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Book

Beginner's world atlas

Call Number

  • J 912 NATI (CEN, EAS, OSH, POW, WSQ)

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Edition

Fifth edition.

Publication Information

Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2022]

Physical Description

63 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 36 cm

Summary

"Kids are naturally curious. They want to know all about everything around them, near and far. And the completely updated Beginner's World Atlas is the perfect tool to introduce them to the people, places, and animals of the world. We have combined our world-famous mapmaking skills and color photography with input from specialists in geography education to create an atlas designed for kids ages 7 to 10."--

Notes

Includes index.

Map on liner paper.

Contents

  • Making the round Earth flat
  • What is a map?
  • What this atlas will teach you
  • The physical world
  • The physical world close up
  • The political world
  • North America
  • South America
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Australia & Oceania
  • Antarctica
  • World at a glance.

Subjects

Genres

Atlases.