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.