The Trivia Lover's Guide to the World: Geography for the Lost and FoundGary Fuller's entertaining and engaging guide enhances geographic know-how with good, old-fashioned fun, using trivia to open up new worlds of knowledge for all readers. Often dismissed as unimportant, trivia here highlights issues that are far from trivial, pondering, for example, what peaceful country requires citizens to keep guns in their homes? what continent contains at least 75 percent of the world's fresh water? and why aren't New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia the capitals of their respective states? An inveterate traveler and geographer extraordinaire, Fuller provides extensive background, clear illustrations, and thorough explanations for each intriguing question, carefully grounding the text in practical geographic concepts. Both enjoyable and enlightening, this book challenges today's global generation to truly get to know their world. |
Contents
Chapter 01 | 1 |
Chapter 02 | 6 |
Chapter 03 | 11 |
Chapter 04 | 14 |
Chapter 05 | 17 |
Chapter 06 | 22 |
Chapter 07 | 26 |
Chapter 08 | 30 |
Chapter 26 | 124 |
Chapter 27 | 130 |
Chapter 28 | 134 |
Chapter 29 | 142 |
Chapter 30 | 149 |
Chapter 31 | 157 |
Chapter 32 | 162 |
Chapter 33 | 167 |
Chapter 09 | 34 |
Chapter 10 | 39 |
Chapter 11 | 44 |
Chapter 12 | 48 |
Chapter 13 | 52 |
Chapter 14 | 56 |
Chapter 15 | 60 |
Chapter 16 | 65 |
Chapter 17 | 69 |
Chapter 18 | 73 |
Chapter 19 | 76 |
Chapter 20 | 81 |
Chapter 21 | 86 |
Chapter 22 | 90 |
Chapter 23 | 93 |
Chapter 24 | 101 |
Chapter 25 | 114 |
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