Fuller, Gary

The trivia lover's guide to even more of the world : geography for the global generation / Gary Fuller - xv, 205 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps

Includes index.

List of maps Introduction Geographic ignorance still prevails Why can my students find Australia on a map? Place names : pronunciations and translations Borders and boundaries Islands Battles Airports The British Empire Missionaries : agents of geographical change Nearest neighbors Explorers rescued from oblivion Diseases Population density Fleets Spice seekers Principal (rare) products Pirates Imaginary/mythical/legendary places Deep in the heart of ... World population Other populations Dangerous watery places Forced migration Forbidden places Earthquakes and tsunamis Extreme points Minerals and mines Landscapes of fear

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Geography--Miscellanea

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