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The Handy Geography Answer Book (The Handy Answer Book Series)

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"The Handy Geography Answer Book" is a great book for all ages. As an individual who has taken courses in geography and geology at the university level, I have found this book to be refreshing as it explains things that many might never think of. For example: "Why did Macedonia's name cause problems between that country ang Greece?"; "How do trains help establish time zones?"; "How do the Netherlands keep getting bigger?"; "Which states are earthquake-free?"; "What is the leading cause of disaster-related death in the United States?"

The questions are fun. The answers are concise and not long winded. There are 'tons' of information packed to keep you busy for awhile. Quiz your spouse or children. Use the knowledge on "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?" Or, just feel good knowing that you are learning something new!

The book I have is the 1999 copy with a yellow face. I don't know if the information has changed or not but I could not find the specific version I own in the search engine. However, I am certain it is similar.

My only complain is the craftsmanship of the book. As a paperback, it lives up to the flimsy feel. The quality of paper is cheap and the covers are thin. If you can get past that and look at the book more for the information than the physical quality, you'll be okay. Get it! You'll be glad you did.

In school, I felt geography was a boring subject but since I've read this book I find it to be fun and exciting.

This book is a treasure trove of geographical facts answering such questions as "What is the difference between England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom?", "Why is Rhode Island called an island when it's not?", and "Why is it more likely to rain in a city during the week than on the week end?"

In addition to geography, the book has hundreds of facts related to our world ("Who are the Kurds?", "Who is an ayatollah?", "Is the Tasmanian devil a real animal?")

It also lists every country in the world giving its location, capitol, type of government, currency, population, religon, language, climate, and other interesting facts.

This book answers questions we've often wondered about but didn't know who to ask. It's thoroughly enjoyable reading. It should be in everyone's reference library.

I can't say enough good things about this book. I'm not a Geography Bee competitor like some of the reviewers here. I'm just a guy who loves trivia and I had a great time reading this book.

There is a newer Hardcover which was just released by B&N. It's the same content by and large, just a few editorial corrections.

The quality of printing is still somewhat low. But the price point of the book is a lot less. For those who love trivia, this book is priced right! Go looking for it.

That being said, this book is great because it has a lot of information and it's organized well. The question format is great because it helps you digest the info. "What is the Longest River?" is easier to swallow than, "The Nile is over 4100 miles long." All the same info is in there, it's just presented really well.

One other small criticism I have of this book is that unlike many other trivia books this one doesn't list line by line sources for it's info. That can sometimes be important. Granted, the vast majority of Geography trivia is static so this is not too big of an issue.

All in all, this is a great read. Enjoy!

I have at least 7 of the "Handy Answer" series and this one was my favorite. I simply couldn't put it down. I was up till 2AM reading. The author was knowledgeable and the book was very readable. I stocked up enough facts to play even the toughest trivia games.

I give this book a 5-star rating because it really kept me intrigued. On a campout, i stayed up and continued reading it by moonlight. If you are a person looking for assistance in the National Geography Book, this is an excellent book. A whole bunch of questions appeared on my written state qualification exam (which i passed). Questions that helped included "What is Pinyin?" "What is Manifest Destiny" "What are the horse latitudes?". A lot of the questions appeared at the state bee, but, unfortunately, i didn't get any of them! But still, this is a must have and therefore gets my 5-star rating!

Easy to read, will keep a student's interest, relevant material. Most of Rosenberg's books are ideal for Geo Bee competitors. I've coached Geo Bee teams for five years now, and I always recommend this book to students and parents. Good as a teacher's resource too.

**Be careful about buying used copies of this book. Two of my students used this option to save a few bucks, thinking they were getting to version pictured (red cover) and ended up with 1998 versions of the book, which has outdated population and other relevant info (yellow cover).

You can find fascinating and insightful information about countries all over the world with this geography book. The helpful glossary about every country at the end of the book helps for a fast-go to-resource of information. As well, there are entertaining facts about our world's geography that make this book a definite must read.

I ordered this book - once it arrived and I began flipping through the questions, I couldn't put it down! It's a lot of fun to read and very interesting, too. It would make a great holiday gift for anyone who likes geography or travel.

then 4 years of high school, college and graduate school put together in a fun and concise way...

loved it..

My son started showing an interest in Geography in the 3rd grade so we bough t him a couple books & this was one of them!! He is now a walking text book! watch out!! He has won several Geography bees & this helped!! Plus he just loves reading the information & sponging up the information!! Enjoy!