National Geographic Student Atlas of the World

Winner of the Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children (NSTA/CBC) Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (NCSS/CBC) Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award This completely revised and expanded edition of the award-winning, best-selling atlas features: * 100-plus maps created especially for middle- and high-school students by the world's preeminent mapping authority * 60-plus full-color photographs * 16 brand-new pages, including thematic spreads on environmental hot spots, world conflict, refugees, global communication, and diffusion of popular culture * 50 charts and graphs that reflect the latest data * Completely updated country flags and fact boxes * Continuity of map sizes and scales to encourage data comparison * Web links for finding more information and keeping current * Conversion tables for metric and U.S. measurements * Expanded glossary of geographic terms * Thematic and place-name indexes * All the tools needed to prepare for any standardized geography test.Fonda, Suzanne Patrick is the author of 'National Geographic Student Atlas of the World', published 2005 under ISBN 9780792271789 and ISBN 0792271785.