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Goode's World Atlas

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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.

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.

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.

Lack of detail in maps makes this atlas disappointing. In addition pages out of 371 pages, 126 pages are index and latitude and longitude coordinates. This book sells inexpensively but lacks the sufficient mapping to make a quality atlas.

This is a great quick reference world atlas. Contains an extensive and thorough place-name index. Of course this altas does not contain small area details, but at 9"x11" and 1" thick it is well worth it's shelf space.

The atlas is U. S. centric even though the title is 'world atlas'. The map of the U. S. takes up about 25 pages, while the map of Italy, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslovia (formerly) take up 2 pages. And the spelling is unbelievable. Many of the place names are rendered in the native language instead of English, at least I assume so. North and South Korea, about the size of Kansas is shown at about 1/2 the size of Kansas. One normally buys a world atlas to learn about the world, not the U. S. A disappointment.

I was suprised the hardcover was cheaper than the soft. Goode's World Atlas (19th edition) is a very useful book to have laying around. It's filled with more info than I'll probably ever use. I look forward to my daughter using it for her studies.

this is the best atlas. the information in the front on world stats has been very helpful for papers. i've tired others and i recommend this one.