The handy geography answer book
Tucci, Paul A., 1962-2016
eBook
Abstract: Completely revised and updated, it gives readers a tour of the world, its natural features, and the ever-changing mark humans make on our planet, answering 1,200 questions from the trivia (longest, hottest, tallest) to how geography has influenced history, religion, architecture, and the location of cities. With up-to-date maps and country information, this book let's you bring the world home. The Handy Geography Answer Book gives directions to the world, its people, its countries, its history, and more.
Main title:
The handy geography answer book / Paul A. Tucci.
Author:
Tucci, Paul A., 1962-, authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
Third edition.
Imprint:
Detroit [Michigan] : Visible Ink, [2017]Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2016.
Collation:
1 online resource (330 entries) : 130 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: x, 453 pages : illustrations
Contents:
About the author -- Acknowledgments -- Photo sources -- Introduction -- Defining the world -- Maps -- The physical environment -- Water and ice -- Climate -- Hazards and disasters -- Transportation and urban geography -- Political geography -- Cultural geography -- Time, calendars, and seasons -- Exploration -- The United States of America -- North America, Central America, and the Caribbean -- South America -- Western Europe -- Russia and Eastern Europe -- Asia -- The Middle East -- Africa -- Oceania and Antarctica -- Countries of the world -- Further reading -- Glossary.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781786841117 (electronic version)9781578595761 (paperback)
Dewey class:
910
LC class:
G131
Language:
English
BRN:
501902
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