The Atlas of the Real World : : Mapping the way we Live

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Previous ed.: 2008.
The resourceful world : Land area and population ; Travel and transport ; Natural resources and energy -- The trading world : Globalization and internationalism ; Food and consumables ; Minerals, natural products and and consumables ; Minerals, natural products and and consumables ; Minerals, natural products and and consumables ; Minerals, natural products and and consumables ; Minerals, natural products and and consumables ; Minerals, natural products and petrochemicals -- The economic world : Manufactured goods and services ; Wealth and poverty ; Employment and productivity -- The social world : Housing and education ; Communication and media ; Health and illness -- The perilous world : Death and disaster ; War and crime -- The environmental world : Pollution and depletion ; Extinction and endangerment.
In this definitive reference, sophisticated software combines with comprehensive analysis of every aspect of life to represent the world as it really is. Digitally modified maps or cartograms depict the areas and countries of the world not by their physical size, but by their demographic importance on a vast range of subjects, from basic data on population, health, and occupation to how many toys we import and who is eating the most vegetables.

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