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WORLD ATLAS

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Reviews:
"A valuable reference tool for any school or public library, and helpful for geography and history classrooms, too." - KLIATT

"This online atlas is simple to use and easy to navigate." - Library Media Connection

"...remarkably easy to use, and use efficiently, within a couple of minutes. Maps are sufficiently detailed and clear, the quality and text of related data are very good, printing is easy and effective, and there's lots of added overall electronic value. Strongly recommended for public, special, and academic libraries." - Library Journal

"...extremely rich in information...Middle and high school students will find it useful for school projects." - Library Journal

About This Database:
An Up-to-date World Atlas—and Much More

This comprehensive database combines more than 1,500 clear, printable, full-color original maps with superb, current statistical information on more than 200 countries, all 50 U.S. states, the 13 Canadian provinces and territories, as well as the world's continents and major regions. World Atlas blends traditional map-related concepts and information with a flexible interface and stunning visual presentation. Users can retrieve political, outline, elevation, locator, and comparative statistical maps. A wealth of supplemental information is linked to each state, province, and country map, including the location's history, government, flag, vital statistics, and further resources.

World Atlas's maps cover the entire globe, from Afghanistan to Alabama, from Iraq to Antarctica. Users can locate and compare states and countries and take a look at their flags, find their vital statistics, access information on their types of government, read short histories, view chronologies, and obtain directions to further resources.

Easy Access to Maps of the World—and Much More

In our ever-changing world, it is becoming increasingly important that school and public libraries provide access to reliable, up-to-date, and easy-to-use geography reference materials. World Atlas combines an extensive collection of maps and related statistical information in one interactive resource. Much more practical than traditional print atlases, which are often tedious to search and quickly outdated, World Atlas's maps, available as PDF files, are current, quickly and easily accessed, and never show the wear of repeated use. The combination of printable and reproducible maps with valuable statistical and historical information makes World Atlas a complete geographic reference, perfect for general reference use and for more focused study in school and public libraries.

Features:

• World Maps: political and outline maps of the world
• Regional Geographic Maps: political, outline, physical, and elevation maps of Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, and South America; political, physical, and outline maps of Australia and Oceania, the Caribbean, the Artic, and Antartica
• Regional Thematic Maps: colorful maps illustrating demographics, politics, education, and energy statistics for Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania, the Caribbean, Europe, North and Central America, and South America
• Country Profiles: descriptions of more than 200 countries, with political, outline, elevation, regional locator, and world locator maps; land use maps; city and geographical features maps; flags; more than 110 facts and figures for each country; government, legal, and economic information; country constitutions; information about climate and weather, people and culture, ethnic composition, languages, and religion; biographies; history; chronology; images; and further resources
• U.S. State Profiles: descriptions of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., with political, outline, elevation, county, and locator maps; regional maps; city and geographical features maps; flags; state symbols; more than 110 facts and figures for each state; government information; biographies; chronology; images; and further resources
• Canadian Province Profiles: descriptions of all 13 Canadian provinces, with political, outline, elevation, and locator maps; city and geographical features maps; flags; images; more than 110 facts and figures for each province; government information; biographies; chronology; and further resources
• Comparison/Ranking Tool: a valuable tool that compares and ranks countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces using selected statistics
• Gazetteer: entries on more than 7,000 geographical features, including over 1,500 entries on major world and U.S. cities, plus entries on all U.S. state capitals.