Geography informs the ways people interact with their environment, from the paths of daily commuters to the terms of international treaties. Programs in this subject usually include an investigation topics such as oceanography, map making and political theory.

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates on the eastern side of the Arabian peninsula, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. Much of the work force in the UAE are foreign expatriates - hence the country's population makeup being so diverse, with Emirati citizens being a minority in their own country.