The atlas of the real world : mapping the way we live /

Dorling, Daniel.

The atlas of the real world : mapping the way we live / Daniel Dorling, Mark Newman and Anna Barford. - 2nd ed., revised and expanded - London : Thames & Hudson, c2010. - 416 p. : col. maps ; 24 x 28 cm.

Previous ed.: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references.

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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Primera Jornada de Catalogacion.
Estadística.
Estadísticas--Mapas.
Geografía de población--Mapas.
Geografía de población--Estadísticas.
Geografía comercial--Mapas.
Geografía comercial--Estadísticas.
Atlases, British.
Statistics.
Statistical maps.
Population geography--Maps.
Population geography--Statistics.
Commercial geography--Maps.
Commercial geography--Statistics.
Human geography--Maps.
Human geography--Statistics.

R G 1021 / D711t 2010

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