National geographic books concise atlas of the world third edition

Five stars all the way. I bought this for my husband during the Christmas season. He absolutely loved it and uses it on a daily basis. He loves maps, etc. This was perfect for him. Skip to main content. About this product. Stock photo. Brand new: Lowest price The lowest-priced brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable.

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Skip to main content. About this product. Stock photo. Brand new: Lowest price The lowest-priced brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. See details for delivery est. Those have long since been worn out in the classroom. One feature that I liked most about their atlases was the inclusion of charts, maps, and graphs that represent sociological, climate, and world trends, as well as some essays on features of the people of Earth and their distribution around the globe.

They do this very well. The maps sections for each continent are limited to a two page spread of the political map, and a two page spread of the physical map, and one overview map. The book itself is large enough that these maps are a good size, with the only exception being Europe. Europe has several microstates that are almost invisible in the European maps in this atlas. But the Oxford atlas is twice the thickness of this, with innumerable maps in multiple scales for each region and twice as many pages.

In a nutshell… you are getting a wide view of the Earth and its peoples in this work by the National Geographic Society. In the Oxford atlas you get a deep view of the Earth, and ignore the people. Both are almost indispensable and have their values. The comparable fourth edition was twice the price. The publication dates were and , but the difference was negligible. In my opinion, with both being hardback copies, the value of the third edition made it a much better choice.

I am posting a review for the Oxford atlas as well for those who want to compare. Naturally, any map that includes information about the people of Earth is in its very nature political and subject to interpretation. A large number of the peoples living on Earth would see abortion as genocide. It depends on your own perspective. This atlas also pictures flags from around the world. My recommendation, based on quality and price for family use would be this as a first atlas.

Then, when and if you or your children are looking for locations that are in smaller scale than these maps provide, add the Oxford atlas for further detailed views of the globe. Either way, there is much to see of the world around us in both of these map books. Geographic, N. National geographic concise atlas of the world.

Place of publication not identified: National Geographic Soc. Many schools turn to this company for reference materials. Relation to other works: There are many atlases available; this atlas meets requirements for libraries that need a comprehensive reference at an secondary level.

This will be of specific interest to patrons who are visual learners. Including introductory sections for each continent and the flags and country facts at the end of each continental section, this atlas features stunning satellite images that portray unique physical geography and highlights the sprawling extent of major cities. Published: December Aug 16, Daniel Adorno rated it really liked it Shelves: non-fiction. I'm not an expert on atlases, but this one has a bevvy of information.

You not only get the maps and such, but also facts ranging from population density to languages spoken throughout different continents. Light enough to fit into a suitcase traveling overseas, but with large, by continent, views, this is the atlas I decided on after pouring through half a map store a few US visits back. My only complaint - the perfect binding has split after one too many reviews.

National geographic's concise atlas featuring maps, illustrations, etc. This atlas had really good maps, especially the largest physical and political ones of each continent, but I wish it went into greater detail. Delvina Kolic rated it it was amazing Jan 08, Bill Erosh rated it it was amazing Mar 11, Sue K rated it it was amazing Dec 08, Austin Bunton rated it really liked it Nov 16, Janine rated it it was amazing Feb 22,