The "world" is also called Earth, earth, Mother Earth, the planet, the globe.

The world essentially consists of three parts:

• Air
• Water
• Land

Geographical Divisions

We can divide the land and water into the following major features:

• Continents
• Islands
• Mountains
• Oceans and Seas
• Lakes and Rivers

These features are called "geographical". They are not "man-made". They exist with or without man.

Political Divisions

"Political" divisions are made by man. Politically, we can divide the land into:

• Countries

On these pages we will look in more detail at:

Continents
Countries
Countries & Nationality