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050 4 $aG131$b.D38 1993
082 04 $a910.76$221
100 1 $aDavis, Kenneth C.
245 10 $aDon't know much about geography /$cKenneth C. Davis.
260 $aNew York :$bAvon Books,$c1993, ©1992.
300 $a384 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 355-365) and index.
500 $a"Everything you need to know about the world but never learned."--Cover.
520 $aExamines the amusing perceptions that people historically have had about the world and the universe, with a look at the world map today and passages from memorable travel writers.
505 0 $aThe world is a pear -- What's so bad about the badlands? -- If people were dolphins, the planet would be called ocean -- Elephants in the Alps -- Paradise lost?: geography, weather, and the environment -- Lost in space? -- Appendix I. What the hell is a Hoosier?: names and nicknames of the 50 American states -- Appendix II. Table of comparative measures -- Appendix III. The nations of the world.
650 0 $aGeography$vMiscellanea.
650 0 $aQuestions and answers.
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650 7 $aQuestions and answers.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01085701
655 7 $aTrivia and miscellanea.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01921748
655 7 $aTrivia and miscellanea.$2lcgft
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