THE MOST FANTASTIC OF THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD Md _SP -]LTYbLaP^ 4WW`^_]L_PO Md 7T^L >bP]WTYR LYO =LW[S 7LeL] arctic ocean north america europe atlantic ocean africa pacific ocean south america antarctica asia indian ocean Australia & Oceania southern ocean the most fantastic of the whole wide world lph Laz ar by the Brainwaves s Ra nd a n g da m i l r e nA w S Illustrated by Lisa mo i S y b n e t writ CONTENTS WORLD WE LIVE ON 10 & 15 NORTH AMERICA 11-14 CRAZY GOLF 16-17 WORLD’S STRUCTURE 18 & 23 SOUTH AMERICA 19-22 CARNIVAL PARADE 24-25 WORLD’S SURFACE 26 & 31 AFRICA 27-30 AN AFRICAN ABODE 32-33 WEATHER AND CLIMATE LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, and DELHI 8-9 34 & 39 35-38 40-41 42 & 47 43-46 48-49 50 & 55 51-54 56-57 Project Editor Niki Foreman Designer Jim Green Managing Editor Linda Esposito Managing Art Editor Diane Thistlethwaite U.S Editor John Searcy Consultant Dr Michael K Goodman Senior Cartographic Editor Simon Mumford Jacket Editor Mariza O’Keeffe Indexer Lynn Bresler 58 EUROPE EUROVISION ART SHOW OCEANS This way ASIA BIZARRE BAZAAR WORLD’S PEOPLE That way OCEANIA BEACH BARBECUE POLAR REGIONS COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING 59-61 Glossary and Index Publishing Manager Andrew Macintyre Category Publisher Laura Buller Production Controller Angela Graef First published in the United States in 2008 by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2008 Dorling Kindersley Limited A Penguin Company 08 09 10 11 12 10 BD611 - 07/08 All rights reserved 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, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN: 978-0-7566-4009-5 Color reproduction by Media Development & Printing Ltd, Bath Printed and bound by Hung Hing, Hong Kong Discover more at www.dk.com www.thebrainwaves.com It’s the Brainwaves on tour! Wait for me! is a trademark of Ralph Lazar and Lisa Swerling and the subject of Community Registered Design Applications All rights reserved Cat’s out of the bag Wacky illustrated maps Pull-out features provide reveal the physical information about attributes of each continent important details Introduction provides an overview of the continent N EA Lake Baikal ains ount nM [o O[d_i W 9_hYb [ SEA OF OKHOTSK ?LOL RUSSIAN FEDERATION >_]LYRP QT^S H^WZg^VẵhAV`Z7V^`Va^higjangZXdgY" WgZV`^c\/l^i]VYZei]d[&!+(,b *!(,&[i ^i^hi]ZldgaYẵhYZZeZhiaV`ZVcY]daYhi]Z aVg\ZhiWdYnd[[gZh]lViZgdc:Vgi]ábdgZ i]VcdcZ"[^[i]d[i]ZldgaYẵhidiVahjeean# 7Z^c\]dbZidi]ZcZgeVdg7V^`VahZVa!i]Z ldgaYẵhdcan[gZh]lViZghZVa!VhlZaaVh &!,%%di]ZgeaVciVcYVc^bVaheZX^Zhi]Vi XVcẵiWZ[djcYVcnl]ZgZZahZdc:Vgi]! AV`Z7V^`Va^hedh^i^kZanjc^fjZ Sibe ria KARA SEA 7hYj_Y 800 OC I]Z^caVcY6gVaHZV!WZilZZcJoWZ`^hiVc VcY@VoV`]hiVc!lVhdcXZVi]g^k^c\ [gZh]lViZgaV`Z#7jidkZgi]ZeVhi*%nZVgh i]Zg^kZghi]ViZbei^ZY^cid^i]VkZWZZc Y^kZgiZYdgYgV^cZYidegdk^YZ^gg^\Vi^dc [dgXgdeh#I]ZhZV]Vhcdlh]gjc`id]Va[ ^ihh^oZVcY]VhZkZcY^k^YZY^cild# 600 IC LAPTEV SEA Aral Sea 400 CIF : 200 Miles PA EAST SIBERIAN SEA kZgni]^c\VWdji6h^V^h]j\Z#>i^h i]ZldgaYẵhaVg\ZhiXdci^cZci!^cXajYZh i]ZldgaYẵhaVg\ZhiXdjcignái]ZGjhh^Vc ;ZYZgVi^dcá^h]dbZidbdgZi]Vc]Va[i]Z ldgaYẵhidiVaedejaVi^dc!VcY]Vhi]ZldgaYẵh bdhiedejaViZYX^in!Id`nd#6h^V^hVahd VXdci^cZcid[\gZViZmigZbZh!^cXdgedgVi^c\ i]Zhcdl"XdkZgZYH^WZg^VVcYi]Zl^cYhlZei