Geographic encyclopedia entries with names, descriptions, and characteristics of places in the world. Entries include: demography; physical geography; political boundaries; industry, trade, and service activities; agriculture; cultural, historical, and archeological points of interest; transportation lines; longitude, latitude, and elevations; distance to relevant places; pronunciations; official local government place-names and changed or variant names and spellings. Coverage: most current edition.
Presents a reference guide that features state-of-the-art world maps, allowing readers to compare physical, political, and regional data, with specilized maps that cover such global themes as tectonics, biodiversity, energy sources, food, and population.
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National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World by