Languages:English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published) Media:Hardcover Edition:3 Pages:384 Number Of Items:1 Shipping Weight (lbs):5.6 Dimensions (in):10.6 x 1.3 x 13.8
ISBN:1426205430 EAN:9781426205439 ASIN:1426205430
Publication Date:October 27, 2009 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Product Description A modern atlas demands not just state-of-the-art cartography but a vast array of information organized clearly, efficiently, and above all, usefullyand that’s what the Family Reference Atlas provides: more than 1,000 maps, illustrations, and photographs; more than 400 charts and tables; and 30 global thematic spreads displaying key facts and figures on everything from biodiversity and the distribution of natural resources to world health and education, global Internet connectivity, and conflict and terror hot spots.
A comprehensive index makes it easy to pinpoint more than 40,000 locations all over the globe. Need to know the population of Brunei, what the weather’s like in San Juan in March, or how to use metric conversions? These answers and thousands more are at your fingertips. Readers learn about the planet itselflandforms, the biosphere, continental drift, environmental changeand the human world’s many dimensions, from political, religious, and economic data to population trends and the effect of globalization. The atlas even reaches beyond Earth to explore the solar system, the Milky Way, and the Universe.
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