Orient Blackswan School Atlas

This completely updated, comprehensive and user-friendly edition of The Orient BlackSwan School Atlas brings the world closer to us through its maps and graphical representation of facts. The authoritative physical and political maps as well as the maps covering climatic variations, geology, structure, soil types, vegetation and areas of human endeavour such as agriculture, industry, communication and tourism, will help students understand the relationship between geographical features and human activities.

Key features

• detailed, up-to-date maps of all the states and union territories of India
• a unique map of India on space science together with a list of satellites launched since 1975
• a special map of India showing its rich cultural and natural heritage sites
• a map of India showing forest cover, national parks, sanctuaries, tiger reserves and biosphere reserves
• a special map of India depicting natural disasters, flood-and drought-prone areas and paths of cyclonic storms
• a map of India showing the different types of universities in the country
• three-dimensional histograms and pie graphs giving the latest statistical data for various states and union territories of India
• maps of all the states and union territories of India indicating the latest districts and their headquarters
• a fact file of Chandrayaan, the first unmanned Indian mission to the moon
• a map showing the SAARC countries
• detailed maps of the continents showing climatic regions and the latest socio-economic data
• historical maps that introduce the student to a dynamic picture of social change in the world
• a map of the world indicating the routes of well-known explorers and adventurers
• a special map of the world depicting the age of the earth’s crust, tectonics, tsunamis, earthquakes, tropical storms, hot spots and volcanic eruptions
• world maps showing the distribution of important wildlife species, types of environmental degradation, physical regions and endangered sites of heritage
• maps of the polar regions indicating exploration and expedition routes as well as various research stations in the Antarctic
• latest key statistics of the world, including the flags of the newly independent countries
• a dual index of around 9000 entries, including the most recent changes in the world