1. A Field Guide to the Rocks and Minerals of the World - Pub: Kingfisher
2. Minerals, Rocks and Precious Stones - Pub: Octopus
3. Concise Guide to Rocks and Minerals - Pub: Parragon
4. Rocks and Minerals - Pub:Hamlyn
5. Stones and Minerals - Pub: Lutterworth
6. Minerals, Rocks and Fossils - Pub: Hamlyn
7. Encyclopedia of Rocks and Minerals - Pub: Little, Brown and Co.

1. OGC MapServer
2. GeoServer
3. Mapnik
4. ESRI ArcGIS Server
5. Deegree
6. Manifold System
7. Cadcorp Geognosis

1. Nasser, Egypt/Sudan - 5248 km²
2. Bratskoye, Russia - 5470 km²
3. Bukhtarma, Kazakhastan - 5490 km²
4. Kariba, Zimbabwe/Zambia - 5580 km²
5. Kujbyshevskoe, Russia - 6450 km²
6. Smallwood, Canada - 6527 km²
7. Volta, Ghana - 8502 km²

1. Ordnance Survey (GB)
2. Geoscience Australia
3. Institut Géographique National (France)
4. Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain)
5. National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (China)
6. Istituto Geografico Militare (Italy)
7. Swisstopo (Switzerland)

1. Pulau Wa-idas (Ampang Minor)
2. Pulau Beras (Prison Island)
3. Pulau Pandan (Misery Island)
4. Pulau Siput (Goat Island)
5. Pulau Maria (West Cay)
6. Pulau Wak Bangka (Turtle Island)
7. Pulau Cheplok (Gooseberry Island)

1. Gondwana (300-30 million years ago)
2. Laurasia (300-60 million years ago)
3. Pangaea (300-180 million years ago)
4. Euramerica (300 million years ago)
5. Oldredia (418-380 million years ago)
6. Pannotia (600-540 million years ago)
7. Rodinia (1.1 billion - 750 million years ago)

1. North Anatolian Fault, Turkey
2. Liquine-Ofqui Fault, Chile
3. Chaman Fault, Pakistan/Afghanistan
4. San Jacinto Fault, USA
5. Itoigawa-Shizuoka, Japan
6. Macquarie Fault, New Zealand/Indonesia
7. Chixoy-Polochic Fault, Central America

1. Vostok Research Station is located at 78°27′51.92″S 106°50′14.38″E, about 1,300 km from the Geographic South Pole
2. Vostok station was established on 16 December 1957
3. Vostok station lies at 3,488m above sea level
4. The polar night at Vostok station lasts 130 days, from mid April to late August, including 80 days of total darkness
5. The station typically contains 25 scientists and engineers in the summer. In winter, their number drops to 13
6. The lowest recorded temperature at Vostok station was -89.2C
7. The highest recorded temperature at Vostok station was -12.2C

1. The currency of Venezuela is the Bolívar fuerte
2. The tallest waterfall in the world, Angel Falls, is in Venezuela
3. The capital Caracas has the second greatest homicide rate of any large city in the world, with 92 homicides per 100,000 residents
4. Venezuela was the first Spanish American colony to declare independence, in 1811
5. Venezuela translates to "Little Venice" in Spanish and Italian
6. the flor de mayo orchid is Venezuela's national flower
7. 73% of Venzuelan's live less than 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the coast

1. Alentejano
2. Beiras
3. Duriense
4. Minho
5. Península de Setúbal
6. Terras Madeirenses
7. Transmontano

1. Although it appears bigger on most 2D maps Greenland is almost 1/4 of the size of Australia. This is because of the Mercator projection with stretches land near to the poles
2. Wrangel Island is the only island that is split across the 180° longitude line
3. Australia bares a striking resemblance to the Black Sea in shape
4. The Mull of Kintyre test was an unofficial guideline used by the British Board of Film Classification in the UK to decide whether an image of a man's penis could be shown. (The angle of dangle)
5. Samoa is planning to move the international date line to the east to be in the same day as Australia and New Zealand
6. Lesotho, Vatican City, and San Marino are the only countries completely surrounded by another country
7. Glaciers store between 70% and 80% of all the freshwater on the planet

1. Nile (6650km)- Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2. Amazon (6400km) - Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana
3. Yangtze (6300km) - China
4. Mississippi (6275km) - USA, Canada
5. Yenisei (5539km) - Russia, Mongolia
6. Yellow River (5464km) - China
7. Ob (5410km) - Rusha, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia

1. Amsterdam
2. Rotterdam
3. The Hague
4. Utrecht
5. Eindhoven
6. Tilburg
7. Almere

1. Knaptoft - England
2. Macetown - New Zealand
3. Kolmanskop - Namibia
4. Prypiat - Ukraine
5. Oradour-Sur-Glane - France
6. Gunkanjima - Japan
7. Famagusta - Cyprus

1. Bradenton
2. Daytona Beach
3. Fort Lauderdale
4. Panama City Beach
5. Pensacola
6. Fort De Soto Beach
7. St. Augustine

1. Queens Park
2. Camden
3. Greenwich
4. Kensington
5. Lewisham
6. Paddington
7. Smithfield

1. Cheapside
2. Poultry
3. Threadneedle Street
4. Eastcheap
5. Philpot Lane
6. Crutched Friars
7. Rood Lane

1. Solund–Skjolden - 204km
2. Bømlo–Odda - 179km
3. Agdenes–Steinkjer - 126km
4. Sværholtklubben–Brennelv - 123km
5. Hareidlandet–Geiranger - 110km
6. Husevågøy–Loen - 106km
7. Færder–Oslo - 100km

1. Stewart Island
2. Chatham Island
3. Great Barrier Island
4. D'Urville Island
5. Waiheke Island
6. Raoul Island
7. Kawau Island

1. Macau (China) - 48,003 people per square mile
2. Monaco - 43,830 people per square mile
3. Singapore - 18,513 people per square mile
4. Hong Kong - 16,444 people per square mile
5. Gibraltar - 11,808 people per square mile
6. Vatican City - 4,861 people per square mile
7. Malta - 3,414 people per square mile