| Description |
1 online resource (192 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| Contents |
How deserts form -- Sand, rock, and rubble -- Plants of the desert -- Creatures of the desert -- The desert in history -- The modern desert -- Wealth from the desert -- Spreading deserts |
| Summary |
The Atlas of the World's Deserts examines the hostile and extreme environments that characterize deserts, and is divided into chapters that concentrate on specific aspects of a desert's geology, life forms, history, and future |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Deserts -- Maps
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Deserts
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| Genre/Form |
world atlases.
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thematic maps.
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World atlases
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Thematic maps
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Maps
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World atlases.
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Thematic maps.
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Atlas mondiaux.
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Cartes thématiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003054706 |
| ISBN |
0203491661 |
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9780203491669 |
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