Most regional maps run between 1:2,500,000 and 1:5,500,000, depending on the continent; almost all the large-scale maps (1:1,000,000 to 1:1,500,000), with few exceptions, are in Europe. So it’s a bit eurocentric, yes, though the foreword takes pains to emphasize the atlas’s edition-by-edition trend away from eurocentricity. The Index to the atlas features over 100 000 place names from the reference maps and includes cross-references to alternative and former names. The index is complemented by a Glossary of geographical terms.

Historical maps of the world show the political make-up of the world over the last 150 years and the atlas also includes plans of 41 of the world’s major cities. A satellite imagery section contains an overview image of each continent, and is complemented with a detailed image. New features in the introductory section include unique satellite images of the continents geo-referenced to the continental maps , and additional geographical topics such as The Oceans, Urbanization and Communications as well as completely up-dated information on the States and Territories of the World. This complete and convincing historical world atlas reveals the story of our globe in detail, from the origins of life on our planet until the 21st century. Written by a crew of historians directed by Richard Overy as an expert, World War 2 Map by Map explores how the most violent conflict in history shaped our world’s face.As you ascend mountains, zip-line over woods, and dip into oceans, this atlas is your passport to a world of undercover wonders illustrated by beautiful art.

The colossal size of the atlas allows you to enjoy the details in its dozens of maps – satellite, cultural, physical maps, etc., all of them unique. This engaging atlas guides the reader toward the most rewarding observations, starting with basic space science and containing a comprehensive set of night sky maps for all four Northern and Southern Hemispheres seasons. A remarkable chapter on astrotourism emphasizes ancient observatories, dark-sky preserves, and other global destinations for the sky-seeking drifter; a final chapter details contemporary and future space missions and what they might discover. Richly illustrated with awe-inspiring imagery, including images from space missions and telescopes, science-based artists’ interpretations, and descriptive graphics, the book also comprises 170 maps and graphs of planets, moons, and constellations, from Earth’s moon to moons of Saturn. Practical guidance helps readers notice what they have been reading about, building essential observational skills such as “star-hopping” from easy-to-find stars to fainter deep-sky objects and focusing on “deep sky treasures:” affluent areas in observable wonders and phenomena. For curious children, this is the opportunity to embark on the voyage of a lifetime—and see how remote nations have more in common than you might expect. Hopscotch from country to country in a chain of linking attractions: Examine Mexico’s glittering cave of crystals, then see the world’s largest cave in Vietnam. Peer over a 355-foot waterfall in Zambia, then comprehends how Antarctica’s Blood Falls got their bizarre color. Or visit mysterious mummies in Japan and France, then magnificent ice caves in Argentina and Austria. The World Atlas of Wine is the most outstanding and impressive wine-writing work. Revealing the changing landscape of the wine scene, the Atlas shows developments in climate, technique, fashion, and new laws made over the last years. New North American and Australian maps feature the importance of cool-climate areas as climate change takes impact. For instance, for the first time, dynamic regions such as coastal Croatia, South Africa’s Swartland, and Chinese Ningxia are included. The world’s growing appetite for wine is matched by a growing desire for knowledge, which this Atlas will fully satisfy.This history atlas spanning millennia gives you a widespread view of the critical situations in our past. The book contains 140 maps, complemented with pictures, info boxes, and timelines. You will clearly understand some forces and changes across continents that have formed our world and history. The Second World War: The Definitive Visual History takes you from the bloodshed of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles. In a time when political, health, climatic, and environmental crises anywhere on the planet can change our daily lives, maps provide a time-honored way to navigate the realities we face. With this atlas, you hold an authoritative yet convenient tool for explaining global forces’ interaction at work in the fast-changing but always wonderful planet that is our home.

Six mainly designed ‘Flavour Camp Charts’ group whiskeys by style and allow readers to distinguish new whiskeys from around the planet to try. Emily Hawkins’ competence supplies all you need to know to plan your next adventure – or whisk you there from the convenience of your divan. The index now has over 100 000 entries, and is fully cross-referenced with alternative and former names.

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Movies introduce bizarre worlds, from the fairytale woods of Snow White to the modern world of Toy Story, Disney, and Pixar. This is a fascinating and visually breathtaking guide for anyone curious about Word War I, suggesting a proper understanding of this brutal conflict that altered the course of history. Complementing these reference maps is a new introductory section: The World Today, including stunning high resolution satellite images, features on The Planets, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, The Oceans, Climate, Land Cover, Population, Urbanization, Minerals, Energy and Communications. This section also includes a complete guide to the states and territories of the world with all the latest data and statistics. Administrative structures in Bangladesh, France, Ghana, India, Norway, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and UK The first book of its type, this gorgeous atlas showcases America’s breathtaking park system from coast to coast, richly decorated with an inspiring and informative atlas of maps, illustrations, and photos.

This latest edition, created with the support of a geography tutor, has everything children want and need to know about our changing world. Dynamic, user-friendly content contains breathtaking photos, updated exciting facts, statistics, graphs, infographics, and full-color physical, political, and thematic maps on important topics. Treating a world atlas as a reviewable object on its own terms is going to be a challenge. Let me start by talking about the damn bookmark. Maps are more than our planet’s topography or nations’ boundaries. Maps can represent people and ideas’ movements, giving a unique way to tell historical topics and explore extensive times. The World Atlas of Coffee presents the bean in full-color photos and short text. It shows the origins of coffee – where it is grown, the people who raise it, processing, grades, the consumer, and the modern culture of coffee.In the introduction to the first edition, Geoffrey Barraclough notes that the desire of The Atlas was to provide a history based on the viewpoint of its creators, hence the spread of Islam, for example, is centred at Mecca, as might have been the view of the seventh century Arabs. From the tallest waterfall to the deepest belowground city, the most giant primate to the smelliest flower, this adventure can’t be beaten.