This updated and revised 11th edition is suitable for use in the classroom, the office or at home and contains digital world maps, thematic maps, charts and diagrams providing information on key geographical topics. Ninety-six pages of physical and political maps give a balanced coverage of the world at well-chosen scales. The 32-page introductory section, The World in Focus contains maps, graphs and diagrams about the environment, climate and weather, population, resources, economics and energy. The atlas also includes a special World Cities section, which provides urban area and city maps marking tourist sites for 67 of the world's most important cities. Full-page satellite images for nine of the cities featured complete this section. The atlas has a 35,000-name index, including geographical features as well as towns and cities, with both letter-figure references and latitude and longitude co-ordinates for speed and accuracy of use.