essential facts about the countries of the world and their peoples
Smith, Daniel
2006
Explores geographic boundaries, people, nationality, government, economies, cities, transportation, communications, and human achievement around the world, describing examples from various countries.
Contains essays and short articles, photographs, and reference and thematic maps that provide information about the unique geography, history, and cultural traditions of fifteen regions in the United States.
Explores the different forces that act to change rivers courses, including the effect of humans in the process and what can be done to lessen our impact.
Presents color photos of children from twenty-five countries around the world, describes aspects of daily life and culture in each country, and lists facts about each country including the capital city, languages, total population, number of children, favorite sport, and environmental facts.
Examines the religions, food, clothing, education, ceremonies, traditions, and languages of people in countries around the world, and includes maps, facts and figures about each country, and color photographs.
Breaks down the population of the world into a collection of one hundred representative people and describes what one would find in this global village, covering languages, ages, religions, food, air and water, schooling, and possessions, accompanied by vivid color illustrations.
Explores the reasons why people live in various geographical regions and how they survive, discussing towns, cities, and dwellings in mountains or next to water.
Breaks down the population of the world into a collection of one hundred representative people and describes what one would find in this global village, covering languages, ages, religions, food, air and water, schooling, and possessions, accompanied by vivid color illustrations.
