The Hutchinson atlas of the world

This world atlas includes a 24-page encyclopaedic section offering an overview. Topics include: our star and our neighbour; the earth and the moon; a world in motion; shaping the earth; peopling the globe; the population explosion; belief and understanding; the world at work; on the move; and the legacy of industry.;A 32-page country information section provides essential information on each country of the world. It includes country locator maps, flags, useful Websites and information for each country on: capital city; physical features; terrritories; administrative divisions; political system; currency; GDP; population growth; population density; ethnic distribution; language; religion; and time difference from GMT.;A 113 page section of maps offers coverage of the world including a special section of large scale maps of the British Isles. All maps depict altitude by both layer colour and hill shading to enhance clarity and are supplemented by an index of over 25,000 places.