| Description |
256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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Relief shown by shading, gradient tints, and spot heights. Depths shown by gradient tints. |
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"A comprehensive guide to the world today"--Cover. |
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"For previous editions, Dorling Kindersley Cartography"--Title page verso. |
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"Copyright ... Dorling Kindersley Limited"--Title page verso. |
| Contents |
The world today. Flags of the world -- The world's regions -- North & Central America -- South America -- Africa -- Europe -- North & West Asia -- South & East Asia -- Australasia & Oceania -- Index-gazetteer. |
| Summary |
Essential World Atlas, 9th Edition provides an unbeatable visual reference to the world's continents, regions, and countries with more than 90 maps and detailed fact files on every nation. See many different views of the globe through a series of thematic maps detailing the political and physical world, time zones, the global economy, populations, languages, climates, and regional conflicts. Look up key statistics using data profiles, stay in the know with a glossary of geographic terms, and easily find the information you need with an index comprised of more than 20,000 entries. Now fully revised and updated to reflect recent geopolitical changes, Essential World Atlas, 9th Edition is a reference perfect for work, home, or school that truly lives up to its name. |
| Subject |
Atlases, British.
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| Genre |
World atlases.
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| Added Author |
Mumford, Simon, editor.
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Dorling Kindersley Limited.
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DK Publishing, Inc.
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| Spine Title |
World atlas |
| ISBN |
9781465450692 (flexibound) |
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1465450696 (flexibound) |
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