Collins School World Atlas, New edition--------------------------------------------------An introductory atlas for secondary schools, perfectly designed tosupport and motivate Key Stage 3 students in geographical and mappingskills. * Previously published as the award winning Collins FoundationWorld Atlas the Collins School Atlas has been revised and extended.It features 96 pages of clear, easy to read maps, satellite images,an atlas skills section and hundreds of statistics. * This introductoryatlas for secondary school students aged 11-14 is designed to helpstudents develop map, atlas and data handling skills. The content adheresclosely to the requirements of the National Curriculum and incorporatesresults of classroom testing. * Its clear and accessible layout willmotivate pupils of all abilities at Key Stage 3 and S1-S2. An easyto follow introductory 'map and atlas skills' section, useful for bothteacher and pupil, is followed by clear, easy to read reference mapspresented with locator maps, fact boxes and flags, descriptive text,detailed map keys and photos. For this new edition more detailed referencemapping of the British Isles is included. * Carefully selected focuscountry studies include mapping on contrasting regions and specialtopics. * The latest available country-by-country statistics are listedin a separate section and the index includes full latitude and longitudevalues. * The extended world section in this edition covers all theglobal issues required by the National Curriculum e.g. climate, population,biomes, earthquakes and volcanoes. * Colour coding of the titlingand marginalia aids the identification of the sections within the atlas.