The Trivia Lover's Guide to Even More of the World

Geography for the Global Generation

By (author) Gary Fuller

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Publication date:

01 June 2015

Length of book:

224 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781442235663

Gary Fuller’s entertaining and informative guide uses geographic trivia questions as a springboard to learning about non-trivial aspects of our globe. An enlightening book for all readers, it enhances geographic know-how with good, old-fashioned fun. Discover who named the kangaroo; where can you find Lakers and Salties; what chili peppers, pineapple, chocolate, and vanilla have in common; where Shangri La was; and who was the most successful pirate in the Caribbean.

An inveterate traveler and geographer extraordinaire, Fuller provides extensive background, engaging maps and photos, and thorough explanations for each intriguing trivia question. Challenging today’s global generation to truly get to know their world, his book is a delight to read and an essential antidote to our lack of geographical knowledge.

List of Maps
Acknowledgments
Introduction
11 Geographic Ignorance Still Prevails
12 Why Can My Students Find Australia on a Map?
13 Place Names: Pronunciations and Translations
14 Borders and Boundaries
15 Islands
16 Battles
17 Airports
18 The British Empire
19 Missionaries: Agents of Geographical Change
10 Nearest Neighbors
11 Explorers Rescued from Oblivion
12 Diseases
13 Population Density
14 Fleets
15 Spice Seekers
16 Principal (Rare) Products
17 Pirates
18 Imaginary/Mythical/Legendary Places
19 Deep in the Heart of . . .
20 World Population
21 Other Populations
22 Dangerous Watery Places
23 Forced Migration
24 Forbidden Places
25 Earthquakes and Tsunamis
26 Extreme Points
27 Minerals and Mines
28 Landscapes of Fear
Index
About the Author

Maps
The Lost Squadron in Greenland
Cook’s Voyage in Endeavour
Classical Place Name Belt
Mexico and Texas
Andesite Line
Cuba and Tarawa Superimposed on the United States
European Battle Sites
Source of the Nile
California Missions
Palk Strait
Germany 1871–1945
Shackleton’s 1914 Expedition
Bering’s Voyages
Da Gama’s and Magellan’s Voyages
Barbary Coast Realm
Geographic Centers of the United States
Mouth of the Columbia River
Skagerrak and the Battle of Jutland
Salvation Islands
Radcliffe Line
North Brother Island
Mount Chimborazo
Point Nemo
Marcellus Shale
Range of Sleeping Sickness
Llano Estacado

Gary Fuller's sparkling insights will pique the interest of readers through engaging stories that lead to deeper awareness of critical global issues. HIs narratives link events throughout the world and clarify how even seemingly small occurrences in faraway lands affect our lives and our future. It has never been more important for us to understand how we reached this point in our history, and Gary Fuller gives both geography specialists and novices a seriously fun perspective.