National Geographic Society (U.S.). National Geographic Maps.
Title:
A world transformed ; [MAP] Challenges for humanity, a thirsty planet / produced by National Geographic Maps for National Geographic Magazine ; Allen Carroll, Chief Cartographer.
Format:
[MAP]
Edition:
Scale 1:49,611,000. 1 in. = 783 miles ; Interrupted Goode homolosine proj. (W 180⁰--E 180⁰/N 90⁰--S 90⁰).
Publisher:
The Society,
Copyright Date:
c2002
Description:
2 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, col. ; 34 x 77 cm. and 27 x 62 cm., sheet 52 x 79 cm., folded to 13 x 20 cm.
Scale 1:63,360,000. 1 in. = 1000 miles ; Interrupted Goode homolosine proj. (W 180⁰--E 180⁰/N 90⁰--S 90⁰). Panel titles. "Washington, D.C., September 2002." "Supplement to the National Geographic, September 2002." Ancillary maps with "A world transformed" map: Earth's vulnerable soils -- Missing the forests for the trees -- Energy binge -- A warmer world -- Alien invasion -- The air we breathe -- Oceans at risk. Ancillary maps with "A thirsty planet" map: Colorado River Basin-demand exceeds supply -- Tigris & Euphrates Watershed-whose water is it? -- Murray-Darling Watershed-salty soils -- Yangtze River Basin-monumental gamble -- Lake Chad-Africa's vanishing lake -- Paraná River Basin-river or canal? Includes text, notes, pie charts, graphs, tables, and col. ill.
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