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DK Concise Atlas of the World
Following the success of the DK World Atlas, this new Concise Edition meets the challenge of providing a truly encyclopedic treatment of the world in an accessible and affordable format. The latest digital mapping techniques have been used to create exceptional maps and an integrated presentation of the geography of the world and its regions. Regional Surveys: Integrated regional mapping, supported by illustrations, photographs, and detailed text provides an in-depth examination of the world. Land Use: Detailed maps show each region's land use and its principal agricultural activities. Industry: "At-a-glance" maps provide an instant picture of each region's industrial activities, communications infrastructure, and mineral resources. Regional Maps: There are more than 75 full-color, large-scale regional maps with vivid terrain relief. Terrain Models: Computer-generated, 3D terrain models explain the physical geography of each region. Diagrams: Includes graphic representations of key features such as transportation infrastructure and population distribution. Global and Continental Overviews: The physical, political, economic, and demographic geography of the world is fully presented on introductory pages. Global Map: Global thematic maps give an overview of the state of the world today.
384 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2001
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May 27, 2009
Love the regional approach to Geography they take. Plus they mix in just enough cultural, political, economic, and natural resource geography to be useful but not complete. I feel like I get the best view of a country and a region when I read this atlas.
July 10, 2013
Things I liked: The maps looked pretty accurate (I’m not a cartographer, but there are plenty listed on the copyright page). There’s a listing before the index with countries, capitals, population, etc. – all of equal length. There are lots of ‘blurby’ pictures and pieces of information that students would most likely love to read through.
Things I didn’t like: The only thing I could really look at with any sort of prior knowledge was the Canada section. There’s a map of North America (with some pictures covering the numbers going up the side grid – makes it a little harder to find things based on the index). There’s a map that zooms in on the Yukon, BC, AB, SK, and MB, but there’s a box with information covering NWT and Nunavut – frankly that’s all I needed to determine that this atlas won’t work for me. There’s a map of Ontario and Quebec. The third and final map covers ON, QC, Nfld, NB, NS, and PEI. Now, I didn’t double check the US section to see if some of their states were ignored or how they were spaced out, so I don’t know if this was an oversight or some kind of anti-Canada conspiracy, but I don’t want my maps to leave out any parts of my country – the north matters and covering it up suggests otherwise.
Things I didn’t like: The only thing I could really look at with any sort of prior knowledge was the Canada section. There’s a map of North America (with some pictures covering the numbers going up the side grid – makes it a little harder to find things based on the index). There’s a map that zooms in on the Yukon, BC, AB, SK, and MB, but there’s a box with information covering NWT and Nunavut – frankly that’s all I needed to determine that this atlas won’t work for me. There’s a map of Ontario and Quebec. The third and final map covers ON, QC, Nfld, NB, NS, and PEI. Now, I didn’t double check the US section to see if some of their states were ignored or how they were spaced out, so I don’t know if this was an oversight or some kind of anti-Canada conspiracy, but I don’t want my maps to leave out any parts of my country – the north matters and covering it up suggests otherwise.
August 3, 2007
My husband pulls this off the shelf every few weeks just to brush up on South Pacific islands. Beautiful and informative :)
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