A 10-page Remote Sensing section covers such topics as satellite imagery and GIS (with an explanation of false-colour usage), incorporating a selection of images used in studies of exploration, land reclamation, erosion, geology, pollution and urban regeneration, with explanatory text
Britain's Best Selling Travel Atlas - The Only Travel Atlas to Be Updated Every Year - Bookcase 2005 Edition
1 atlas, (xvi, 224 p.) : 35 cm
This reference atlas of the world contains 160 pages of physical and political mapping, selected to provide balanced coverage of the continents while giving prominence to densely populated areas. It also includes an introduction to world geography, containing maps, charts, graphs and diagrams.
"Philip's World Atlas" is designed as a family atlas, suitable for junior and lower secondary school work, with a 32-page illustrated thematic section providing information on topics such as the Solar System, the structure of the Earth, climate and weather, the environment, population, resources, economics, politics and many others. This atlas also includes a special "World Cities" section, which provides urban area and city centre maps marking tourist sites for 67 of the world's most important cities, backed up by a comprehensive index. Full-page satellite images for 9 of the cities featured complete this section. The 96 pages of physical and political maps aim to give a balanced coverage of the world. Each map is accompanied by a locator diagram and adjoining pages indicator. The 35,000-name index includes geographical features as well as towns and cities, with both letter-figure grid references and latitude and longitude co-ordinates.
This Atlas comprises a 24-page British Isles section and a 48-page world section. It includes satellite images and aerial photographs, and comes with an introduction to atlas skills. It also includes information on volcanoes and earthquakes, and the spread of population.