Philip's Great World Atlas

Philip's Great World Atlas
ISBN-10
0540090077
ISBN-13
9780540090075
Category
Atlases, British
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2006-11-01
Publisher
Philip's
Authors
George Philip & Son, Royal Geographical Society

Description

This new edition includes the fact-packed 48-page 'World Geography' section, which provides maps, charts, graphs and diagrams on key themes, such as the Universe and Solar System, geology and Iandforms, climate, the environment,population, agriculture, energy and minerals. Introduced by a stunning satellite image of the globe, the 1 29-page section ofup-to-date digital world maps provides a balanced coverage of the world. Scales and projections have been chosen to maximize legibility and minimize distortion over the largest regions. Each map is accompanied by a locator diagram andadjoining pages indicator for ease of use. The hill-shading on the physical maps provides an exceptionally vivid portrayal of Iandforms, The 'Images of Earth' section provides spectacular satellite views of 1 5 major cities and regions around the world. Topical current affairs maps are provided for 'World: Regions in the News', including Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel/Palestine. The 55,000-name index includes geographical features as well as towns and cities, with both letter-figure grid references as well as latitude and longitudeco-ordinates, for speed and accuracy of use.

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