Labs / Geography

Geography

Earth's surface, systems, and maps you can explore and reshape.

Latitude & Longitude Finder

Drop a pin and read its exact coordinates

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Map Projection Distortion

Warp the globe flat and watch shapes stretch

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Day, Night & Time Zones

Spin Earth to chase the day-night terminator

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Contour Map Builder

Slice a 3D hill into topographic contour lines

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Plate Boundary Explorer

Push and slide plates to make three boundary types

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Reassemble Pangaea

Drag continents to fit the ancient supercontinent

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Seafloor Spreading Stripes

Grow ocean floor and paint magnetic reversal bands

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Subduction Zone Machine

Sink a cold plate and ignite a volcanic arc

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What Makes a Volcano Erupt

Tune magma to blow gently or explode violently

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Seismic Waves Through Earth

Send P and S waves and reveal the core

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Locate the Epicenter

Use three seismographs to triangulate the quake

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Earthquake Magnitude & Shaking

Crank magnitude and feel the energy explode

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Drive the Rock Cycle

Melt, cool, bury and squeeze rocks around the loop

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Meanders & Oxbow Lakes

Watch a river snake, cut banks, and abandon loops

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River Long Profile

Erode a river from mountain source to sea

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Build a River Delta

Dump sediment where a river meets the sea

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Glacier Carves a Valley

Grow ice to gouge a U-shaped valley

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Drive the Water Cycle

Follow a water drop through evaporation to runoff

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How Clouds Form

Lift an air parcel until it condenses into cloud

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Rain Shadow Effect

Push moist air over a mountain and dry it out

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Warm & Cold Fronts

Collide air masses and brew a storm

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Hurricane Engine

Spin up a storm over warm tropical ocean

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Global Wind Belts

Add spin to Earth and bend the trade winds

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Layers of the Atmosphere

Fly up and chart temperature through each layer

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Ocean Currents & Gyres

Stir the seas with wind, heat, and Coriolis

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Climate Zone Classifier

Set temperature and rain to name any climate

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Biome Explorer

Plot temperature vs rainfall to grow a biome

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Planetary Energy Balance

Trap heat and watch the planet warm

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Population Density Mapper

Scatter people and read density across regions

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How Cities Grow

Grow a city outward into land-use rings

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