National Geographic Kids Ultimate Globetrotting World Atlas
are HOW TO USE THIS ATLAS COUNTRY IMAGE Iconic images conjure up a real flavor of the country or region There are almost 200 countries in the world Our globetrotter trip starts in Canada but you can start your adventure in any country you wish This spread will guide you through the features on each page before you start your own journey When you're done buckle up and follow Aunt Bertha's tips to experience a trip of a lifetime AUSTRALIA A Land DOWN UNDER COUNTRY FACTS For the names of the country's mammal flower tree or bird look above the country name The species listed are either official choices or those widely recognized as being iconic or representative of the country INTRODUCTION This brief introduction offers an overview of the country's location landscape features and its people ID CARD Look for the national flag and key facts figures and statistics on easy to use ID cards For spreads with more than one country turn to page 246 to find their ID cards MEASUREMENTS In the text measurements are given first in U S units and then in metric units Often these abbreviations are used ft feet mi miles m meters km kilometers F Fahrenheit C Celsius mph kph miles kilometers per hour DIGITAL TRAVELER You can discover even more about a country by doing your own investigations and explorations using a digital device and by taking photographs wherever you
5 COOL THINGS TO DO These are five places to visit or things to do in the country or region They will give you a true globetrotter's insight into the location Follow the pointer from each picture or story to the map to find out exactly where these cool things are Then plan your journey save up for your ticket and get packing GLOBETROTTER ATTRACTIONS Three main landscape features or city highlights are listed and described here MAP KEY CITIES Country capital Other capitals Towns Small country or possession Point of interest Ruin WATER FEATURES Drainage Intermittent drainage Canal Intermittent lake Dry salt lake Swamp Falls or rapids Dam BOUNDARIES Defined Undefined Disputed Offshore line of separation Disputed area PHYSICAL FEATURES Elevation in meters Pass Lava and volcanic debris Sand Below sea level Glacier MAP To find locations mentioned on the pages check out the map Then look for regions major cities and towns rivers mountain ranges lakes and islands MAP SYMBOLS Geographical features are shown on the map using a variety of shapes and colors Use the map key to interpret these symbols For more information about maps see pages 6 and
HOW TO USE MAPS Maps tell visual stories about the world but you have to learn how to read them to understand what they are illustrating The maps in this book show the shape size landscape and position of continents regions and countries They also show some of the places and features humans have made on Earth for example cities canals and national parks All maps in this book are shown with North at the top 160 ooz PROJECTIONS To make flat maps a round image of Earth is cut into sections and spread out These sections and the gaps that exist between them can be different shapes and sizes The exact way sections are cut and laid flat is known as the map projection Projections are usually very close to the actual shape of countries or regions but are not 100 percent accurate EUROPE ASIA NORTH AMERICA AFRICA CONTINENTS Earth's land area is mainly made up of seven giant landmasses known as continents People have divided the continents into smaller political units called countries Australia is a continent and also a single country Antarctica is a continent with no countries The five other continents include almost 200 independent countries SOUTH AMERICA AUSTRALIA ANTARCTICA
Equator LINE Chad's country boundary appears as a POINT A point symbol a black dot indicates a SCALE AND DIRECTION The scale on a map may be shown as a fraction or comparison in words A bar scale is a line or bar with measurements that compare distances on the map with those in the real world Maps may include an arrow on compass rose to indicate North If North is to the top then East is to the right West to the left and South is to the bottom GRID LINES AND SYMBOLS The grid lines you see on maps are imaginary They are lines of longitude and latitude that help locate places Other lines are used to show boundaries roads or rivers and can vary in thickness and color Points or circles represent the location of places or things Area symbols use patterns or color to show regions city such as Representative Fraction Verbal Scale SCALE 14 280 000 1 CENTIMETER 12 8 KILOMETERS OR 1 INCH 676 MILES dotted line symbol AREA Sandy places such as part of the Sahara are shown by a tam speckled area Map Projection North Arrow KANO 90°N North Pole LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE The Equator marks the middle of the world Lines of latitude indicate distances north or south of the Equator Lines of longitude indicate distances east or west They start at the Prime Meridian which is oº longitude Equator Latitude M SL 0 0 Longitude
