Gary Fuller

The Trivia Lover's Guide to Even More of the World (eBook, PDF)

Geography for the Global Generation

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Gary Fuller's entertaining and informative guide uses geographic trivia questions as a springboard to learning about non-trivial aspects of our globe. An enlightening book for all readers, it enhances geographic know-how with good, old-fashioned fun. Discover who named the kangaroo; where can you find Lakers and Salties; what chili peppers, pineapple, chocolate, and vanilla have in common; where Shangri La was; and who was the most successful pirate in the Caribbean. An inveterate traveler and geographer extraordinaire, Fuller provides extensive background, engaging maps and photos, and thorough explanations for each intriguing trivia question. Challenging today's global generation to truly get to know their world, his book is a delight to read and an essential antidote to our lack of geographical knowledge.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216292425
• Artikelnr.: 74832175

Autorenporträt

Gary Fuller earned his PhD in geography at Penn State and taught for thirty-five years at the University of Hawaii. He also taught introductory geography at Penn State and Ohio State. He was named a Teacher of the Year by the National Association for Geographic Education, captained a championship College Bowl team, and was a winning contestant on Jeopardy! For the past twenty-five years, he has lectured on geographic and population topics aboard cruise ships.

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