A simple introduction to New Hampshire, focusing on its regions and their geographic features.

Desribes some of the remarkable places on earth, including the hottest, coldest, windiest, snowiest, highest, and deepest.

In HOW THE STATES GOT THEIR SHAPES, Brian Unger hits the road to uncover the history hidden in our map.

We look at how the physical realities of Europe and the Atlantic world - its geography and climate - shaped its destiny by affecting patterns of population, immigration, diplomacy, war, and political and cultural divisions.

A tour of the world's twenty most-spoken languages explores the history, geography, linguistics, and cultures that have been shaped by languages and their customs.

"Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous explorers of all time, but he was neither the first nor last adventurer to ever stumble upon a great discovery. From the Silk Road of Asia to the icy shores of Antarctica, our knowledge of the world today is in large part due to several intrepid pioneers, risking life and limb for the sake of exploration. After all, setting off into the dark unknown requires an enormous amount of bravery. But every explorer...

"Divided by geographical region, [this atlas] looks at the way in which communities and cultures across the world have been shaped by their local environment. An atlas for the twenty-first century, it shows how all parts of the planet are interconnected and looks at the ideas and initiatives which are helping to shape a sustainable future."--P. [4] of cover.