1、A fact-by-fact look at our world, from a physical, geological,astronomical, and political perspective. Factfiles on every country in the world.Political and physical maps.Full-color photographs and illustrations.The most up-to-date information available, presented ina unique easy-reference system of
2、 lists, fact boxes, tables, and charts.Find the fact you need in seconds with JUST THE FACTS!ISBN 0-7696-4260-8US $9.95CAN $15.95JUST THE FACTSWORLD ATLASSchool Specialty PublishingEANUPCVisit our Web site at:www.SchoolSpecialtyPINFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPSINFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPSINFORMATION
3、 AT YOUR FINGERTIPS INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPSINFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPSINFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPSWORLDATLAS32HOW TO USE THIS BOOK.4PLANET EARTH.6 Planet Earth FACTFILE Moon FACTFILE Planet Earth from space Inside planet Earth Earth time Hot and cold planet
4、 Summer and winter The solar system Time zonesEARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES.8 Earthquake FACTFILE The cracked planet Ever-changing planet Story of an earthquake Frequency of earthquakes worldwide Inside a volcano Earthquake and volcano disasters Volcano FACTFILE Worlds largest volcanoMOUNTAINS, LAKES, R
5、IVERS, AND OCEANS.10 Making a mountain Worlds 10 highest mountain peaks The Andes Worlds 10 longest rivers The worlds oceans Ocean depths and coastlines Ocean currents What is a lake? Worlds 10 largest lakesPHYSICAL WORLD.12 Physical world FACTFILE Physical MAP OF THE WORLD Making maps The continent
6、s Worlds largest countries-POLITICAL WORLD.14 World population Highest population by country Age structure of world population Worlds largest cities by population Transport facts Life expectancy Wealth by continent Political MAP OF THE WORLD Independent states and dependencies-NORTH AMERICA AND CENT
7、RAL AMERICA.16 People FACTFILE Geography FACTFILE Highest mountains Longest rivers Largest islands Oil consumption Fast facts Political MAP OF NORTH AMERICA Political MAP OF CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Physical MAP OF NORTH AMERICA .18 Physical MAP OF CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.20 Clima
8、te: North and Central America Habitats: North and Central America Land use: North and Central America San Andreas fault North America FACTFILES Central America FACTFILES .22-SOUTH AMERICA.24 People FACTFILE Geography FACTFILE Highest mountains (by country) Longest rivers Largest lakes Habitats Amazo
9、n Rainforest facts Fast facts Political MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA Land use Climate: South America Physical MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA .26 South America FACTFILES-AFRICA.28 People FACTFILE Geography FACTFILE Highest mountains Longest rivers Largest islands Fast facts Oil consumption Political MAP OF AFRICA Moun
10、t Kilimanjaro Physical MAP OF AFRICA .30 Habitats and protecting Africas wildlife Climate: Africa .32 Land use The African baobab tree Africa FACTFILES-EUROPE.36 People FACTFILE Geography FACTFILE Highest mountains (by country) Longest rivers Largest islands Fast facts Oil consumption Political MAP
11、OF EUROPE Physical MAP OF EUROPE .38 Habitats Climate: Europe The European Union .40 European Union members EU flag and the Euro Land use Europe FACTFILES-ASIA.44 People FACTFILE Geography FACTFILE Highest mountains (by country) Largest lakes Largest islands Siberia Oil consumption Political MAP OF
12、ASIA Physical MAP OF ASIA .46 Habitats The Asian rainforest Climate: Asia .48 Land use Fast facts Asia FACTFILES-OCEANIA.52 People FACTFILE Geography FACTFILE Highest mountains (by country) Largest islands Habitats Fast facts Political MAP OF OCEANIA Uluru Land use Climate: Oceania Physical MAP OF O
13、CEANIA.54 Oceania FACTFILES-THE ARCTIC/ANTARCTICA.56GLOSSARY.58INDEX .60CONTENTSThis edition published in the United States in 2006 by School Specialty Publishing, a member of the School Specialty Family.Copyright ticktock Entertainment Ltd 2005 First published in Great Britain in 2005 by ticktock M
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16、6 7 8 9 10 TTM 11 10 09 08 07 06 54234567891BACDEF1234567891011P O N M L K J I H BCDEFG101112AGHIJKLMNOP12NESWPHYSICAL MAP OF OCEANIAThe amount of oil produced,bought and sold, and used in theworld is measured in barrels. A barrel is equivalent to 42 gallons.Nigeria is Africas largest producer ofoil
17、2,356,000 barrels per dayTOP 5 CONSUMERS OF OIL(USAGE PER DAY)Egypt 562,000 barrelsSouth Africa 460,000 barrelsNigeria 275,000 barrelsLibya 216,000 barrelsAlgeria 209,000 barrels28Africa is the second largest continent in the world. The worlds biggest desert,the Sahara, dominates the landscape of th
18、e north, while in the south forests and vastgrasslands are home to wild animals, such asleopards, lions, and elephants. The Great RiftValley, one of the Earths major geologicalfeatures, runs from the Red Sea down toMozambique. This huge crack in the Earthssurface, caused by a series of faults, is ma
19、de up ofmountains, volcanoes, deep valleys, and lakes. NAME LOCATION HEIGHT (feet) Mt. Kilimanjaro Tanzania 19,341Mt. Kirinyaga (Mt. Kenya) Kenya 17,060Mount Stanley (Margherita Peak) Dem. Rep. Congo/Uganda 16,765Ras Dashen Ethiopia 15,157NAME RIVER MOUTH LENGTH (miles)Nile Mediterranean 4,144Congo
20、Atlantic Ocean 2,900Niger Atlantic Ocean 2,597Zambezi Indian Ocean 2,200NAME AREA (sq miles)Madagascar Indian Ocean 226,657Runion Indian Ocean 972 Almost 90% of the rainforest inWest Africa has been destroyed. 90% of the rainforest on theAfrican island of Madagascarhas been destroyed. Around80% of t
21、he animal speciesfound on Madagascar live onlyon this island and nowhere elseon Earth (other than zoopopulations). Namibia was the first country inthe world to include protectingthe environment in itsconstitution. Around 14% ofNamibia is now protectedincluding the entire NamibDesert coast. Ancient r
22、ock paintings showthat 8,000 years ago theSahara Desert was a lush, greenplace that was home to manywild animals. It is believed that the first placein the world to cultivate coffeewas Ethiopia. It was grown inthe Kefa region of Ethiopiaaround 1000 years ago.HIGHEST MOUNTAINS FAST FACTSLONGEST RIVER
23、SLARGEST ISLANDSOIL CONSUMPTIONPEOPLEFACTFILETotal population:887,000,000Highest population:Nigeria 128,771,988Lowest population:Djibouti 476,703Most populous city:Cairo, Egypt11,146,000 residents Life expectancy:Male: 51 yearsFemale: 53 yearsHighest infant mortality rate:Angola: 191 deaths per 1,00
24、0births the highest in the worldAverage annual income per person (in USD):Highest: Mauritius $12,800Lowest: Sierra Leone $600GEOGRAPHYFACTFILETotal land area:11,697,000 square milesLargest country:Sudan: 967,499 square milesSmallest country:Mayotte: 144 square milesLargest lake:Lake Victoria, East A
25、frica26,641 square milesLargest desert:Sahara Desert, North Africa3.5 million square milesLargest desert in the worldHighest waterfall:Tugela Falls, South AfricaTotal drop: 3,110 feet See page 33AFRICA FACTFILES An African leopard in theSamburu Game Reserve, Kenya. See page 24AMAZON RAINFOREST FACTS
26、 See page 11 WORLDS 10 LARGEST LAKES MadeiraCanary Is.COMOROSMayotteRunionSEYCHELLESMauritiusINDIANOCEANATLANTICOCEANSAO TOME short, quick-to-read bullet points;charts, and tablesBOX HEADINGSLook for heading words linkedto your research to guide youto the right fact box.PHYSICAL MAPSEach continent h
27、as a detailed physicalmap that shows: Borders Capital cities Major cities Highest mountains Rivers and lakes Land heights above and below sea level Oceans, seas, and major bodies of waterHOW TO FIND A PLACE USINGTHE PHYSICAL MAPSLook up the place you want to find in the MAP INDEXon page 6064. There
28、you will see a page numberand a letter/number code. Look for the letter andnumber on the grid at the edge of the relevant page.Draw a line with your fingers from those two points.You will find the place you are looking for where thetwo tracks meet.FACTFILES The section for each continent includes a
29、file ofinformation on every country.LINKSLook for the purple links throughout the book. Each link givesother pages where related or additional facts can be found.GUADELOUPETotal area (sq. miles): 687Total population: 448,713Capital city: Basse-TerreCurrency: Euro (EUR)Languages: FrenchFarming (top 5
30、 products): Bananas, sugar cane, fruit, vegetables,livestockNatural resources: Limited, but beaches and climate good for tourism Status: French overseas territoryGUATEMALATotal area (sq. miles): 42,043Total population: 14,655,189Capital city: GuatemalaCurrency: Quetzal (GTQ), US dollar (USD)Language
31、s: Spanish; Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, MamFarming (top 5 products): Sugar cane, corn, bananas, coffee, beansNatural resources (top 5): Oil, nickel, timber, fish, chicle HAITITotal area (sq. miles): 10,714Total population: 8,121,622Capital city: Port-au-PrinceCurrency: Gourde (HTG)Languages: French;
32、 Creole Farming (top 5 products): Coffee, mangos, sugar cane, rice, cornNatural resources (top 5): Bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate,gold, marbleHONDURASTotal area (sq. miles): 43,278Total population: 6,975,204Capital city: TegucigalpaCurrency: Lempira (HNL)Languages: Spanish, Amerindian dialects F
33、arming (top 5 products): Bananas, coffee, citrus fruits, cattle, timberNatural resources (top 5): Timber, gold, silver, copper, leadJAMAICATotal area (sq. miles): 4,244Total population: 2,731,832Capital city: KingstonCurrency: Jamaican dollar (JMD)Languages: English, English patoisFarming (top 5 pro
34、ducts): Sugar cane, bananas, coffee,citrus fruits, yamsNatural resources: Bauxite, gypsum, limestoneMARTINIQUETotal area (sq. miles): 425Total population: 432,900Capital city: Fort-de-FranceCurrency: Euro (EUR)Languages: French, Creole patois Farming (top 5 products): Pineapples, avocados, bananas,c
35、ut flowers, vegetablesNatural resources: Limited, but coastline and beachesgood for tourismStatus: French overseas territoryMEXICOTotal area (sq. miles): 761,606Total population: 106,202,903Capital city: Mexico (Distrito Federal)Currency: Mexican peso (MXN)Languages: Spanish, Mayan, NahuatlFarming (
36、top 5 products): Corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beansNatural resources (top 5): Oil, silver, copper, gold, leadMONTSERRATTotal area (sq. miles): 39Total population: 9,341Capital city: Temporary government buildingsat Brades Estate, Carrs Bay and Little Bay due to 1997 volcanoCurrency: East Caribbean d
37、ollar (XCD)Languages: EnglishFarming (top 5 products): Cabbages, carrots, cucumbers,tomatoes, onionsNatural resources: Very limited Status: United Kingdom overseas territoryNICARAGUATotal area (sq. miles): 49,998Total population: 5,465,100Capital city: ManaguaCurrency: Gold cordoba (NIO)Languages: S
38、panishFarming (top 5 products): Coffee, bananas, sugar cane, cotton, riceNatural resources (top 5): Gold, silver, copper, tungsten, leadPANAMATotal area (sq. miles): 30,193Total population: 3,039,150Capital city: PanamaCurrency: Balboa (PAB), US dollar (USD)Languages: Spanish, EnglishFarming (top 5
39、products): Bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugar caneNatural resources: Copper, mahogany forests, shrimps, hydroelectricpowerPUERTO RICOTotal area (sq. miles): 3,515Total population: 3,916,632Capital city: San JuanCurrency: US dollar (USD)Languages: Spanish, English Farming (top 5 products): Sugar cane
40、, coffee, pineapples,plantains, bananasNatural resources: Copper and nickel (limited amounts), potentialfor onshore and offshore oilStatus: United States of America CommonwealthST. KITTS AND NEVISTotal area (sq. miles): 101Total population: 38,958Capital city: BasseterreCurrency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)Languages: EnglishFarming (top 5 products): Sugar cane, rice, yams, vegetables,bananasNatural resources: Arable landST. LUCIATotal area (sq. miles): 238Total population: 166,312Capital city: CastriesCurrency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)Languages: English,
