Goode's World Atlas [Hardcover]

J. Paul Goode (Author), John C. Hudson (Editor), Edward B., Jr. Espenshade (Editor)

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Used for class assignments in college geography classes for many years, this atlas focuses on thematic (i.e., subject or topic) mappingAmaps on landforms, temperature, precipitation, population density, soils, agricultural products, minerals, and on and on. The 20th edition (ISBN 0-528-84336-2. $34.95) is due in October.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 371 pages
• Publisher: Rand McNally & Company; 20th edition (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0528843362
• ISBN-13: 978-0528843365
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #631,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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119 of 121 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Goode is very good for general reference, February 2, 2001

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Matthew J. Ruben "mattykid" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Goode's World Atlas (Hardcover)

Other reviewers are correct in suggesting that this atlas is not the best one for looking sharp on a coffee table or locating a small village in Uzbekistan. But it more than compensates by providing excellent thematic maps, detailing geographic variations in population, annual rainfall, vegetation, language spoken, energy use, tectonic plates, temperatures & landforms, etc. The more basic maps are only modestly detailed; for example, most US states don't have their own page in the atlas, necessitating that while Raleigh, NC would certainly be on the map, the smaller communities of Pittsboro and Zebulon might not. If you want an atlas with an emphasis on thematic reference, this is a very good choice.

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best for educational purposes., December 27, 2000

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Jan-Willem van Aalst - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goode's World Atlas (Hardcover)

The twentieth edition of Goode's atlas of the world continues to be a standard for U.S.-educational purposes. The reference maps themselves are not too accurate and detailed, but they provide a reasonably well-balanced coverage of the world, with handy larger-scale inset maps for the more populous regions of each continent. There is an elaborate thematic section on a variety of topics about the world, the continents, and the United States in particular. This is supplemented by a very good statistical section, and the 30,000 entry index gazetteer contains a pronunciation guide for each entry, which is unique for a world atlas. Non-US buyers probably have better alternatives, but for school purposes for North America, this is a very good choice. The publication of this twentieth (!) edition illustrates the endurability of this work since 1922.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is a real atlas, not a picture book, January 12, 2003

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T. Burrell "tburrell_mn" (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Goode's World Atlas (Hardcover)

I've been using this since the 17th edition. if you want to impress people with pretty maps, skip it. Road atlases are for family vacations.

if you have a child in school, and you want to get them the best reference atlas in the US, then this is it.

Don't be put off by the large index and odd-looking maps in the front- they all contain valuable information. I learn something new every time I open this book up.