Geography: Physics, Biology, Economics

This book is not a textbook: you won’t find chapters titled "Physical Geography" or "Economic Geography". But you will find geography itself – in the form of a wealth of fascinating facts, explanations, answers to questions, and... new questions! Where to find Mediterranean forests, if they have almost disappeared along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea? Why is the Northern Sea Route much shorter than it seems on the map? Where do watermelons and halva come from? Why are they building high towers in Svaneti? Readers and the author will have to find the answers together. In the course of our search, we will engage with physical geography, economic geography, biogeography, and the geography of cultures, countries, peoples, languages, and even architectural styles. We will learn which volcanoes are active in Germany, how to make a map from sticks, why it is important to protect mangrove forests, what terra preta is, as well as abyssal and triangulation. And at the end of the book, we will encounter the latest discoveries from geographers and geologists, proving that geography is a living science, and there are still plenty of white spots waiting for their explorers!