Philip's World Atlas and Gazetteer - Tapa blanda

The tenth edition of this information-packed paperback atlas, ideal for use in the office, at home or in the class room, has been fully revised and updated for 2002-2003 with the latest digital world maps. It is an excellent combination of Philip's authoritative world mapping and colourful thematic maps, charts and diagrams, providing essential information on key geographical topics. The 96 pages of physical and political maps give a balanced coverage of the world at well-chosen scales. The 32-page introductory section - The World in Focus - is invaluable for school project work, containing clear up-to-date maps, graphs and diagrams on the environment, climate and weather, population, resources, economics and energy. This atlas also includes a special World Cities section, which provides urban area and city centre maps marking tourist sites for 67 of the world most important cities, backed up by a comprehensive index. Full-page satellite images for 9 of the cities featured complete this section.Completing the atlas is an extensive 35,000-name index, including geographical features as well as towns and cities, with both letter-figure references and latitude and longitude coordinates for speed and accuracy of use.