Reference World Atlas

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Introduction v Contents vi–vii How to use this Atlas viii–ix The solar system x–xi The physical world xii–xiii Structure of the Earth xiv–xv Shaping the landscape xvi–xvii The world’s oceans xviii–xix The global climate xx–xxi Life on Earth xxii–xxiii Population and settlement xxiv–xxv The economic system xxvi–xxvii The political world xxviii–xxix States and boundaries xxx–xxxi International disputes xxxii Political British Isles xxxiv Wales xxxv Southern England xxxvi–xxxvii Central England xxxviii–xxxix Northern England xl–xli Scotland xlii–xliii Ireland xliv NORTH AMERICA 1 PHYSICAL NORTH AMERICA 2–3 POLITICAL NORTH AMERICA 4–5 NORTH AMERICAN RESOURCES 6–7 Canada 8–9 Canada: Western Provinces 10–11 Canada: Eastern Provinces 12–13 Southeastern Canada 14–15 United States of America 16–17 USA: Northeastern States 18–19 USA: Mid-Eastern States 20–21 USA: Southern States 22–23 USA: Texas 24–25 USA: South Midwestern States 26–27 USA: Upper Plains States 28–29 USA: Great Lakes States 30–31 USA: North Mountain States 32–33 USA: California & Nevada 34–35 USA: South Mountain States 36–37 USA: Hawaii & Alaska 38–39 Mexico 40–41 Central America 42–43 The Caribbean 44–45 SOUTH AMERICA 46–47 PHYSICAL SOUTH AMERICA 48–49 POLITICAL SOUTH AMERICA 50–51 SOUTH AMERICAN RESOURCES 52–53 Northern South America 54–55 Western South America 56–57 Brazil 58–59 Eastern South America 60–61 Southern South America 62–63 The Atlantic Ocean 64–65 AFRICA 66–67 PHYSICAL AFRICA 68–69 POLITICAL AFRICA 70–71 AFRICAN RESOURCES 72–73 North Africa 74–75 West Africa 76–77 Central Africa 78–79 East Africa 80–81 Southern Africa 82–83 EUROPE 84–85 PHYSICAL EUROPE 86–87 POLITICAL EUROPE 88–89 EUROPEAN RESOURCES 90–91 Scandinavia, Finland & Iceland 92–93 Southern Scandinavia 94–95 The British Isles 96–97 The Low Countries 98–99 Germany 100–101 France 102–103 The Iberian Peninsula 104–105 The Italian Peninsula 106–107 The Alpine States 108–109 Central Europe 110–111 Southeast Europe 112–113 Bulgaria & Greece 114–115 Romania, Moldova & Ukraine 116–117 The Baltic States & Belarus 118–119 The Mediterranean 120–121 The Russian Federation 122–123 Northern European Russia 124–125 Southern European Russia 126–127 ASIA 128–129 PHYSICAL ASIA 130–131 POLITICAL ASIA 132–133 ASIAN RESOURCES 134–135 Turkey & the Caucasus 136–137 The Near East 138–139 The Arabian Peninsula 140–141 Iran & the Gulf States 142–143 Kazakhstan 144–145 Central Asia 146–147 Afghanistan & Pakistan 148–149 South Asia 150–151 Northern India & the Himalayan States 152–153 Southern India & Sri Lanka 154–155 Mainland East Asia 156–157 Western China 158–159 Eastern China 160–161 Northeastern China, Mongolia & Korea 162–163 Japan 164–165 Mainland Southeast Asia 166–167 West Maritime Southeast Asia 168–169 East Maritime Southeast Asia 170–171 The Indian Ocean 172–173 AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA 174–175 POLITICAL AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA 176–177 AUSTRALASIAN & OCEANIAN RESOURCES 178–179 Australia 180–181 Southeast Australia 182–183 New Zealand 184–185 Melanesia 186–187 Micronesia 188–189 Polynesia 190–191 The Pacific Ocean 192–193 Antarctica 194–195 The Arctic 196–197 Geographical comparisons 198–199 Standard time zones 200 Countries of the world 201–207 Geographical glossary 208–210 Geographical names 211 Index 212–349 Acknowledgements 350