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Title: Rand McNally Goode's World Atlas (Goode's World Atlas, 20th) by J. Paul Goode, John C. Hudson, Edward B., Jr. Espenshade ISBN: 0-528-84336-2 Publisher: Rand McNally & Co Pub. Date: January, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Best for educational purposes.
Comment: The twentieth edition of Goode's atlas of the world continues to be a standard for U.S.-educational purposes. The reference maps themselves are not too accurate and detailed, but they provide a reasonably well-balanced coverage of the world, with handy larger-scale inset maps for the more populous regions of each continent. There is an elaborate thematic section on a variety of topics about the world, the continents, and the United States in particular. This is supplemented by a very good statistical section, and the 30,000 entry index gazetteer contains a pronunciation guide for each entry, which is unique for a world atlas. Non-US buyers probably have better alternatives, but for school purposes for North America, this is a very good choice. The publication of this twentieth (!) edition illustrates the endurability of this work since 1922.
Rating: 5
Summary: None better
Comment: When I took my first college-level geography class, my professor told the class that Goode's World Atlas is the best atlas on the market. Fifteen years and a couple of editions later, it's still the best atlas I've ever seen. The atlas includes a commendable section on map projections, many excellent thematic maps, easy-to-read regional (general) maps, tables of country and landform sizes, and a wonderful index. If you're looking for a road map, this atlas probably won't help. If you want to learn about the world, or teach school-aged children about the world they live in, then this is one of the top resources out there.
Rating: 3
Summary: Maybe the best their is; but not good enough
Comment: The atlas is U. S. centric even though the title is 'world atlas'. The map of the U. S. takes up about 25 pages, while the map of Italy, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslovia (formerly) take up 2 pages. And the spelling is unbelievable. Many of the place names are rendered in the native language instead of English, at least I assume so. North and South Korea, about the size of Kansas is shown at about 1/2 the size of Kansas. One normally buys a world atlas to learn about the world, not the U. S. A disappointment.
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Title: Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts, 10th Edition by H. J. de Blij, Peter O. Muller ISBN: 0471407755 Publisher: Wiley Text Books Pub. Date: 06 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $100.95 |
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Title: Concepts and Regions in Geography by H. J. de Blij ISBN: 0471093033 Publisher: Wiley Text Books Pub. Date: 09 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $86.95 |
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Title: Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation (7th Edition) by Tom L. McKnight, Darrel Hess ISBN: 0130404683 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 19 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $93.00 |
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Title: Introducing Physical Geography by Alan H. Strahler, Arthur Strahler ISBN: 0471417416 Publisher: Wiley Text Books Pub. Date: 21 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $93.95 |
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Title: Introduction to Geography with OLC Bind in card by Arthur Getis, Judith Getis, Jerome D Fellmann ISBN: 007252183X Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Pub. Date: 21 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $115.05 |
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