National Geographic Family Reference Atlas of the World

Front Cover
National Geographic Books, 2006 - Reference - 384 pages
A modern atlas, especially one designed as a general family reference, demands not just state-of-the-art cartography but a vast array of information organized clearly, efficiently, and above all, usefully--and that's what the Family Reference Atlas provides: more than 1,000 maps, illustrations, and photographs; more than 400 charts and tables; and 30 global thematic spreads displaying key facts and figures on everything from biodiversity and the distribution of natural resources to world health and education, global Internet connectivity, and conflict and terror hotspots. Upgrades include a completely revamped and much expanded section on Europe, 32 new inset maps detailing the smaller Caribbean islands, and even a new spread on Mars highlighting spectacular images from the latest mission. A comprehensive index makes it easy to pinpoint more than 40,000 locations all over the globe. Need to know the population of Brunei, what the weather's like in San Juan in March, or how to use metric conversions? These answers and thousands more are at your fingertips. Readers learn about the planet itself--landforms, the biosphere, continental drift, environmental change--and the human world's many dimensions, from political, religious, and economic data to population trends and the effect of globalization. The atlas even reaches beyond Earth to explore the solar system, the Milky Way, and the Universe. The Family Reference Atlas of the World continues a proud tradition of cartographic excellence at an affordable price.
 

Contents

USING THIS ATLAS MAP POLICIES PHYSICAL MAPS POLITICAL MAPS
10
120
16
60
18
Earths Rocky Exterior
24
Surface of the Earth
30
Weather
38
Population
44
Religions
50
Iberian Peninsula
144
Italy and Switzerland
150
Eastern Europe
156
Physical and Political
166
Southwest Asia
172
South Asia
178
Japan
184
Physical and Political
210

Economy
56
NORTH AMERICA
57
Energy
62
Protected Areas
68
Internet
74
Physical and Political
80
Political
86
Federal Lands
92
MIDDLE SOUTH
100
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
106
HAWAII
112
Lesser Antilles
118
Physical and Political
138
Oceania
216
Physical
226
Bioko Canary Islands Cape Verde Comoros Madiera Islands
236
Near Side
248
The Solar System
254
Space Exploration Time Line
260
APPENDIX
262
Special Flags North Pole at 90 degrees latitude is located at
270
Major Cities of the World
276
Glossary of Geographic Terms
282
180 EQUATOR
380
Europes Smallest Countries
383
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

Bibliographic information