Which nations have launched animals into space? Where are the world's cat people? How many humans live in high-risk zones for natural disasters? How far do you have to travel to hug all fifteen of the world's oldest trees? Where in the world do snakes live?or better yet, where can you avoid them?! Find the thought-provoking answers to these questions and many more in Wild Maps for Curious Minds. This infographic atlas of nature's most impressive wonders and eye-popping oddities is bursting with discovery (Where's the most remote place on Earth?), whimsical insight (Which animals have launched into space?), and startling revelations (How much forest have we destroyed?) that will change the way you see the natural world?and that celebrate our planet and the plants and animals with whom we share it.

Table of ContentsChapter 1: ANCIENT HISTORY 1 Empire of the woolly mammoth 2 The spread of man and the extinction of large mammals 3 North America's super-volcanoes 4 When the English Channel was a mighty river 5 The rise and fall of Europe's forests 6 Where bears and wolves once ruled 7 The fall of the hunter-gatherer 8 The rise of the farmerChapter 2: THE GEOGRAPHY LESSON 9 These spheres represent all the water and air on Earth 10 I can't see the sea from here 11 Which countries lie directly east and west of the Americas? 12 What Antarctica looks like beneath the ice 13 The nations with no sea view 14 All the rivers in the world 15 The surprisingly few countries named after animals 16 The island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island 17 How deep is the Earth? 18 The hemisphere of water 19 The hemisphere of land 20 All the lakes in the world 21 How the natural world flies its flag 22 Here there be dragons…Chapter 3: EARTH'S RICH BOUNTY 23 Who is rich in water? 24 How wind could power the world 25 The hotspots in Earth's crust that could power humanity 26 The sunny places that could help fuel the world 27 Where do we get our sparklers? 28 Who are the gold diggers? 29 China grows 23 million tons of garlic a year - three times more than the rest of the world 30 Who is behind the great avocado boom? 31 Who eats their greens? 32 Who eats the most fruit? 33 The milk drinkers 34 Where do all the turkeys live? Chapter 4: OUT AND ABOUT 35 If every human who ever lived crowded into one place 36 Distribution of the Great Apes 37 Where cattle, sheep, or pigs outnumber people 38 Here's where to see a giant panda outside China 39 Which Americans go on wildlife-watching adventures? 40 All the private gardens in the UK 41 Follow your nose: the longest walk in a straight line 42 Britain's national parks cover an area 15 times larger than London 43 Where Americans get their wilderness 44 Where to live if you hate snakes 45 How Americans die in their national parks 46 The secret rivers of London 47 Not every giraffe looks alike 48 How fast are you spinning? Chapter 5: EXTREME NATURE 49 The oldest living trees in the world 50 Warning! Dangerous animals at work 51 Watch your step - these creatures are the tiniest of their kind 52 How far are you from an earthquake zone? 53 Where are people most at risk from natural disasters? 54 Where to see a solar eclipse in the next decade 55 Ocean deep, mountain high 56 The highs and lows of Europe 57 The largest iceberg ever recorded was bigger than Corsica and Mallorca Chapter 6: THE WEATHER REPORT 58 Which is the wettest half of the year in North America? 59 It's raining, but is it pouring? 60 The wettest places in Europe 61 Where it might snow on Christmas Day across North America 62 Dreaming of a White Christmas Chapter 7: ALL AT SEA 63 Imagine all the oceans as a single body of water 64 Where the oceans get their water 65 Who has kept dolphins in captivity? 66 Captain Ahab's fatal pursuit of Moby Dick, the Great White Whale 67 Point Nemo - the most remote place on Earth 68 The tiny creek that connects the Atlantic and Pacific 69 The lighthouses of Britain Chapter 8: USING AND ABUSING NATURE 70 Where rhinos have been poached 71 Who eats the most meat? 72 Where American whaling ships hunted in the 19th century 73 Who has been killing whales since the ban? 74 We are losing less forest than before 75 The Chernobyl disaster created a nature reserve six times the size of New York City 76 Who are the world's cat people? 77 Who let the dogs out? 78 All the land in the UK that has been built on 79 Where do America's hunters live? Chapter 9: THE PLANET IN PERIL 80 How much forest have we destroyed? 81 Just a few of the hundreds of species that have become extinct in the 21st century 82 The disappearing Aral Sea 83 Not everyone believes in the climate crisis 84 A rapidly warming world 85 North America's summers are getting longer 86 … and its winters are getting much shorter 87 Europe's summers are getting longer 88 … and its winters are getting much shorter 89 Who is at risk from rising seas? 90 How much of Britain and Ireland might be under water by 2050 Chapter 10: THE FINAL FRONTIER 91 The 70 trees that have been to the Moon 92 Guinea pigs in space! 93 The Mars volcano Olympus Mons is as big as Arizona 94 Jupiter's Great Red Spot could swallow the Earth 95 How big is Pluto? 96 Australia boldly goes 97 The rise of the Luna girls 98 Welcome to Planet Rock 99 The brightest star in our night sky is a lot bigger than the Sun 100 All the forests on Earth would cover the entire surface of the Moon (and then some) Credits