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Atlas of the World: 15th Edition with free wall map
Book Summary InformationEdition: Hardcover Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2008-10-15 ISBN: 0195374517 Number of pages: 448 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Reviews of Atlas of the World: 15th Edition with free wall mapBook Review: A good choice for an Atlas, but... Summary: 4 Stars
My third-grader had been using my 35-year-old Hammond Atlas - and, as hard as it is for me to believe, some of those places no longer exist... Some countries, like the USSR for example, have been carved up a bit. Some new names now apply as well.
This Atlas is among the most up-to-date available - perhaps its strongest point. But as good as it is there are some things that could have been better. Another reviewer mentioned the small print - not a big deal for my eight-year-old - but a magnifying-glass comes in handy for eyes like mine...) One thing that surprised me - this atlas does not break the United States down by states - there's only a map of the entire United States - so my son still ends up using the old atlas...
All in all this is a good Atlas - but if you're looking for something with individual states you might want to check into some of the others.
Summary of Atlas of the World: 15th Edition with free wall mapOxford's Atlas of the World is the most authoritative resource on the market. The Fifteenth Edition remains the finest international reference source of its kind available. Including a free world wall map in every volume, updated census information, dozens of city maps, a gazetteer of nations, gorgeous satellite images of Earth, and a geographical glossary, this atlas offers exceptional value at a reasonable price. Full of crisp, clear cartography of urban areas and virtually uninhabited landscapes around the globe, the Atlas has maps of 69 cities and nearly 100 different regions at carefully selected scales to give a striking view of the Earth's surface. Opening with world statistics and then a colorful, instructive 48-page Introduction to World Geography--beautifully illustrated with tables and graphs--this acclaimed resource provides details on such topics as climate, the greenhouse effect, plate tectonics, agriculture, population and migration, and global conflicts. As in years past, this edition includes the latest geographic information: a new flag for Iraq, the addition of the Republic of Kosovo to the map of Europe, a new region in Senegal and two provinces in the Philippines, plus the appearance of the world's newest landmass, Warming Island, revealed by the melting Greenland ice sheet. Current census statistics also help to illustrate tables showing the population of world countries and cities and the popular satellite image section has been refreshed with stunning new images of different regions and urban areas. Providing the finest global coverage available, the Atlas of the World is not only the best-selling volume of its size and price, but also the benchmark by which all other atlases are measured. *Promotional world wall map included with every copy *Interior pages designed for heightened accuracy and ease of use *Detailed city plans and country profiles make it the ultimate geographic reference "An indispensable reference." --The Today Show "A veritable encyclopedia of geographic and demographic information, profusely illustrated. Extraordinary." --The New York Times "This authoritative volume is the standard by which others will be measured." --Boston Herald "You can't do better than the Atlas of the World." --Chicago Tribune
The only world atlas updated annually, the fifteenth edition of Oxford's Atlas of the World offers exceptional value at a reasonable price. Full of crisp, clear cartography, it contains maps of 69 cities and nearly 100 different regions around the globe as well as striking satellite views of the Earth's surface.
Take a Look at the Stunning Illustrations in The Atlas of the World (Click on images to enlarge)
Topography of Europe |  Topography of Africa | Topography of Southeast Asia |
 The landmass Pangea and today's continents. Learn more about continental drift | A diagram of faultlines in the earth's crust. Learn more about earthquakes |
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