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020 _a9781442235656
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050 0 0 _aG131
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100 1 _aFuller, Gary,
_d1941-
245 1 4 _aThe trivia lover's guide to even more of the world: geography for the global generation
_cGary Fuller
260 _aUSA
_bGary Fuller
_c2015
300 _axv, 205 pages :
_billustrations (some color), color maps ;
_c23 cm
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aGeographic 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.
650 0 _aGeography
_vMiscellanea.
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