Editor: Hammond World Atlas CorporationISBN: 0843709375
Hammond World Atlas Corporation has partnered with the best-selling World Almanac and book of facts in putting together an excellent and educational, publication Hammond World Almanac 2006 World Atlas.
Probably you can call this Almanac the Bible for mapping data with its 200 pages of facts and figures about people, ethnic groups, languages, religions, area, capital, GDP, head of State and Governments and world class.And then there are 100 pages of digital maps of TerraScape feature three dimensional field of land and ocean floor relief.
When I looked at the "Content" from the almanac section, I was pleased to see that there is a section relating to the interpretation of maps. how many times have you looked at a map and not have a clue about what they mean all symbols or map scales and projections?
In clear and precise language, authors of this publication explains what map projections and explore some of the projections more widely utilizadas.También we introduce a new projection, the compliant Optimal Hammond.
For those of us who are unfamiliar with the term map projection, informs us that the challenge of cartographers is to project the curved surface of the Earth on a plano.En consequence, to achieve this feat, cartographers have developed formulas that govern this conversion of geographic data or map projections.It is possible to identify each point on the Earth with the help of a geographic coordinate grid and the grid is projected onto a flat surface.
From this starting point we are given explanations of general principles and conditions, attaching a sphere, selected examples of projections, Conic projection and the compliant Optimal Hammond.
This initial section is followed with a detailed explanation on how to use the section of the mapa.Es here where we find out how the boundaries, names, sources map map scales, labels, symbols, colors are determined.
Armed with all this introductory data that now we are ready to browse maps of the world starting with Europe and Asia from North and then Asia, Australia and the Pacific, Africa, Antarctica, South America and North America.At the bottom of each map is color-coded differentiate people in different cities and pueblos.También there is a scale of mileage denoted in miles or kilometers. rules and comparative thematic maps, tables, graphics for each continent, topography, population, land use, mineral resources and consumption are also included.
End section or the World Almanac section presents facts and key figures relating to each nation classification population and area, Ocean, ocean depths and Islands, rivers, waterfalls, continental altitudes, lakes, reservoirs, dams, highest mountains, temperatures, major languages, precipitation, the population growth, energy and media environment.
Review the facts and figures on a nation in particular we realize that what is included is as follows: topography, the capital city, date of independence, type of Government, who is the head of State and head of Government, GDP, industries, head of crops, mineral, the life expectancy at birth, the rate of literacy and a link to the website of the country.
This Almanac is a magnificent achievement to be savored and enjoyed repeatedly.Educational niche and a perfect complement to libraries, classrooms, and collections of personal books, where is vital geographic data at your fingertips is filled with.
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