Dorling, Daniel.

The atlas of the real world : mapping the way we live / Daniel Dorling, Mark Newman, and Anna Barford. - Second Edition. - New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., c2008. - 416 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Includes glossary and index.

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 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 ; Pollution and depletion ; Extinction and endangerment
World beliefs: Faiths and beliefs; Endmatter

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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STATISTICS.
STATISTICAL MAPS.
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY.
POPULATION GEOGRAPHY.
COMMERCIAL GEOGRAPHY.
ATLASES.

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