Collins Discovery World Atlas
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Topics include climate and climate change, world population and cities, the environment, the world economy, the growth in telecommunications, and world conflict. Major global issues including the AIDS epidemic, the international drugs trade and water resources are also covered, and dramatic examples of environmental change are presented through comparative satellite images. The illustrated spreads are backed up by detailed world and country-by-country statistics on key socio-economic indicators.New Internet links to the most appropriate websites provide opportunities for the reader to investigate issues further.The comprehensive index contains over 50,000 place names and includes special gazetteer-style entries which provide key facts about selected places and geographical features around the world.
Format: Hardback, 240 pages, 232mm x 318mm, 1490 g
Published: 2004, HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom
Genre: General Atlases & Maps (not folded)
Published: 2004, HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom
Genre: General Atlases & Maps (not folded)
Description
Topics include climate and climate change, world population and cities, the environment, the world economy, the growth in telecommunications, and world conflict. Major global issues including the AIDS epidemic, the international drugs trade and water resources are also covered, and dramatic examples of environmental change are presented through comparative satellite images. The illustrated spreads are backed up by detailed world and country-by-country statistics on key socio-economic indicators.New Internet links to the most appropriate websites provide opportunities for the reader to investigate issues further.The comprehensive index contains over 50,000 place names and includes special gazetteer-style entries which provide key facts about selected places and geographical features around the world.
Collins Discovery World Atlas