The Cambridge World Atlas features high quality of physical and political maps, sophisticated thematic maps and an easy to understand introduction with detailed regional maps. Showing statistics for all countries of the world, the Atlas includes a full glossary of terms and an index with more than 20,000 names.

Student atlas.

The only atlas to be updated annually, Oxford's Atlas of the World is the finest international resource of its kind. The thirty-first edition includes a new in-depth feature examining global inequality, charting the disparities among nations as well as cooperative efforts to reduce inequality, with information on health, income, and education. The atlas also includes stunning large-format satellite images, charts on topics such as climate change and world health, an index and glossary, and hundreds of city and world maps, all fully up to date. An uncommonly beautiful volume, the Atlas of the World offers a wealth of information and unrivaled cartography.

This full-color, illustrated atlas offers students and families an inspired, approachable, and interactive view of today's world and the issues facing it. 160 color plates.

The euphoria about the defeat of epidemics which surrounded the global eradication of smallpox in the 1970s proved short-lived. The advent of AIDS in the following decade, the widening spectrum of other newly-emergent diseases (from Ebola to Hanta virus), and the resurgence of old diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria all suggest that the threa

Global biological diversity, ecosystem diversity.

A beautifully clear, detailed, and fully revised and updated guide, DK's Reference World Atlas gives a superb overview of all the world's regions. Providing a detailed reference map set, the atlas also features computer-generated terrain-modeled maps and the landscapes, bringing an all-new dimension to cartography. This ninth edition of DK's respected Reference World Atlas includes all recent border, place name, and flag changes from around the world, including the emerging state of South Sudan.

Find out all about our world today with the new edition of this classic reference atlas. From the defining boundaries of the Balkan states to the icy terrain of Antarctica, more than 400 maps created with the latest digital mapping techniques and satellite data are combined to bring you Earth in more detail than ever before. Terrain models reveal physical features, while informative text, photographs, and diagrams provide a superb overview of the physical, political, economic, and demographic geography of the world. Features detailed fact files on all nations, including each region's land use, industrial activities, and population distribution. The included 75,000-placename index-gazetteer makes this an essential desktop reference for business, home, or school use.

Find out all about our world today with the new edition of this reference atlas From the defining boundaries of the Balkan states to the icy terrain of Antarctica over 400 maps created with the latest digital mapping techniques and satellite data are combined to bring you Earth in more detail than ever before. Terrain models reveal physical features, while informative text, photographs and diagrams provide a superb overview of the physical, political, economic and demographic geography of the world. Detailed fact files on all 193 nations, including each region's land use, industrial activities and population distribution. Plus a 75,000 index-gazetteer makes this an essential desktop reference for business, home, or school use. Visit www.dk.com/worldfactfile to find out more about the world's 193 countries, from maps and historical information to up-to-date statistics.