" ... examines each region in depth, with information about its position on the globe, its landscape, and the people who live there"--P. [2] of cover.
Provides physical and thematic maps of the Earth, covering such aspects as population, food, minerals, climate, politics, and energy, as well as maps of the surface of the Moon, Mars, inner and outer solar system, and universe.
The latest edition of the world's most prestigious and authoritative world atlas, containing up-to-date world maps and thematic information curated by experts in geography and cartography.
Atlas of the World
Provides maps and satellite photography that reflect the most recent political, economic, and demographic statistics, and presents articles addressing the environment and population matters in major cities of the world.
Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition is now fully revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in world geography, including the annexation of Crimea and the new nation of South Sudan.
This is the first book to chart the coffee production of over 35 countries, encompassing knowledge never previously published outside the coffee industry.
Text, maps, and illustrations present the history of the world from six million years ago to the present day.
After agriculture, fishing is the second most important occupation, but fishers are poor, and the domestic fisheries, conducted mostly in brackish-water coastal lagoons, are not well monitored (Vogt et al. 2010).
Provides information, organized into twenty-five regions, on topography, politics, religions, and languages; and includes almanac facts and the flag for each independent nation covered.
The flags and country facts at the end of each continental section reflect the latest statistics from national and international sources.