National Geographic visual atlas of the world.

National Geographic Society (U.S.) (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781426203329 (slipcover)
ISBN: 9781426203794 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
p. ; cm.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Paleogeography -- Plate tectonics -- Landforms -- Climate change -- Weather events -- Population -- Megacities -- Languages -- Religions -- Health and education -- Economy -- Trade -- Globalization -- Food -- Energy -- Mineral resources -- Military strength -- Conflict -- Technology and communication -- Internet -- Environmental stresses -- Wildlands -- Biodiversity -- Protected areas -- World heritage sites -- World heritage sites list -- Limits of the oceans and seas -- World ocean floor -- The moon: near side -- The moon: far side -- Solar system -- Mars -- The universe -- Flags and facts -- Abbreviations and metric conversions -- World time zones.