Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: Country Facts That Helped Me Win the National Geographic Bee

I bought the book to study for my school Geography Bee. I recieved the bok the next day and began reading it. The book is arranged in alphabetical order for all 193 countries. My school geography bee was less than a month away when I started studying but it paid off. I won my school geography bee with ease. Later that week Itook the Qualifying test for state level. After my principal sent in my test i checked my answers and had a great score. This book is a great study tool for any kind of geography.

I read this book and found it very informative. One of my friend's son used this along with National Geographic Bee Study Guide, Geography Bee Complete Preparation Handbook and the mygeotrivia website to prepare for the Geography Bee contest.

I was roommates with the author at the 2004 National bee, and while he was away getting interviewed, I managed to sneak a peek at his book. I was overwhelmed by the information presented in just the first few pages I read, and while I have yet to read the actual published work, I can definitely say that this book is an asset to any geography classroom or geobee contestant, and that the author deserved his win (well, maybe I deserved it more :-P).

This book really is great. If you are looking for a reference book for ANY type of social studies, geography, history, area studies or just any class at all, this should make your wish-list. It is laid out well in an appealing format, and the information is all there. The author compiled it to study for the National Geography Bee, and then went on to win both that competition and even the International Geography Competition. I know him personally, and he put a ton of work into this book. It truly shows, and this book is definitely worth waht is charged. This book is a must for schools, as it will help anyone to study anything at all pertaining to geography or world cultures. I enjoyed reading this book, and I wholeheartedly believe you will too.

This book is crazy awesome! It has all the information that one would ever need about geography. Everything from basic facts to unique details about an assortment of countries is neatly compiled into an easy to use guide. Anyone remotely intersted in geography should buy this book. Also anyone that needs to know anything about geopgraphy for a class or report should buy this book. It is worth much more than it costs!