Around the World in 80 Ways: Exploring Our Planet Through Maps and Data (Paperback, 2023)

· 제목 : Around the World in 80 Ways: Exploring Our Planet Through Maps and Data (Paperback, 2023) 
· 분류 : 외국도서 > 과학/수학/생태 > 과학 > 지구과학 > 지리학
· ISBN : 9783031024429
· 쪽수 : 220쪽
· 출판일 : 2024-03-02

Introduction: Mapping the world

Chapter 1: The world itself

·???????? Earth's poles

·???????? Meteorites

·???????? Waterworld

·???????? Getting away from it all

·???????? The longest straight line over water

·???????? The longest you can walk without having to swim

·???????? Volcanic eruptions over the past 12,000 years

·???????? Earth's forests

·???????? Earth's chemical elements

·???????? Earth's phosphorus

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Chapter 2: The world of countries

·???????? Countries named after people

·???????? Monarchies and republics

·???????? Female leaders

·???????? National flags that contain the colour red

·???????? Passport colours

·???????? Driving - left or right?

·???????? Capital punishment

·???????? Press freedom

·???????? Dominance of a capital city

·???????? Population density

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Chapter 3: The world perturbed by people

·???????? Carbon dioxide emissions

·???????? My short-haul carbon footprint

·???????? Busiest airline routes

·???????? Renewable electricity output

·???????? Nuclear power generation

·???????? Trash

·???????? Plastic waste

·???????? Pesticide use

·???????? Mammal species under threat

·???????? Night sky brightness

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Chapter 4: The world of the built environment

·???????? Homes at risk of rising sea levels

·???????? Lighthouses

·???????? World heritage sites

·???????? Roman amphitheatres

·???????? Skyscrapers

·???????? Spaceports

·???????? The 500 most powerful supercomputers

·???????? Mains frequency

·???????? Sharing a McDonald's

·???????? Soccer stadia

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Chapter 5: The world of thoughts, ideas, and beliefs

·???????? The most complex machine ever built

·???????? Scientific productivity

·???????? Intellectual property

·???????? Views on the safety of vaccines

·???????? Good at maths?

·???????? Literacy

·???????? How the world writes

·???????? UFO sightings

·???????? How the world believes

·???????? The happiness of nations

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Chapter 6: The world of wellbeing

·???????? Homicide

·???????? Suicide

·???????? Obesity in adults

·???????? Alcohol consumption

·???????? Road traffic deaths

·???????? Incidence of malaria

·???????? Experience of pain yesterday

·???????? How the world dies

·???????? The life expectancy gender gap

·???????? Life expectancy at birth

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Chapter 7: The world of sport and leisure

·???????? Football World Cup

·???????? Foreign players in the Premier League

·???????? Summer Olympics

·???????? Chess playing strength

·???????? Shakespeare's world

·???????? Nobel prize for literature

·???????? Going to the movies

·???????? Computer games

·???????? What the world searches for

·???????? Active on social media

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Chapter 8: The world of economics

·???????? Accessing cash

·???????? Units of currency

·???????? Gold reserves

·???????? The indebtedness of nations

·???????? Standard of living

·???????? Big Apple

·???????? International tourism

·???????? Military expenditure

·???????? Access to electricity

·???????? Catching fish

Afterword

Index