Hammond Concise World Atlas: Mapmakers for the 21st Century

by Hammond World Atlas Corporation

• ISBN13: 9780843713879
• ISBN10: 0843713879
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Hammond World Atlas Corp

Table of Contents

Interpreting Maps
Designed to enhance your knowledge and enjoyment of maps, these pages explain such cartographic principles as scale, projection and symbology. This section also includes a brief explanation of the boundary and name policies followed in this atlas
Map Projections	6	(1)
Using This Atlas	7	(1)
Global Relationships
This section highlights key social, economic and geographic factors, unveiling the complex relationships between people and their environments. Coverage includes: demographic trends, population distribution and growth; assessing the consequences of pollution; acid rain, deforestation, ozone depletion and global warming; also revealing comparisons of GDP per capita and literacy and life expectancy around the globe
Population	8	(2)
Standards of Living	10	(2)
Climate	12	(2)
Environmental Concerns	14	(2)
World Reference Guide
This colorful section presents the national flag and important geographic data about each independent country, including area, population, capital, type of government, date of independence, U.N. admission, life expectancy, GDP and monetary unit
World Flags & Reference Guide	16	(6)
Maps of the World
This collection of regional maps is completely generated from a computer database structured by latitude and longitude. The realistic topography is achieved by combining the political map data with digital hypsometric and bathymetric relief data. The maps are arranged by continent and a stunning satellite image and political map to that continent introduce each section. Continent thematic maps are also included in each section, which provides for special geographical comparisons. Over 70 inset maps highlight metropolitan and other areas of special interest. Numbers following each entry indicate map scale (M=million, K=thousand)
World-Political Map 1:70M	22	(2)
World-Physical Map 1:70M	24	(3)
Europe and Northern Asia
Europe 1:18M	27	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Temperature, Climate, Vegetation	28	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Rainfall, Population, Land Use, Minerals	29	(1)
Metropolitan London, Metropolitan Paris 1:500K	30	(1)
United Kingdom, Ireland 1:3M	31	(1)
Southern England and Wales 1:1M	32	(2)
Northeastern Ireland, Northern England and Wales 1:1M	34	(2)
Central Scotland 1:1M	36	(1)
Scandinavia and Finland 1:6M Iceland 1:6M	37	(1)
Baltic Region 1:3M	38	(2)
North Central Europe 1:3M Berlin 1:1M	40	(2)
West Central Europe 1:3M	42	(2)
Spain, Portugal 1:3M Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon 1:1M Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira 1:6M	44	(2)
Southern Italy, Albania, Greece 1:3M Athens, Malta 1:1M	46	(2)
Hungary, Northern Balkan States 1:3M Vienna, Budapest 1:1M	48	(2)
Netherlands, Northwestern Germany 1:1M	50	(2)
Belgium, Northern France, Western Germany 1:1M	52	(2)
Southern Germany, Czech Republic, Upper Austria 1:1M	54	(2)
Central Alps Region 1:1M	56	(2)
Northern Italy 1:1M Monaco 1:58K	58	(2)
Northeastern Europe 1:6M St. Petersburg, Moscow 1:1M	60	(2)
Southeastern Europe 1:6M	62	(2)
Russia and Neighbouring Countries 1:18M	64	(3)
Asia
Asia 1:42M	67	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Temperature, Climate, Vegetation	68	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Rainfall, Population, Land Use, Minerals	69	(1)
Eastern Asia 1:12M Hong Kong 1:1M	70	(2)
Northeastern China 1:6M Beijing-Tianjin, Shanghai 1:3M	72	(1)
Korea 1:3M Seoul 1:1M	73	(1)
Central and Southern Japan 1:3M Ryukyu Islands 1:6M	74	(2)
Northern Japan 1:3M	76	(1)
Tokyo-Yokohama, Osaka-Nagoya 1:1M	77	(1)
Indochina 1:6M	78	(1)
Southeastern China, Taiwan, Philippines 1:9M	79	(1)
Indonesia, Malaysia 1:9M	80	(2)
Southern Asia 1:9M	82	(2)
Ganges Plain 1:3M	84	(2)
Punjab Plain 1:9M	86	(1)
Central Asia 1:3M	87	(1)
Southwestern Asia 1:9M	88	(2)
Northern Middle East 1:6M	90	(1)
Eastern Mediterranean Region 1:3M Central Israel 1:1M	91	(2)
Africa
Africa 1:30M Cape Verde 1:6M	93	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Temperature, Climate, Vegetation	94	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Rainfall, Population, Land Use, Minerals	95	(1)
Northern Africa 1:15M	96	(2)
Northern West Africa 1:6M	98	(2)
Northern Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia 1:3M	100	(1)
Northeastern Africa 1:6M	101	(1)
Southern West Africa 1:6M	102	(2)
East Africa 1:6M	104	(1)
Southern Africa 1:15M	105	(1)
South Africa 1:6M Cape Town, Johannesburg, Mauritius and Reunion 1:3M Madagascar 1:6M	106	(3)
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific
Australia, New Zealand 1:16.6M	109	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Temperature, Climate, Vegetation	110	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Rainfall, Population, Land Use, Minerals	111	(1)
Western and Central Australia 1:6M Perth, Adelaide 1:1M	112	(2)
Northeastern Australia 1:6M Brisbane, Sydney 1:1M	114	(1)
Southeastern Australia 1:6M Melbourne 1:1M	115	(1)
Central Pacific Ocean 1:27M New Zealand 1:9M	116	(3)
North America
North America 1:30M	119	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Temperature, Climate, Vegetation	120	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Rainfall, Population, Land Use, Minerals	121	(1)
Canada 1:12M	122	(2)
United States 1:12M Hawaii 1:3M Oahu 1:1M	124	(4)
Southwestern United States 1:6M	128	(2)
Southeastern Canada, Northeastern United States 1:6M Montreal, Toronto-Buffalo 1:1M	130	(2)
Southeastern United States 1:6M	132	(2)
Alaska 1:9M	134	(1)
Seattle-Tacoma, Sacramento-San Francisco-San Jose, Detroit, Chicago-Milwaukee 1:1M	135	(1)
Los Angeles-San Diego 1:1M Metropolitan Los Angeles 1:500K	136	(1)
Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Denver, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, St. Louis, San Antonio, New Orleans 1:1M	137	(1)
New York-Philadelphia-Washington 1:1M Metropolitan New York 1:500K	138	(2)
Middle America 1:9M Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles 1:6M	140	(2)
Northern and Central Mexico 1:6M Distrito Federal-Veracruz 1:3M Distrito Federal 1:1M	142	(2)
Southern Mexico, Central America, Western Caribbean 1:6M	144	(3)
South America and Polar Regions
South America 1:24M	147	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Temperature, Climate, Vegetation	148	(1)
Geographical Comparisons: Rainfall, Population, Land Use, Minerals	149	(1)
Northern South America 1:13M	150	(2)
Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador 1:6M	152	(2)
Northeastern Brazil 1:6M	154	(1)
Southeastern Brazil 1:6M Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo 1:3M	155	(1)
Peru 1:6M Galapagos Islands 1:6M	156	(1)
Southern South America 1:13M	157	(1)
Southern Chile and Argentina 1:6M Santiago-Valparafso, Buenos Aires 1:3M	158	(2)
Aretic Regions 1:30M Antarctica 1:50M	160	(2)
Statistics, Time Zones and Index
The section on World Statistics includes the planets of the solar system, dimensions of the earth, oceans and major seas, major mountain peaks, longest rivers, largest lakes and major islands. The computer-generated Time Zones of the World is completely new and reflects the world's most recent time zone changes. A Master Index lists 60,000 places and other features appearing in this atlas, complete with page numbers and easy-to-use alpha-numeric references
World Statistics	162	(2)
Time Zones of the World	164	(2)
Index Abbreviations	166	(1)
Index of the World (60,000 entries)	167	(73)
Acknowledgements	240