discoveries in geography

Covers many types of exploration including early expeditions across the globe, space exploration, and deep sea exploration.

Charts the journeys of intrepid travelers, from Marco Polo to Neil Armstrong, looking at the challenges they faced and the discoveries they made.

Provides detailed information on the world of exploration, from early expeditions to high-tech trips into space.

Faraway Valley is a special, hard-to-find place full of wild and wonderful creatures. A place where the air smells of pine needles. A place Grandpa and the little bear have only seen on a postcard. What will the determined pair find at the end of their journey? Does Faraway Valley even exist anymore?.

Photographs and text examine the history of explorers and exploration, and highlight many of their discoveries.

Science educator Bill Nye details the history of developments in exploration, discussing clocks, the compass, submarines, telescopes, X-rays and MRIs, and rockets and the space shuttle. Includes an introduction to a student inventor.

Examines the great wave of European exploration during the fifteenth century which resulted in more accurate maps.

Details the life and expeditions of Vasco de Gama, discussing the history of Portugal, describing his voyages to India, and examining his influence over trade between Portugal and Asian countries.

"The Earth is a strange and wondrous place. Discover facts about its saltiest seas, tallest mountains, largest organisms, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"[The author] argues that the year 1000 was the world's first point of major cultural exchange and exploration. Drawing on nearly thirty years of research on medieval China and global history, she presents an . . . account of first encounters between disparate societies. As people on at least five continents ventured outward, they spread technology, new crops, and religion. These encounters, she shows, made it possible for Christopher Columbus to reach the Americas in 1492, and set the stage for the process of globalization that so dominates the modern era"--Provided by publisher.