World Atlases & Maps

Encyclopedic World Atlas

Name: Encyclopedic World Atlas
Author: Philip's]
ISBN: 9780195212648

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Engaging profiles and authoritative, full-color maps of every country in the world fill the completely updated Third Edition of the Encyclopedic World Atlas. Containing the same outstanding relief mapping featured in Oxford's other atlases, this atlas is a comprehensive, easy to use, and invaluable resource for project work, research, or as a general home or library reference.
The Encyclopedic World Atlas offers up-to-date profiles of every nation and is organized continent by continent in the classical geography sequence. Each continent is introduced by maps of the whole region: a physical map, a political map, a map showing land use, and smaller maps concerned with climate, natural vegetation, and population distribution. Each country features its own map, a fascinating essay describing the country's landscape, culture, history, and economy (often including in-depth treatment of such topics as the Great Divide or the breakdown of the peace process in Ireland), and reference tables which put a wealth of up-to-date statistics at your fingertips, from main industries to adult literacy rates. In addition, a 32-page Introduction to World Geography, beautifully illustrated with colorful maps, charts, and graphs, provides an integrated look at the world, from the solar system and plate tectonics to population, resources, economics, politics, and ecosystems.
The Encyclopedic World Atlas's easy-to-use country-by-country format, combined with an extensive 25,000-entry index, make it an invaluable reference for school projects and family reference. Meticulously crafted and beautifully illustrated, completely accurate and up to date, the Encyclopedic World Atlas belongs in every home and library.

Includes profiles of each country's geography, history, economy, and culture; color reproductions of national flags; and a section introducing world geography.

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Library Journal

With only minor changes, the publisher has taken the thematic geographical maps as well as the physical and political maps of the continents from its Oxford Concise Atlas of the World (1994) and added country-by-country coverage with informative text entries. This approach works well for small countries, which receive more detail in smaller maps, but large countries suffer from a lack of detail when given maps of similar size. North Americans are used to regional closeups of the United States and Canada, which they will not find here. No state boundaries are indicated on the maps of Brazil or Mexico, and the only world maps are on the lining papers. These are all features provided by the Concise Atlas. With so many geopolitical changes in recent years, currency is now the primary criterion for atlas selection. The Encyclopedic World Atlas does not yet show South Africa's nine new provinces but retains the original four with apartheid-era "Bantustans." Fully independent for more than a year, Eritrea does not have its own data box but is listed as an entry under Ethiopia. Though both atlases are beautifully printed and handsomely bound, the Concise Atlas, priced roughly the same, is preferable to the Encyclopedic World Atlas despite its lack of country-specific texts. For the most current maps, the latest printing of Today's World (Rand McNally, 1994) is highly recommended.-Edward K. Werner, St. Lucie Cty. Lib. Sys., Ft. Pierce, Fla.

Booknews

New edition of a reference for home or school libraries providing up- to-date profiles of every nation, organized by continent, each with its own map; an essay describing the country's landscape, culture, history, and economy; and reference tables for important statistics. The maps themselves<-->both political and relief<-->are first rate. The abundantly illustrated introductory section provides an integrated look at many aspects of world geography. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Organized by continent, this definitive reference includes full-color maps and informative profiles of every country in the world, including cultural, political, historical, economic, demographic, and topographical information; national flags with explanations of meanings and origins; and reference tables with up-to-date statistics on imports and exports, main industries, literacy, life expectancy, ethnic groups, defense, and more. Fact boxes provide in-depth data on specialty topics like the Great Barrier Reef, the division of Berlin, the rise and fall of apartheid, pre-Columbian civilizations, the Tundra, and the Korean War. In addition, a 32-page World Geography section provides an integrated look at the world in illustrated chapters covering such wide-ranging natural topics as the solar system; continental drift and plate tectonics; mountains, rivers, seas, and other natural landscapes; oceans; climate; water and vegetation; environment, energy, and ecosystems; and describing in intriguing detail important elements in the day-to-day lives of people around the world, from languages and wealth to quality of life, and from trade and production to travel and tourism. A comprehensive index of hundreds of thousands of place names facilitates easy cross-referencing. In addition, the book provides a map of "hot spots," showing areas of the world that have figured in headlines of the last decade, including Bosnia Herzegovina, the Near East, the former Yugoslavia, Taiwan, and the South China Sea. 9" x 12". 1996