The geography of our planet is a captivating topic: the Andes in Bolivia, the Atlas Mtns of Morocco, the fjords of Sweden, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, the kelp forests of the Pacific, the Cascade Mtns of the Pacific NW, the island of Cuba, the coral reefs of Fiji, the cloud forests of Venezuela, the Florida Everglades, the Geysers of Yellowstone, the Colorado River, the Sahara Desert, the beaches of South Africa, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the old growth temperate rain forests of the Oregon coast, the Ozark Mtns of Missouri and Arkansas, the Mojabe Desert, Siberia, and the Congo... all await our attention.