National Geographic almanac of geography /
Almanac of geography
contributing geographers, chief consultant, Roger M. Downs ; Frederick A. Day ... [et al.].
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2005.
- 512 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. 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.