Gary Fuller

The Trivia Lover's Guide to Even More of the World: Geography for the Global Generation

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Produktbeschreibung

Gary Fuller's entertaining guide uses geographic trivia questions as a springboard to learning about non-trivial aspects of our globe. He defines geography as the science of survival and challenges today's global generation to truly get to know their world. A delight to read, this book is an essential antidote to our lack of geographical knowledge.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781442235656
• ISBN-10: 1442235659
• Artikelnr.: 41750047

Autorenporträt

By Gary Fuller

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps Acknowledgments Introduction 11 Geographic Ignorance Still
Prevails 12 Why Can My Students Find Australia on a Map? 13 Place Names:
Pronunciations and Translations 14 Borders and Boundaries 15 Islands 16
Battles 17 Airports 18 The British Empire 19 Missionaries: Agents of
Geographical Change 10 Nearest Neighbors 11 Explorers Rescued from Oblivion
12 Diseases 13 Population Density 14 Fleets 15 Spice Seekers 16 Principal
(Rare) Products 17 Pirates 18 Imaginary/Mythical/Legendary Places 19 Deep
in the Heart of . . . 20 World Population 21 Other Populations 22 Dangerous
Watery Places 23 Forced Migration 24 Forbidden Places 25 Earthquakes and
Tsunamis 26 Extreme Points 27 Minerals and Mines 28 Landscapes of Fear
Index About the Author Maps The Lost Squadron in Greenland Cook's Voyage in
Endeavour Classical Place Name Belt Mexico and Texas Andesite Line Cuba and
Tarawa Superimposed on the United States European Battle Sites Source of
the Nile California Missions Palk Strait Germany 1871-1945 Shackleton's
1914 Expedition Bering's Voyages Da Gama's and Magellan's Voyages Barbary
Coast Realm Geographic Centers of the United States Mouth of the Columbia
River Skagerrak and the Battle of Jutland Salvation Islands Radcliffe Line
North Brother Island Mount Chimborazo Point Nemo Marcellus Shale Range of
Sleeping Sickness Llano Estacado