National Geographic November 2004

CONDITION 

·        Magazine – Good, clean text and pictures, has some reading and shelf wear

·        Map – Missing

CONTENTS

·        Darwin’s Big Idea – The work of the 19^th –century English naturalist shocked society and revolutionized science. How well has it withstood the text of time? – By David Quammen; Photographs by Robert Clark

·        Into the Maya Underworld – Mesoamerican farmers still perform ancient rituals in sacred caves—portals to the “place of fright.” By David Roberts; Photographs by Stephen L Alvarez

·        Fiji’s Rainbow Reefs – In the South Pacific a spectacular reef system takes an environmental walloping and lives to tell the tale. Scientists are listening closely. By Les Kaufman; Photographs by Tim Laman

·        The Geography of Terror – Terrorism is as old as humankind. Where are the hot spots, and why is it so much more lethal today? By Walter Laqueur

o   Special: Map of the World

·        Nose to Nose With Sloth Bears – You may recognize them as India’s exploited “dancing” bears. IN the wild, though, these shaggy insectivores can be ferociously antisocial. By John L Eliot; Photography by K Yoganand

·        Monsoon Madness – When it rains it pours in Australia’s northern outback. The steamy, temper-testing buildup to the wet has locals and visitors alike “going troppo.” By Roff Smith; Photographs by Randy Olson

·        ZipUSA: 83011 – At Teton Science Schools, kids learn where the wild things are: right outside their cabin door. By Margaret G Zackowitz

DEPARTMENTS

·        OnScreen & Online

·        Behind the Scenes

·        Visions of Earth

·        From the Editor

·        Forum

·        Geographica

·        Do It Yourself

·        My Seven

·        Who Knew?

·        Final Edit

·        On Assignment

·        Flashback

THE COVER     

·        The unique traits of a Jamaican lizard illustrate Darwin’s theory. By Robert Clark

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