The Rand McNally Atlas of World Geography includes more than 65 physical and political maps of the world, continents, regions, countries, and vicinities.
Also included are thematic maps showing plate tectonics, climate, vegetation, population, precipitation, land use, income levels, and more. 20 pages of graphs, charts and tables emphasize comparative info about economics, energy production and consumption, climate, population and more.
A guide to using the atlas, glossary of terms, glossary of abbreviations and index are excellent resources for making full use of the atlas.
Four-page continent introductions provide an in-depth look at each continent. Special thematic maps show the urbanization of North America, rainforests of South America, changing political boundaries of Europe, African growth to independence in the 20th century, the Ring of Fire in Asian, and native peoples of Australia and New Zealand.
Twelve colorful pages of national flags include each country's official name, population area, population density, and national capital population.
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