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Challenges for humanity, a thirsty planet ; State of the planet, a world transformed Cover Image Map Map

Challenges for humanity, a thirsty planet ; State of the planet, a world transformed

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  • Physical Description: cartographic material
    cartographic material
    map
    2 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, col. ; 34 x 77 cm. and 27 x 62 cm., sheet 52 x 79 cm., folded to 13 x 20 cm.
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The Society, c2002.

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General Note:
Maps showing worldwide water availability and environmental changes.
Relief shown by shading on the ancillary maps of "A thirsty planet".
Panel titles.
"Washington, D.C., September 2002."
"Supplement to the National Geographic, September 2002."
Ancillary maps with "A world transformed" map: Earth's vulnerable soils -- Missing the forests for the trees -- Energy binge -- A warmer world -- Alien invasion -- The air we breathe -- Oceans at risk.
Ancillary maps with "A thirsty planet" map: Colorado River Basin-demand exceeds supply -- Tigris & Euphrates Watershed-whose water is it? -- Murray-Darling Watershed-salty soils -- Yangtze River Basin-monumental gamble -- Lake Chad-Africa's vanishing lake -- Paraná River Basin-river or canal?
Includes text, notes, pie charts, graphs, tables, and col. ill.
Subject: W1800000 E1800000 N0900000 S0900000
W1800000 E1800000 N0900000 S0900000
Scale 1:49,611,000. 1 in. = 783 miles ; -- Interrupted Goode homolosine proj. -- (W 180*--E 180* /N 90*--S 90* )
Scale 1:63,360,000. 1 in. = 1000 miles ; -- Interrupted Goode homolosine proj. -- (W 180°--E 180° /N 90°--S 90° )
Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Maps
Human beings -- Effect of environment on -- Maps
Ecological risk assessment -- Maps
Environmental impact analysis -- Maps
Water-supply -- Maps
Water quality -- Maps
Watersheds -- Maps
World maps

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