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008 230720s2015 mduab 001 0 eng
010 _a 2014039781
020 _a9781442235656 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _z9781442235663 (electronic)
040 _aBD-DhDIU
_bENG
_cBD-DhDIU
_dBD-DhDIU
082 0 0 _a910/ F965g
_223
100 1 _aFuller, Gary,
_d1941-
_917918
245 1 4 _aThe Trivia Lover's Guide to Even More of the World :
_bgeography for the global generation /
_cGary Fuller.
260 1 _aLanham :
_bRowman & Littlefield,
_c2015.
300 _axv, 205 pages :
_billustrations (some color), color maps ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
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.
_917919
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_d15958
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