World Studies: Europe And Russia

The World Explorer series by Prentice Hall is a great set of world geography books. In this book, they focus on the Europe and Russia. The book is broken down into chapters on the physical geography of Europe and Russia, the extensive history of each, dating back to the early Romans and Greeks, and units on the cultures of the two. My favorite chapter is the history chapter, as it explores ancient Romans and Greeks, and goes into some mythology. This book also has great photos and portraits to go along with the fact being presented in the text. The pages are not cluttered with any non-sense; it just gives the most important facts and moves on. The book also expands much on the cultures of Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Russia. The culture chapters include information on each country, with ethnicites, religions, food, and lifestyles. This is the book that I used in class for a few months, and it's very easy to comprehend with and is to study from. Each chapter is broken down into anywhere from 3 to 5 sections, each section having a short review with a few questions. At the conclusion of each chapter there are Critical Thinking questions, a vocabulary segment, a review of the main ideas presented in the chapter, a map activity, among many other things. The Europe and Russia book apart of the World Explorer series, is a fun and easy way to learn the necessities that need to be known in the geography of these two places. I recommend the whole series for a fun, efficient way to learn geography. This is a must buy. And unlike other textbooks, this is very affordable. A must buy!Happy Learning