribbean is also part of Latin America. For example the absolute location of Brazil would be 15.7833° S, 47.8667° W.

Place:
Starting in Central America we have Mexico that has some of the most beautiful beaches like the ones in Cancun, made up of real tropical weather. In South America you have a little bit of everything from the Andes Mountains to Volcanoes like the one in Ecuador which is the Pichincha. There's also more amazing beaches specially in Brazil home of the best tropical weather, for example Rio De Janeiro which has the best of everything as a beach paradise.

Interaction/Movement: In Central America and South America the major language spoken is Spanish, they do have a variation of accents that makes each a little bit different from each other as well as a change in some of their wording. Brazil in the other hand has it's primary language that's Portuguese but in some parts they also speak Spanish due to the surrounding countries in South America. The Culture in Both Central America and South America is very uplifting, they have a great sense of Culture and Welcoming to Foreign comers. Many famous dishes come from Central and South America with a vast amount of exquisite cuisine.

Russia:

Location:
Russia is Located in Both the Northern and Eastern Hemisphere. The country is also separated in to two landmasses separated by the Ural Mountains. The land to the West is referred as European Russia. The absolute location of Russia extends from 27°E to 173 °E and from 43°N to 82°N. While the relative location of Russia is in Northern Asia and Bordering the Arctic Ocean.

Place:
A major part of Russia are the famous Ural Mountains which range from North through South of Western Russia, from the coast of Arctic Ocean to Ural River. Russia is a very cold place in it's northern parts but it is also favored in really good weather with nice sandy beaches. Tourist from Europe spend their summers in Russia to visit some of it's large city's like St.Petersburg and Moscow. One the their nicest beaches in in Sochi, Russia.

Interaction/Movement:
People in Russia are just like everybody else in other countries. They have to create space to produce more room for their needs. They also plant and have everything from Dams to Mountain side trails and they have also established Landfills. Russia has a lot of immigrants from different surrounding European countries due to jobs that are offered in big city's like St.Petersburg and Moscow. Their Primary language is Russian Of course but they benefit from their Immigrant cultures as well. The Russian Culture is very welcoming to it's guest and often don't need an invitation, their goodwill and generosity makes it a very nice place to visit.

Europe:

Location:
Europe Belongs to the Northern Hemisphere. The absolute Location of London, UK is 51.5171°N, 0.1062° W. Europe is a cluster of countries in the North Connecting From Spain and being separated by the Baltic sea that leads up to Sweden. Europe is bounded by the Atlantic, Arctic, The Black Sea and Mediterranean Ocean.

Place:
Europe has many Landforms that lead up all the way to the Ural Mountains of Russia. The North European Plain stretches out from the west of Europe all the way to the East where it touches with the Ural Mountains. The alps are also located in South Central Europe. The highest point there is Mont Blanc. From the Islands of Sicily to Woolacombe Beach in the UK there's many beautiful beaches that stretch throughout Europe.

Interaction/Movement:
People move all over Europe the distances are short by car or train, you could get to another city in a different country in Europe in a shorter time. Land gets used more and more to sustain the amount of people that reside in Europe and for the new comers as well. The vast majority of languages in Europe make it a unique place to be in. From Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Greek there's many more languages. There are so many cultures to experience which makes it a major tourist attraction yearly.