Answer Book: Fast Facts about Our WorldA multifaceted reference book for the 21st century, the Answer Book will fascinate with up-to-date, authoritative, and endlessly interesting information about the world today. From earth sciences to astronomy, from climate and habitats to human arts and cultures, from ancient history to cutting-edge technology, and including brief descriptions, flags, and statistics of all the countries of the world, it delivers exactly the kind of quick-dip information that modern readers crave. Maps, charts, diagrams, graphs, photographs, illustrations-some 600 pictures in all-combine with hundreds of fast facts and short pieces on the people, places, wildlife, weather, history, and current events that matter in our world today. National Geographic Answer Book is a vital reference for school, a handy resource at the office, and a fabulous pick-up-and browse companion at home. |
Contents
GEOGRAPHY | 4 |
EARTHS ATMOSPHERE | 54 |
EQUATOR TROPICS | 106 |
PLANTS | 134 |
SHRUBS | 196 |
AQUATIC BIOMES | 212 |
Common terms and phrases
Africa agriculture ancient animals ANSWER BOOK Antarctica AREA Asia asteroid asteroid belt astronomers atmosphere atomic Australia biome BOOK I CHAPTER CACAO CAPITAL century CHAPTER 9 CHEMICALS China CIRCA cities CLICK climate coast COFFEE continent core created crust culture CURRENCY developed dwarf planets early Earth's Atmosphere East ECONOMY IND energy Europe EXPECTANCY FAST FACT FISH FOOD galaxies GDP PER CAPITA Geographic Greek HISTORY human Human Migration India islands Kuiper belt land LANDFORMS largest layer live Migration million years ago moon mountains National NINE I COUNTRIES North northern ocean orbit Pacific PAGES percent PETROLEUM photosynthesis PLANET EARTH plates POPULATION PROCESSING PRODUCTS rain forests region REPUBLIC RICE River rock savanna scientists soil solar system South America space species square miles stars SUGAR surface temperature TEXTILES THREE I PLANET tion TOURISM trade trees tropical volcanoes weather wind