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Details
Title:
People and Places
Publisher:
The World Book Inc.
ISBN-13:
9780716637608
No of Pages:
1696
Edition:
2013
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
World Book’s Encyclopedia of People and Places provides accurate and up-to-date information on the geography, economies, histories, and people of the 194 independent nations of the world in a colorful, lavishly illustrated format. Such features as fact boxes, full-color maps, and a cumulative index make essential information accessible for students and other readers. These elements also promote familiarity with reference sources. The A-Z organization of the set allows readers to locate each country with ease.
The Encyclopedia of People and Places includes six country volumes, organized alphabetically. A fact box for each country includes that country’s flag, a locator globe, and key information on terrain, government, people, economy, and technology. In these volumes, readers will learn about how the nations of the world have grown and interacted over time. A seventh volume, People on the Move: Settling the Earth’s Regions focuses on the movement of populations around the globe throughout history. This volume combines information on geography with history and archaeology to create a picture of human populations around the world. Here, readers can find out about the extinction of the Neandertals, the development of civilizations, and many historic migrations.
Additionally, thousands of full-color illustrations, maps, charts, and graphs capture students’ interests and help meet their educational needs. The set’s comprehensive information on geography is supported by award-winning maps.
Key features
- Thousands of full-color illustrations that capture students’ interest and help meet their educational needs
- A concise overview of the history, geography, politics, and economics of the countries that make up our fascinating world
- Hundreds of full-color maps, charts, and graphs
- A–Z organization allows students to locate each country with ease
- A fact box for each country includes flag, locator globe, and key information on terrain, government, people, economy, and technology
In this edition:
- A major revision of the text
- A 192-page seventh volume on human settlement by region
- New layout and design
- Larger trim size
- New fact boxes
- Simplified timelines
- Many new illustrations
- Many new maps
- Volume-by-volume pagination
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Additional Information
Country of origin United States