Reference World Atlas

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