National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World [Paperback]

National Geographic Society (Editor)

Book Description

Series: National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World | Publication Date: November 1, 2003

With more than 300 maps, charts, graphs, flags, and illustrations, National Geographic has captured a complete portrait of the world in one compact, highly accessible, and value-priced volume. Pulling from its vast resources, National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World provides up-to-date, thoroughly indexed, political and physical continental maps, as well as new world thematic maps covering the structure of earth, tectonics, climate, oceans, population, religion, energy, and economy. Informative, intriguing, and incredibly easy to use, this volume is the ultimate geographic reference for every home and office.

National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World visually portrays the important aspects and issues of the current world in an appealing arrangement. Each continent-and the United States-is mapped with political boundaries and corresponds to a comprehensive place-name index of more than 10,000 towns, cities, and countries across the globe. Likewise, full-color physical maps enhance and enrich readers' understanding of the Earth's natural features, such as mountain ranges, lakes, plains, deserts, and rivers. Country profiles provide flags and valuable facts for all 192 independent nations of the world. Key information is provided about time zones, metric conversions, and geographic terms.

With state-of-the-art maps and an accompanying index that makes seeking new facts quick, easy, and fun, National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World is a great value and the perfect reference tool.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

This title provides a limited sampling of the beautiful maps in the more comprehensive National Geographic Atlas of the World. The Concise Atlas is printed on the same heavy paper stock and at the same size as the larger atlas, but in a paperback binding. While this seems a remarkable bargain at first, the atlas's binding makes it difficult to see map details that run across page gutters. It also raises questions of how well a large-format, softcover book can stand up to reference use. This title is worth considering if you want to supplement your collection with a few large maps but can't afford one of the large atlases. But it's not a good choice for reference use.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: National Geographic (November 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792261879
• ISBN-13: 978-0792261872
• Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 10.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,191,951 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars National Geographic Concise Atlas, September 26, 2005

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Jack M. Scott "jacessie" (Rainier, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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Nice up to date Atlas at a very reasonable cost. It is very colorful and easy to read.

3.0 out of 5 stars National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World, October 10, 2007

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T. Stott (Bakersfield, CA) - See all my reviews
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This is a great Atlas for the average joe. However I am a travel consultant and require a guide with more information on the individual countries. So I am back to the drawing board.

49 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Some serrious mistakes are found, February 26, 2005

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Bamshad Houshyani "Bam" (Utrecht. the Netherlands) - See all my reviews

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I've entered to one the biggest book stores in Utrecht, the Netherlands, I saw the Atlas of the World, I walked closer, since I'm always interested in M.E. history so I searched the page but faced with some terrible mistakes:

1. The name of Persian Gulf that is used more than thousands of years was accompanied by the name of Arabian Gulf which have never had any history and academic value.
2. Some of ancient persian islands were named wrong.
3. The word occupied was written under some of the islands, but as I know there are some misunderstandings that Arabs and Persians are helding negotiations to solve it.

Anyway I think the value of a great institute such as NG is high enough not to let these obvious mistakes occured.

For the newest edition I don not advise, but formal editions are really valuable specially you will be faced with a new generation of defenitions done by NG scientists.

I think I will wait to see if these mistakes will be removed for the next version or not, because these mistakes might be simply repeated in other regions.

Good luck with your book search
Bamshad