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Author/Creator:

National Geographic Maps (Firm)

Contributors:

Carroll, Allen

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

State of the planet, a world transformed; Challenges for humanity, a thirsty planet [National Geographic Maps (Firm)]

Subjects:

Nature — Effect of human beings on — Maps

Human beings — Effect of environment on — Maps

Ecological risk assessment — Maps

Environmental impact analysis — Maps

Water-supply — Maps

Water quality — Maps

Watersheds — Maps

World maps

Nature — Effect of human beings on

Nature

Human beings — Effect of environment on

Human beings

Ecological risk assessment

Environmental impact analysis

Water-supply

Water quality

Watersheds

Earth (Planet)

Genres:

Maps

General Notes:

Panel titles.
"Washington, D.C., September 2002."
"Supplement to the National Geographic, September 2002."
Ancillary maps with "A world transformed" map: Earth's vulnerable soils -- Missing the forests for the trees -- Energy binge -- A warmer world -- Alien invasion -- The air we breathe -- Oceans at risk.
Ancillary maps with "A thirsty planet" map: Colorado River Basin-demand exceeds supply -- Tigris & Euphrates Watershed-whose water is it? -- Murray-Darling Watershed-salty soils -- Yangtze River Basin-monumental gamble -- Lake Chad-Africa's vanishing lake -- Paraná River Basin-river or canal?
Includes text, notes, pie charts, graphs, tables, and col. ill.

Physical Description:

2 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, color ; 34 x 77 cm and 27 x 62 cm, sheet 52 x 79 cm, folded to 13 x 20 cm

Physical Characteristics:

paper; polychrome

Call Numbers:

G3201.E1 2002 .N3

OCLC Numbers:

1053021231
50510803 [Invalid]