Gathers political, social, and physical maps of the United States and the rest of the world.

World themes -- North America -- South America -- Europe -- Asia -- Africa -- Australia and Oceania -- The poles -- Oceans -- Space -- Nations.

A comprehensive, up-to-date atlas encompasses more than three hundred thematic maps, along with more than six hundred color photographs, illustrations, charts, and graphs, that document the world's natural and cultural wonders.

This book characterizes the Third World at the close of the twentieth century. It provides an excellent interdisciplinary exploration of the meanings, measures, patterns, and problems associated with the concept of the Third World.

Perfect for the Internet generation, Information Everywhere (formerly published as Look Now: The World in Facts, Stats, and Graphics) provides readers with a new way of exploring, reading, seeing, and understanding the world around them by combining facts, figures and statistics with illustrations and photographs to present complex information in a simple format. From skyscrapers scaled to show the population density of cities to a pyramid chart showing the youngest and oldest populations by country, the visual representations will entrance readers as they learn more about the world around them. Whether it's sweeping general data (How much cash is there in the world? How many people are there on the planet? How do teenagers spend their time?) or fun facts (What are your chances of being killed by a coconut? How does a cocoa bean become a chocolate bar? What countries celebrate what holidays?), Look Now will keep kids coming back for more. Supports Common Core State Standards.

Gathers political, social, and physical maps of the world.

You can pretty much say that art and religion were intertwined for the Olmecs. They create powerful works of art to associate with their many gods. In this book, you will read about some of these artwork and understand how they resonate the people’s religious beliefs. By the end of this book, will realize that a huge chunk of the religious, artistic and social traditions of the Mayas and Aztecs came from the Olmecs.