Cultures are complex social organizations that emerge over time. They are influenced by a wide range of factors including environment, history, religion, communication and economy. Small changes in any of these areas can have major, unforeseen effects on behavior and development.

Lifestyles evolved from nomadic tribes to agrarian settlements to industrial societies to the information age. Perceptions, values, behavior and social structures also changed.

An overview of the current state of the world in regard to demographics, health, poverty, environment and education. Major changes in and problems of the modern world.

People have celebrated the major rites of passage since primitive times. How present customs and clichés arose from the past.

For the first time in history,more than half the world’s population live in urban areas. Take a trip around the globe and visit famous cities, lost cities, rich ones, poor ones, the most populated and the most popular.

How much do you know about the world we live in? Challenge your brain and increase your travel trivia.