National Geographic almanac of geography / Almanac of geography contributing geographers, chief consultant, Roger M. Downs ; Frederick A. Day [and others]. - 512 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I: Geography past and present -- What is geography? -- History of geography -- Geography today -- Maps and globes -- II: Physical geography -- Planet earth -- Weather -- Climate -- Earth materials and tectonic processes -- Landforms and landscapes -- Soils and bioregions -- Sources of further information -- III: Human geography -- Population -- Migration -- Cultural geography -- Economic geography -- Urban geography -- Political geography -- Environment and society -- IV: Places -- Country by country -- World maps.

079223877X (alk. paper) 0792268342 (alk. paper)

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Geography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

G123 / .N37 2005

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