The trivia lover's guide to even more of the world : geography for the global generation / Gary Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Gary, 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Miscellanea.

Geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Distribution:

[Place of distribution not identified] : National Book Network, [date of distribution not identified]

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>Gary Fuller's entertaining and engaging guide enhances geographic know-how with good, old-fashioned fun, using trivia to open up new worlds of knowledge for all readers. Both enjoyable and enlightening, this book challenges today's global generation to truly get to know their world.</span></span>

Contents:

CONTENTS; MAPS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. GEOGRAPHIC IGNORANCE STILL PREVAILS; CHAPTER 2. WHY CAN MY STUDENTS FIND AUSTRALIA ON A MAP ?; CHAPTER 3. PLACE NAMES: PRONUNCIATIONS AND TRANSLATIONS; CHAPTER 4. BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES; CHAPTER 5. ISLANDS; CHAPTER 6. BATTLES; CHAPTER 7. AIRPORTS; CHAPTER 8. THE BRITISH EMPIRE; CHAPTER 9. MISSIONARIES: AGENTS OF GEOGRAPHICAL CHANGE; CHAPTER 10. NEAREST NEIGHBORS; CHAPTER 11. EXPLORERS RESCUED FROM OBLIVION; CHAPTER 12. DISEASES; CHAPTER 13. POPULATION DENSITY; CHAPTER 14. FLEETS; CHAPTER 15. SPICE SEEKERS

CHAPTER 16. PRINCIPAL (RARE) PRODUCTSCHAPTER 17. PIRATES; CHAPTER 18. IMAGINARY/MYTHICAL/LEGENDARY PLACES; CHAPTER 19. DEEP IN THE HEART OF . . .; CHAPTER 20. WORLD POPULATION; CHAPTER 21. OTHER POPULATIONS; CHAPTER 22. DANGEROUS WATER PLACES; CHAPTER 23. FORCED MIGRATION; CHAPTER 24. FORBIDDEN PLACES; CHAPTER 25. EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS; CHAPTER 26. EXTREME POINTS; CHAPTER 27. MINERALS AND MINES; CHAPTER 28. LANDSCAPES OF FEAR; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Fuller, Gary, 1941- Trivia lover's guide to even more of the world : geography for the global generation.

ISBN:

1-4422-3566-7

1-4422-3565-9