Publisher:Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2008.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Paleogeography -- Plate tectonics -- Landforms -- Climate change -- Weather events -- Population -- Megacities -- Languages -- Religions -- Health and education -- Economy -- Trade -- Globalization -- Food -- Energy -- Mineral resources -- Military strength -- Conflict -- Technology and communication -- Internet -- Environmental stresses -- Wildlands -- Biodiversity -- Protected areas -- World heritage sites -- World heritage sites list -- Limits of the oceans and seas -- World ocean floor -- The moon: near side -- The moon: far side -- Solar system -- Mars -- The universe -- Flags and facts -- Abbreviations and metric conversions -- World time zones.
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