Are there any general guides/references/FAQs for beginners to help us with geography? Things like, "Rivers usually flow from mountains" and "Lakes don't have more than one outlet" and "Rivers never split."

I'd still like to know more about how to place lakes, deserts, wooded areas. I'm not looking for a PhD, just some basic stuff that will help me get started with maps that make sense and give me some knowledge to build on as I learn.