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our world explained in 12 simple maps
Tim Marshall ; illustrated by Grace Easton and Jessica Smith ; adapted with Emily Hawkins and Pippa Crane.
76 pages
colour illustrations, maps.
Adapted from Tim Marshall's Prisoners of geography : ten maps that tell you everything you need to know about global politics. Contents include: What does 'prisoners of Geography' mean? -- Russia -- China -- USA -- Canada -- Europe -- Africa -- The Middle East -- India and Pakistan -- Korea and Japan -- Latin America -- Australia -- The Arctic -- The future.
Summary: How did the USA become a superpower? Why do people go to war? And why are some countries rich while others are so poor? Find the answers to these questions and many more in this wyw-opening book, which uses maps to explain how geography has shaped the history of our world. Discover how the choices of world leaders are swayed by mountains, rivers and seas - and why geography means that history is always repeating itself.