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Introduction: Mapping the world Chapter 1: The world itself Earth’s poles Meteorites Waterworld Getting away from it all The longest straight line over water The longest you can walk without having to swim Volcanic eruptions over the past 12,000 years Earth’s forests Earth’s chemical elements Earth’s phosphorus Chapter 2: The world of countries Countries named after people Monarchies and republics Female leaders National flags that contain the colour red Passport colours Driving – left or right? Capital punishment Press freedom Dominance of a capital city Population density Chapter 3: The world perturbed by people Carbon dioxide emissions My short-haul carbon footprint Busiest airline routes Renewable electricity output Nuclear power generation Trash Plastic waste Pesticide use Mammal species under threat Night sky brightness Chapter 4: The world of the built environment Homes at risk of rising sea levels Lighthouses World heritage sites Roman amphitheatres Skyscrapers Spaceports The 500 most powerful supercomputers Mains frequency Sharing a McDonald’s Soccer stadia Chapter 5: The world of thoughts, ideas, and beliefs The most complex machine ever built Scientific productivity Intellectual property Views on the safety of vaccines Good at maths? Literacy How the world writes UFO sightings How the world believes The happiness of nations Chapter 6: The world of wellbeing Homicide Suicide Obesity in adults Alcohol consumption Road traffic deaths Incidence of malaria Experience of pain yesterday How the world dies The life expectancy gender gap Life expectancy at birth Chapter 7: The world of sport and leisure Football World Cup Foreign players in the Premier League Summer Olympics Chess playing strength Shakespeare’s world Nobel prize for literature Going to the movies Computer games What the world searches for Active on social media Chapter 8: The world of economics Accessing cash Units of currency Gold reserves The indebtedness of nations Standard of living Big Apple International tourism Military expenditure Access to electricity Catching fish Afterword Index
