Oxford Atlas of the World

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Oxford University is a major world renowned university known for many contributions in academics and reference material. Standing as symbols of worship, testaments to kingships or even the strange and wonderful traditions of old and new, these curious places are not just extraordinary sights but reflections on man’s own relationship with the world around us. Accuracy, Authority, and Bias: Oxford University Press is a well-known publisher of reference materials and is highly respected. This atlas is replaced each year with new and exciting information for readers. The hundreds of city and world maps that form the body of the Atlas have been thoroughly updated for this 23rd edition.

Accessibility and Diversity: This atlas is very visual, so all readers will be able to access and understand the content.Timeliness/Permanence: This atlas is the only atlas that is updated annually which guarantees that users will find the most current geographic information. Map-obsessives and everyone who loved Just My Type will be lining up to join Garfield on his audacious journey through time and around the globe. With stunning full-color maps and an air of mysterious adventure, Atlas of Remote Island is perfect for the traveler or romantic in all of us. Reference Citation: Oxford University Press. (2012). Oxford atlas of the world. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, USA. Author Judith Schalansky used historic events and scientific reports as a springboard for each island, providing information on its distance from the mainland, whether its inhabited, its features, and the stories that have shaped its lore.

Travis Elborough goes in search of the obscure and bizarre, the beautiful and estranged. Taking in the defiant relics of ancient cities such as Ani, a once thriving metropolis lost to conquered lands, and the church tower of San Juan Parangaricuto, that miraculously stands as the sole survivor of a town sunk by lava. It is, altogether, a handsome product, well-organized, thorough in its coverage, a graphic delight [...] This is a truly welcome product, a delight to hold, a delight to use." A comprehensive index of more than 8,000 entries includes numerous alternative name forms used over the centuries. The Atlas of World History closes with a bibliography that provides a booklist for suggested further reading. Relation to other works: Annual updates set this atlas apart from others. It provides details on cities, political and topographical maps, and includes more than 70 world and regional thematic maps with illustrations and topic exploration.Using stunning info-graphics, maps, charts, tables, and photographs, the Atlas of Cities is a comprehensive overview of the patterns of production, consumption, generation, and decay of the twenty-first century’s defining form. With completely up-to-date facts-at-a-glance, a glossary, pronunciation guide, and comprehensive index, this completely revised atlas takes young readers on a high-energy tour of the world and will be a must-have in every home and school. N AT IONAL MA RK ET ING A ND PU B L IC I T Y C AM PA I G N National Print Publicity | National Radio Publicity | Print and Online Advertising | Online Promotion The book’s unique arrangement, with the maps organized in complimentary or contrasting pairs, reveals how the history of our attempts to make flat representations of the world has been full of beauty, ingenuity and innovation.

Updated national parks and conserved areas including the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA), the largest conservation zone in the world. Features core case studies of particular types of cities, from the foundational cities of Greece and Rome to the “smart” cities of today THE NEAREST STARS The 22 nearest stars, excluding the Sun, with their distance from Earth in light-years* Proxima Centauri Alpha Centauri A Alpha Centauri B Barnard’s Star Wolf 359 Lalande 21185 Sirius A Sirius B Accessibility/Diversity: This book is set up with up to date maps that pique student interest. When taught proper geographic analysis skills the possibilities are endless.

We hope you enjoyed the list. However, if you think we’ve missed any great atlases, please let us know in the comments section below. Accurary/Authority/Bias: This atlas is updated annually to increase accuracy. This is the 19th edition of the resource. Oxford University Press publishes worldwide and is a department of the University of Oxford, a highly-respected institution. Accessibility/ Diversity: This text is appropriate for high school students in reading level and in content. This text fits with the social studies curriculum, particularly for an advanced course called World Civilizations.