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Major Rivers N am e Continent Out fl o w T o tal Lengt h (mi.) Nile Afr ica Mediterranean Sea 4,1 60 Am azo n South Am erica Atlantic Oce an 4,000 Ch ang (Yangtze) East China Sea 3,964 M ississippi-M iss o u ri Asia Gul f of Mexico 3 ,71 0 N o rt h Am eri ca Name Major Deserts Area (sq. m i.) Sa hara Continent 3,500 ,000 Gobi Africa 500,000 Libya n Asia 450,000 Sono ra n Africa 120 ,0 00 No rt h Ameri ca Oceans Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Are a : 5,426 ,000 sq. mi . Ar ea: 3 1,73 6,000 sq . mi . C o a s t l ine: 28 ,209 mi . Average De p t h: 3,407 ft. Coastl ine: 69 ,525 m i. Average De p t h: 11,730 ft. Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Ar ea: 28,410,000 sq. mi . Are a: 63,838,00 0 sq. m i. Coas tli ne: 4 1,346 m i. Coas tl ine : 84,315 m i. Average Depth: 12,598 ft Average De p th: 12,925 ft. Highest Elevations M ountain Peak Name Place Height (ft.) Con tinen t Kilimanja ro Tanzania 19 ,3 4 0 Africa Vinson Massif Antarctica 16,8 64 An tarctica Everest N e p al- T ib et 2 9,0 35 Kosciu sko Australia 7,3 10 Asia Elb rus 18,5 10 Au stral ia Mc Kin ley Russia 20,320 Europe Aconcagua Alask a, U.S. 22 ,834 N orth Am erica Argentina South America Lowest Elevations Lo west P o in t Name Place Dep th Below Sea Lev el (ft .) Continen t Lake AssaI Djib outi 512 Afri ca Bentl ey Subgla cial T re nc h Antarctica 8,327* Antarctica Dead Sea Israel-Jo rdan 1,3 10 Lak e Eyre Aust ralia Asia Cas p ia n Sea Rus sia - Azerbaijan 52 Aus trali a Death Valley Califo rn ia, U.S. 92 Europe Vald es Pen in su la Arg e n t i n a 282 North America 13 1 South America ' Estimated



- World Facts and Figures Inside front cover Using This Atlas .4- 5 Published by 6 Legend 7 Copynght © 2005 Map Scale 8- 9 by Meprxest. Inc. Latitude and Longitude All nqhts reserved. Different Kinds of Maps 10-11 While everycare has been taken to trace and acknowledge copy­ Our Solar System 12- 13 right, the publishers tender their apologies for any accidental World Physical 14- 15 infringement where copynqht hasproved untraceable. World Political 16- 17 Allnghts reserved. No part of thrs book may be reproduced or trans­ Ocean Floor 18- 19 mitt ed In any fo rm by any means electronic, mechanical, or other ­ Dynamic Earth Wise, whether now or hereafter devised. including photocopying, Earthquakes 20 recording, or by any Information and retrieval system, without Volcanoes 21 Continental Drift 22- 23 espress writt en prio r pe rm ission from the Publisher. World Climate 24-25 Acknowledgements. World Vegetation 26- 27 \"How to use this Atlas\" written by ElspethLeacock World Environment World Forest Cover 28 MeXICO Statecoat of arms on page 76. © 200J mextcan-Ilaq.com Tropical Ra in Forests 29 Photographs on pages 24-25 (Deserts, Nature, China/Tibet. Alaska, World Population Brazu,Arctic). 26-27 (Landscapes. Nature, Australia, China/ Tibet), 59 Population Density 30-3 1 (rivers), 60--61(nature, Landscapes, Hawaii, Caribbean), 62- 63 (Arctic) Population Projections 30 Copynqbt © 2005 Corel corp. and their suppliers. World Population Photographs on pages 26-2 7 1V01.16, 44, 74), 60- 61 1V01. 16, 44). Life Expectancy: 1999, 2025 32 62-<>3 1V01. 16, 44) Youthful Population 33 Copyright © 2005 Pbotolxsc. Inc. Food and Nutrition 33 Photograph on page 42 (Wright brother's flight) World Culture Copynght © 2005 NASA Languages 34 Photographs on pages 58, 62- 63 (Southern California) Literacy 34 Ccpynqbt © 2005 Drqital Stock Corp. Religions 35 Photograph on page 62 (Rockiespring) Historical Spread of Religions 35 Copynghl © 2005 Freestockphotos ccm World Land Use , 36- 37 Pnotcqraphs on pages 68--69 No!. 194) Industrial Employment 36 Copynqbr © 2005 Corbrs Corp. Agricultural ,Employment 37 World Resources Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal 38- 39 Major Minerals 38- 39 Electrical Energy Production World Communications 39 Television Receivers Newspaper Circulation .40 Personal Computers .41 Cellular Communications .41 World Transportation .41 Time Zones Major Airports .42 .43







































































\" PACIFIC OCEAN EQUATOR --+- - - - -j-- - - - -+- - - - -+- --,r.-- -F Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal Major oil fields • Other oil fields c::::::> Natural gas fields D Coal deposits EQUATOR :.11 Bauxite Chrom ium Copp er B Diamonds &-, Gold M Iron @ Lead M ang ane se &ill. Nickel Platin um .!SJll Silver /l!U Tin Titan ium Zinc

\" ,,' Electrical Energy Productio n Billions of kilowatt hours, 1999 3,705 (United State s) 500 to 1,175 100 to 499 50 to 99 20 to 49 Less than 20 No current data available SOurce U S Depe -troeor of E.nergy Intern ati on al Ene rgy Annu al. 2000

-- Television Receivers \\ Number of television receivers Although there a re so me unexp ect edl y upp er-ca tegor y per 100 popu lation co un tries on this ma p, televisions , a relatively inexp ensive consumer ite m in all but th e poo rest nations, predominate More than 50 whe re broadcast and cab le tech no logy is modern an d avail­ 30 to 50 able and where popular cu lture has made television th e 10 to 30 pnmar y medi um of marketi ng, news, and enrerrain menr. 5 to 10 Less than 5 =­ N o current data available SOurce . UNESCO Institute for Statistics N ewspaper Circulation »: Daily new spape r circulation ~USTRALIA per 100 populat ion Obvious ly, newspaper Circul atio n IS partially associated More than 40 with nati onal literacy. In addi tio n, th e relative co untry 20 to 40 rank ings m ay illustrate th e ra nge of cu ltural vitality and 10 to 20 th e freedom-or lack of- in th e ability to express and 2.5 to 10 share ideas, opi n ions , and critical co m me ntary. Less than 2.5 No current data available 1996 Estimates Source: UNESCOInstitute tor Statistics