Have the world at your fingertips with this quick reference world atlas From the barren desserts of the Sahara to the frosty Rocky Mountains, and with 97 full-colour maps using the latest digital mapping, Essential World Atlas 8th Edition brings you the Earth in more detail than ever before. The maps encompass the political and physical world, the global economy, time zones, population, languages, climate, region, and global conflict with information, photographs, and diagrams. Explore data profiles of each country with detailed facts, key statistics and time zones from across the globe, plus a full index with over 20,000 entries. All this, and a glossary of geographical terms to keep you fully in the know makes The Essential World Atlas 8th Edition the perfect reference for business, home or school.