Table of Contents
What is the Table of Contents?
The Table of Contents lists the chapters in a book and their page numbers
What is an index?
Lists the subject headings found in a book and the page numbers that information can be found on.
How much do Jaguars weigh?
100-250 lbs (pg. 46)
When was the religion called Buddhism founded (when did it begin)? (pg. 118, 2,400 years ago)
pg. 118, 2,400 years ago
What is the largest country in North America?
pg. 286; Canada
On what page does the chapter entitled “Wonders of Nature” begin?
Page 198
How is an index organized?
alphabetically
Which wild cat gets the heaviest?
Bengal Tiger (pg 46)
In what years was World War II fought?
p. 236, 1939-1945
On what page you will find information on the country named Macedonia?
p. 306
What is the name of the chapter where you will find information on Animals?
Amazing Animals
What is the Quick Thumb Index? How do you use it?
Located on the top corner of the page, it is a colored band that has the name of the chapter on it. You use it by holding the corner of the page with your thumb, and quickly flipping through the pages to find the chapter you want to read.
What animal did photographer Mattias Klum photograph for this almanac? Where did he shoot the picture?
pg. 138; Jameson's Mamba. Cameroon, Africa.
What languages are spoken in Luxembourg?
pg. 306, Luxembourgish, German, French
Name three kinds of maps.
Physical, Political, Thematic, pg. 260
Using the Table of Contents, find the page number where you will find information on Wild Cats.
p. 46
How do you look up people in an index
By last name.
What cool creatures live in the Arctic Ocean?
pg. 217; Beluga whale, orca, harp seal, narwhal.
How much does a typical cumulus cloud weigh? 216,000 lbs, pg. 204
216,000 lbs, pg. 204
How large is the land area of the South American continent?
pg. 290; 6,880,000 square miles (17,819,000 square km)
In what chapter and on what pages can you find maps of the world?
Chapter title: Geography rocks
Pages 254-337.
Theodore Roosevelt was a former president of the United States. On what page will I find information about him?
What number president was Theodore Roosevelt? As in, our first president was George Washington, and Joseph Biden is the 46th President of the United States.
p. 243; 26th president.
What is taxonomy?
pg. 30; It is how animals are classified into ordered groups.
How was Fly Geyser created?
By humans, 50 years ago, drilling, pg. 194
pg. 281; London, Paris, Istanbul, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Rome.