The 21st Century World Atlas - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1888777931 ISBN 13: 9781888777932

Publisher: Trident Pr Intl, 1998

Synopsis

Truly an atlas for the millennium! All maps contained in this huge volume are the most current available, taken from the latest multimedia technology. With immediate visual appeal, this atlas takes the reader on a journey around our planet with such precision, one will immediately know that Earth is unique in our galaxy. Bright, vivid colors draw attention to the satellite photos, physical maps, and bathymetry maps. Also included are climate, geological, biogeographic, demographic, and social indicators along with economics, industry, commerce, and transport, all providing amazing insight into our world.

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The 21st Century World Atlas is as unique as it is peerless. Satellite maps and reference maps are all based on digital models. The detailed studies of countries are internationally recognized. Text, reference charts, and graphs summarize physical, cultural, social, and economic features concisely and accurately. Digital terrain models are set on black backgrounds creating pages that are as visually dramatic as they are easy to read and comprehend.

The 21st Century World Atlas is the most comprehensive work of its kind available. I addition to being a state-of-the-art reference book, it is truly a work of art - a volume that you can proudly display in home, school, or office.

Additional features of the 21st Century World Atlas include: Over 300 satellite images and reference maps; More than 200 digital terrain models; Over 400 thematic maps of physical, political, and economic features; Over 500 thematic country maps; More than 1,700 graphs indicating the most up-to-date statistical data available; Descriptive text of cultural, political, social, and economic present-day situations; Index of place names with over 60,000 entries which can be located by means of a reference grid and geographical coordinates

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Page 8-Preface The coming together of new, advanced multimedia technologies and communications have borne fruit in the form if this Atlas, whose purpose is to depict the Earth and the phenomena occurring thereon and therein in a meticulous and exact manner. The conjunction of satellite images and digital terrain models mean that the Earth can be seen with absolute precision: mountains, valleys, plateaus, marine fissures and so on can be seen just the way they are in reality; in this way the purpose of the World Atlas is to reflect the plural, thought provoking dynamic reality of the world by means of an individual, detailed study of each State. The comprehensive study of the world, together with the detailed way in which each State is covered, make this Atlas a hitherto unequaled mine of information which is an essential reference work while still being easy to read and a pleasure to browse through.

About this edition

• Publisher: Trident Pr Intl
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1888777931
• ISBN 13: 9781888777932
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 752
• Editor: Jose Armando Fernandez