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Author:

National Geographic Society (U.S.), author.

Title:

National Geographic visual atlas of the world.

Edition:

Second edition.

Publisher:

National Geographic,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

1 atlas (416 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 43 cm

Subject:

Physical geography--Maps.

Notes:

Relief shown by shading. Key map on lining papers. Includes indexes.

Contents:

The world: Satelite ; Physical ; Political ; Paleogeography ; Structure of the earth ; Earth's rocky exterior ; Landforms ; Land cover ; Oceans ; Fresh water ; Climate ; Climate change ; Weather ; Population ; Urbanization ; Languages ; Religions ; Food and agriculture ; Human influences ; Environmental stresses ; Wilderness ; Biodiversity ; Ecoregions ; Protected areas ; World heritage sites -- North America: Physical map ; Political map ; Continental thematic maps ; Canada ; Western United States ; Eastern United States ; Central America ; Greater Antilles and Bahamas ; Lesser Antilles ; Islands of the Antilles -- South America: Physical map ; Political map ; Continental thematic maps ; Northern South America ; Central Andes ; Brazil ; Southern South America -- Europe: Physical map ; Political map ; Continental thematic maps ; Northern Europe ; British Isles ; Iberian Peninsula ; The low countries ; France ; Germany ; Central Alps ; Italy ; Poland ; East Central Europe ; Western Balkan Peninsula ; Eastern Balkan Peninsula ; Greece ; Baltic States ; Eastern Europe ; Russia ; Europe's smallest countries -- Asia: Physical map ; Political map ; Continental thematic maps ; Asia Minor and Transcaucasia ; Eastern Mediterranean ; Arabian Peninsula ; Iraq and Kuwait ; Iran ; Afghanistan and Pakistan ; Central Asia ; India and South Asia ; China and Mongolia ; Eastern China ; Korean Peninsula ; Japan ; Indochina ; Southeast Asia -- Africa: Physical map ; Political map ; Continental thematic maps ; Northern Africa ; Nile Valley ; Western Africa ; West Central Africa ; Congo Basin ; Horn and Great Rift Valley ; Southern Africa ; Islands of Africa -- Australia and Oceania: Physical map ; Political map ; Continental thematic maps ; Australia and Papua New Guinea ; New Zealand ; Oceania ; Islands of the Pacific -- The poles: Arctic physical map ; Arctic political map ; Antarctica -- Oceans: Limits of the oceans and seas ; World ocean floor ; Atlantic Ocean floor ; Pacific Ocean floor ; Indian Ocean floor ; Arctic Ocean floor ; Ocean floor around Antarctica -- Space: Moon ; Mars ; Inner solar system ; Outer solar system ; Cosmic journeys ; Milky Way ; Universe -- Flags and facts -- Appendix: Abbreviations and conversions ; Foreign terms ; Geographic comparisons ; World time zones.

Summary:

A comprehensive, up-to-date atlas encompasses more than three hundred thematic maps, along with more than six hundred color photographs, illustrations, charts, and graphs, that document the world's natural and cultural wonders.

ISBN:

1426218389
9781426218385

OCLC:

(OCoLC)967369036

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)