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The natural world has never been wilder―with 100 fiercely fun, curiously captivating, and amazingly adventurous maps. And don’t miss the other books in the series, Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds and North American Maps for Curious Minds!
Which nations have launched animals into space? Where are the world’s cat people? How many humans live in high-risk zones for natural disasters? How far do you have to travel to hug all fifteen of the world’s oldest trees? Where in the world do snakes live―or better yet, where can you avoid them?! Find the thought-provoking answers to these questions and many more in Wild Maps for Curious Minds. This infographic atlas of nature’s most impressive wonders and eye-popping oddities is bursting with discovery (Where’s the most remote place on Earth?), whimsical insight (Which animals have launched into space?), and startling revelations (How much forest have we destroyed?) that will change the way you see the natural world―and that celebrate our planet and the plants and animals with whom we share it. 100 color maps
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100 New Ways to See the Natural World
The spread of humans and the extinction of large mammals
More than 178 of the world’s largest mammals were driven to extinction between 52,000 BCE and 9,000 BCE—at the same time as humans migrated across the world.
Imagine all the oceans as a single body of water
The oceanographer Athelstan Spilhaus did just that in his 1942 map projection
How deep is the Earth?
The distance from the top of North America to the bottom is about the same as the distance from the Earth’s crust to its core.
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Publisher : The Experiment (December 13, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 161519892X
ISBN-13 : 978-1615198924
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 7.3 x 0.7 x 9.3 inches
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