National Geographic almanac of geography / Almanac of geography contributing geographers, chief consultant, Roger M. Downs ; Frederick A. Day ... [et al.]. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2005. - 512 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I: Geography past and present -- What is geography? -- History of geography -- Geography today -- Maps and globes -- II: Physical geography -- Planet earth -- Weather -- Climate -- Earth materials and tectonic processes -- Landforms and landscapes -- Soils and bioregions -- Sources of further information -- III: Human geography -- Population -- Migration -- Cultural geography -- Economic geography -- Urban geography -- Political geography -- Environment and society -- IV: Places -- Country by country -- World maps.

An illustrated reference book on both physical and human geography furnishes information on such topics as the global economy, the spread of religion, the depletion of natural resources, language, and the growth of urban centers.

079223877X : $40.00

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