Synopsis This fourth edition is an up-to-date, international reference and includes balanced coverage of every part of the globe. It is filled with informative and comprehensive articles, graphs, and charts and contains computer-generated maps from a digital database for enhanced clarity, and a wealth of supplemental information. In addition, the book includes a 48-page introduction to world geography and an easy-to-use 75,000-entry index.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2000-10-01 | | Series: | Atlas of the World, 8th Ed. |
| Size | | Height: | 14.3 in | | Width: | 11.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.8 in | | Weight: | 132.8 oz |
Publisher's Note Now in its eighth edition, the most authoritative atlas available offers expanded coverage of urban areas as well as fascinating data on population and migration, war, climate, and plate tectonics.
Industry Reviews The first edition (1992) of this praiseworthy reference was thoroughly described and reviewed in several library journals. The second edition has been updated to show the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Macedonia; redraws the boundary between Saudi Arabia and Iraq; displays new administrative divisions in Nigeria; and updates details such as the latest Trans-Amazonian highways, a new reservoir south of Bamako, Mali, and the Guri Reservoir in Venezuela. With the volatility of world politics, publishers are pouring out new editions of atlases, and libraries must devote a portion of their budget to keeping up. This one, measuring 11.5x15 " , is for use with a big desk. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Stewart
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