TheNewYorkPublicLibraryAmazingWorldGeography TV pdf THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY AMAZING WORLD GEOGRAPHY A Book of Answers for Kids Andrea Sutcliffe A Stonesong Press Book John Wiley & Sons, Inc THE NE[.]
T HE N EW YORK P UBLIC L IBRARY A MAZING W ORLD G EOGRAPHY A Book of Answers for Kids Andrea Sutcliffe A Stonesong Press Book John Wiley & Sons, Inc T HE N EW YORK P UBLIC L IBRARY A MAZING W ORLD G EOGRAPHY A Book of Answers for Kids Andrea Sutcliffe A Stonesong Press Book John Wiley & Sons, Inc This book is printed on acid-free paper Copyright ©2002 by The New York Public Library and The Stonesong Press, Inc All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada All maps prepared by Netmaps, S.A Photo p 66, Charles & Josette Lenars, CORBIS; p 78, General Research Division, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations; p 92, Photography Collection, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations; p 102, Asian and Middle Eastern Division, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations; p 114, General Research Division, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations The name “The New York Public Library” and the representation of the lion appearing in this work are trademarks and the property of The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4470, or on the web at www.copyright.com Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, email: permcoordinator@wiley.com Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation You should consult with a professional where appropriate Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages For general information about our other products and services, please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (800) 762-2974, outside the United States at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002 Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books ISBN 0-471-39296-0 Printed in the United States of America 10 CONTENTS THE WORLD AS A WHOLE NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE ASIA AFRICA OCEANIA AND ANTARCTICA 35 57 67 83 107 123 Glossary Selected Bibliography The New York Public Library’s Recommended Reading List Internet Resources Index 134 158 161 163 164 165 Introduction World Countries and Territories Listed Alphabetically I NTRODUCTION Why is geography important? For one thing, geography helps us to better understand the world we live in It takes us out of our own neighborhoods and shows us where and how the world’s other people live Geography shows us the connections between people and places Geography also describes how places on the earth change over time and how humans contribute to those changes With this knowledge, geography lets us peer into the earth’s future This book begins by giving you a geographic snapshot of the world as a whole, often using the United States as a point of comparison It then takes you on a tour of the earth’s seven continents and 191 countries You’ll learn about places and people, landscapes and languages You’ll learn about the largest and smallest, the highest and lowest, and the hottest and coldest You’ll learn which countries are growing, and which are shrinking, and why You’ll see how we depend on other parts of the world for so many of the products we use in our part of the world The questions here are just a start—the earth is way too big and interesting to be covered in one small book We hope you’ll soon be asking questions of your own For answers, and to learn more about geography in general, we encourage you to visit the New York Public Library or your local library, and perhaps check out the geography resources listed at the back of this book