Kostelic ́, Janica 64
krill 110
Kurds 77, 82
Kuwait 75
Kyrgyzstan 74, 85
Labrador, Canada 7
languages vii, 50
Africa 34, 35, 39
Asia 74, 75, 78, 79, 82, 85,
86, 88, 92, 96
Central America 20, 22
Europe 46, 47, 50, 53, 56,
64, 66, 69
North America 2, 3, 6, 7, 10,
11, 17, 19
Papua New Guinea 102
South America 24, 25, 26, 30
Laos 74, 94
Lapland 48
Latvia 46, 70, 71
Lebanon 75, 80, 81
Lesotho 35, 44
Libya 34, 36, 37
Liechtenstein 47, 56
life expectancy 6, 23, 42, 78, 84,
90, 93,
Lisbon, Portugal 58
Lithuania vi, 46, 70, 71
London, UK vii, 50, 51
Los Angeles, California, US 14
Louisiana, US 10
lumbering, see timber
Luxembourg 47, 52, 53
M
Macedonia 47, 64, 65
Machu Picchu, Peru 25, 27
Madagascar 25, 45, 98
Madrid, Spain 59
Maine, US 9
maize 12, 13, 64, 66
Malawi 35, 45
Malaysia 74, 96
Maldives 75, 98, 99
Manaus, Brazil 29
Mandela, Nelson 45
mangroves 99
Manitoba, Canada 5
Mao Zedong 91
Maori people 106
maple syrup 6
Mariana Trench 108
markets 21, 36, 71, 80, 95
martial arts 93
masks 41, 42, 60
Mauritius 35,
Maya people 18, 20, 21
Mecca, Saudi Arabia 83
medicine 41, 84, 86, 89, 97, 104
Mediterranean 54, 60, 76
Melanesia 102, 108
Melbourne, Australia 105
Memphis, Tennessee, US 10
Mexico 2, 18–19
Mexico City vii, 18, 19
Miami, Florida, US 11
Michigan, Lake 13
Michigan, US 12
Micronesia 100, 102, 108
Mid-Atlantic Ridge 32, 33
Middle East vii, viii, 82–83
minerals 27, 28, 40, 42, 78, 85
mining 15, 19, 28, 40, 43, 44, 78,
84, 104, 110
Minsk, Belarus 71
Mississippi River, US 10
Monaco 47, 54
Mongolia 74, 88–89
monsoon 86, 98
Montenegro 47, 64, 65
Montevideo, Uruguay 30
Montreal, Canada 6
Moors 58
Morocco 34, 36
Moscow, Russia 72, 73
mountains iv, 5, 26, 32, 54, 74,
85, 87, 88, 89, 96
Mozambique 34, 45
music 10, 24, 31
opera 60, 105
singing 68, 70, 88
musical instruments 31, 68
Muslims, see Islam
Myanmar 74, 94
N
NASA 17
Nashville, Tennessee, US 10
national parks 10, 14, 39, 43,
45, 105
natural resources 28, 44, 78, 84,
97, 104
Navajo people 16
Near East 80–81
Nenet people 79
Nepal 74, 86, 87
Netherlands 46, 52, 53
New Brunswick, Canada 7
New Mexico, US 16
New Orleans, Mississippi,
US 10
New York City, USA vii, 2, 8, 9
New Zealand 100, 101,
106–107, 108
Newfoundland, Canada 7
Nicaragua, Lake 20
Niger vi, 34
Nigeria 34
Nile, River 38
nomads 37, 38, 39, 41, 78, 81,
88, 89
North America vi, vii, 2–19
North American Free Trade
Agreement 18
North Korea 74, 90, 91
North Sea 50
Northern Lights 111
Norway viii, 46, 48, 49
Nova Scotia, Canada 7
nuclear power 54
Nunavut, Canada 5
O
observatories 31
Oceania 100
oceans iv, 32–33, 98–99,
108–109, 111
Ohio, US 12
oil industry 26, 32
Africa 36, 37, 42, 44
Asia 74, 77, 78, 81, 82, 84, 97
Europe 50, 68
North America 4, 6, 16,
17, 111
Okavango, River 44
Oklahoma, US 12, 16
olive oil 61
Olympic Games 4, 6, 64, 66, 71
Oman 74, 83
Ontario, Canada 6
Ontario, Lake 6, 7
Oregon, US 14
orphans 84, 94
Orthodox Church 64, 67, 73
Osaka, Japan 92
Ottawa, Canada 6
Ottoman Empire 66, 76
overcrowding 92
ozone layer 110
PQ
Pacific islands 102–103, 108–109
Pacific Ocean 96, 100, 108–109
Pacific Ring of Fire 97, 108
Pakistan 74, 86, 87
Palestine 80, 81
pampas 31
Pamplona, Spain 59
Panama 2, 21
Panama Canal 21
Papua New Guinea 100, 102
Paraguay 24, 30
Paris, France 54
people, see population
Persian Gulf 99
Peru 24, 26, 27
Petra, Jordan 81
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
US 8
Philippines 74, 96, 97
Phuket, Thailand 95
Pinatubo, Mount 97
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US 8
Poland 46, 62
polar regions v, 110, 111
pollution 32, 33, 49, 62, 70, 73
see also air pollution
Polynesian Islands 102, 108
population vii
Africa 34, 35, 39, 40, 42
Asia 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 86,
87, 96, 98
Australasia and Oceania
100, 101, 104, 106
Central America 2, 3, 22
Europe 46, 47, 48, 51, 52, 68
North America 2, 3, 5, 16, 19
South America 24, 25
poverty vii
Africa 38, 40, 42, 44
Asia 84, 86, 90, 97
Central America 20
Europe 70, 73
North America 10, 18
South America 20, 28
Prague, Czechia 62
prairies vii, 4, 5, 7
Prince Edward Island, Canada 7
Pueblo peoples 17
Pyrenees Mountains 54, 58
Qatar viii, 75
Québec, Canada 6, 7
Quechua people 27
R
railways 5, 27, 54, 73, 79, 86, 93
rainfall v, 15, 39, 41, 86, 98
rainforests v
Africa 34, 42
South America 26, 28
Rastafarian religion 22
recycling 49
Red Sea 38, 99
refugees 43, 48, 81
religion vii, 74, 81
Africa 36, 39, 40, 41, 42
Asia 76, 87, 88, 92, 96
Central America 20, 22
Europe 59, 61, 62, 64, 67, 73
North America 17
Oceania 102
South America 24, 28
Rhine, River 52
rice 76, 90, 93, 94, 97
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24, 29
Rocky Mountains 3, 4, 5, 14, 15
Roman Catholicism 17, 20, 28,
61, 62, 64, 96
Romans 37, 55, 63
Rome, Italy 60, 61
Rotterdam, Netherlands 52
rural life 13, 42, 63, 73, 94
Rushmore, Mount 12
Russia 47, 70, 72–73, 78–79,
92, 111
Rwanda 35, 39
S
Sahara Desert v, 36, 37, 40,
41, 42
Sahel 40, 41
St Lawrence Seaway 6, 7
St Petersburg, Russia 72
salt 99
Samarqand, Uzbekistan 85
Sami people 48, 111
San Diego, California, US 14
San Francisco, California, US
14, 15
San Marino 47, 60
San people 44
São Paulo, Brazil vii, 28, 29
São Tome and Principe 35, 42
Sarajevo, Bosnia 65
Sardinia 60
Saskatchewan, Canada 5
Saudi Arabia 74, 82, 83
saunas 49
savannah vii
Scandinavia 48–49, 111
scientists 97, 109, 110
Scotland 50
seasons iv, v, 110
Seattle, Washington, US 14
Seoul, South Korea 91
Serbia 46, 64
Seychelles 75, 98, 99
Shanghai, China viii, 91
Shinto religion vii, 92
shipping 32, 52, 99
Siberia 78, 79
Sibiu, Romania 68
Sierra Leone 35, 40
Silicon Valley, California, US 15
Silk Road 85
Singapore viii, 75, 96
slavery 10, 26, 28, 42, 68, 89, 99
Slovakia 46, 62, 63
Slovenia 46, 56, 57
soil erosion 38, 41
Somalia 34, 38
South Africa 34, 44, 45, 99
South America vi, vii, 24–31
South China Sea 108
South Dakota, US 12
South Korea 74, 90, 91
South Sudan 34, 38, 39
Southern Lights 111
Southern Ocean 98, 108, 110
Soviet Union 68, 70, 71, 76, 78,
84, 85, 91
Spanish colonies 18, 22, 26, 30
sport 54, 89, 104, 107
American football 13
Australian Rules football 104
baseball 93
cricket 86
cycle racing 55
dogsled racing 4
gymnastics 71
horse racing 11, 50
ice hockey 6
rugby 51
skiing 15, 48, 57, 64
soccer 24, 28, 60, 80
surfing 108
Sri Lanka 75, 86, 87, 98
Statue of Liberty 2, 8, 9
Stonehenge, UK 51
Sudan 34, 38, 39
Suez Canal 38, 99
sugar cane 21, 22, 28, 45
Sumatra 96
Sun v, 48, 104, 110, 111
Superior, Lake 7
Suriname 24, 26
Sweden 46, 48, 49
Switzerland 47, 56, 57
Sydney, Australia vii, 100, 105
Syria 74, 80, 81
T
taiga 79
Taiwan 90, 91
Tajikistan 74, 85
Tajiks 85
Tallinn, Estonia 70
Tamils 86
Tanzania 39
Tartars 73
Tasman Sea 108
Tatra Mountains, Slovakia 63
tea 39, 45, 77, 87
technology 5, 68, 91, 92, 93, 96
tectonic plates vi, 32, 67, 92, 107
temperature v, 15, 16, 88
ocean 109
temples 20, 65, 67, 76, 81, 91,
92, 95
Texas, US 16, 17
textile industry 71
Thailand 74, 94, 95
Tibet 88, 89
Tigris River 82
timber 4, 28, 43, 49, 71
Titicaca, Lake 27
Tokyo, Japan vii, 92
Tonga 102, 103
tornadoes 12
Toronto, Canada 6
totem poles 4
tourism
Africa 36, 38, 40, 45
Antarctica 110
Asia 76, 80, 95, 98
Atlantic islands 32
Australasia and Oceania
102, 105, 107, 108
Central America 20, 23
Europe 49, 50, 51, 54, 57, 58,
59, 63, 64, 66, 68
North America 5, 7, 11, 13,
15, 16, 19
South America 29
trams 58, 66
Trans-Siberian railway 79
Transylvania 68, 69
tsunami 58, 108
Tuareg people 37
tundra v, 72
Tunisia 35, 36, 37
Turkey 34, 76–77, 80, 81
Turkmenistan 74, 85
UV
Uganda 35
United Kingdom 32, 46, 50, 51
Ural Mountains 72, 79
Uru people 27
Uruguay 24, 30
US 2, 4, 5, 8–17, 108
USSR, see Soviet Union
Uzbekistan 74, 84, 85
Uzbeks 85
Vancouver, Canada 4
Vanuatu 100, 102
Vatican City 47, 60, 61
Venezuela 24, 26, 27
Venice, Italy 60
Victoria Falls 45
Victoria, Lake 34
Vienna, Austria 57
Vietnam 74, 94
vineyards 31, 55, 105
volcanoes v
Central America 20
EUROPE
Iceland 33
Pacific 97, 107, 108
Volta, Lake 41
WY
Wales 50, 51
war 38, 64, 80, 81, 82
see also civil war
Washington, DC, US 8
Washington state, US 14
water 16, 39, 44, 78, 80, 83, 84, 86
waterfalls 27, 45
wealth viii, 3, 10, 49, 52, 56, 82,
96, 97
weather iv, 12, 31
see also climate
Western Sahara 36, 37
whales 32
wheat 5, 12, 13, 26, 66, 73, 90, 104
wildlife, see animals
wine 31, 55, 64, 66, 69, 105
Winnipeg, Canada 4
Yalta, Ukraine 69
Yellowstone National Park, US
14, 15
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico 19
Yugoslavia 64
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