Philip's Atlas Of The World

Product Description

The 193 pages of detailed physical & political maps in Philip's Atlas of the World have been fully revised & updated. Praised by the Daily Mail as 'clearer than The Times' the unique combination of relief colouring & hill-shading gives an exceptional portrayal of landforms. This new edition features the informative ' World Geography' section packed with maps diagrams & text explaining key world themes such as climate change geology trade agriculture industry & population. Also included are urban-area & city-centre maps for 69 of the world's largest & most economically important cities including all major capitals
- this edition features enlarged city-centre maps of Beijing (Olympic City 2008) Amsterdam Bangkok & Moscow with locator maps to indicate each city's position in its global context. In addition the ' Images of Earth' section shows spectacular satellite views of 17 major cities & regions across the globe. Illustrated with flags & locator maps the 34-page A-Z ' Gazetteer of Nations' provides key facts & figures for every sovereign state. The 84 000-name index including geographical features & historical place names as well as towns & cities gives full latitude/longitude co-ordinates & letter-figure grid references. A 1 000-entry ' Geographical Glossary' explains the derivations of many unfamiliar place names
- for example: wadi = dry watercourse; jebel = mountain.