Geography. Physics, Biology, Economics

This book is not a textbook: you will not find chapters like "Physical Geography" or "Economic Geography" in it. But you will find geography itself - in the form of a wealth of fascinating facts, explanations, answers to questions, and...... new questions! Where can one find Mediterranean forests when there are almost none left along the coast 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 high towers built in Svaneti?
Readers and the author will have to find the answers together. In our search, we will engage 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, abyssal, and triangulation are. And at the end of the book, we will find the latest discoveries by geographers and geologists proving that geography is a living science, and there are still enough blank spots waiting for their researchers!