Endangered earth / produced by the Cartographic Division, National Geographic Society ; John B. Garver, chief cartographer ; text by Douglas B. Lee, NGS senior staff.

Issuing body
National Geographic Society (U.S.). Cartographic Division [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Εdition
1998 reprinted.
Published/​Created
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 1993.
Description
  • Scale not given ; Mollweide projection (W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--S 90°).
  • 1 map : color ; 45 x 89 cm, on sheet 74 x 117 cm

Details

Subject(s)
Cartographer
Author
Library of Congress genre(s)
Summary note
Pinpoints growing threats, showing natural rates of change, ice age vegetation, greenhouse effect vegetation zones, and other concerns.
Notes
Includes tex and chronological chart.
Contents
  • Ancillary maps: Ice age vegetation
  • Greenhouse effect vegetation zones
  • Global carbon dioxide
  • Pinpoint growing threats (population, air pollution, ozone, acid rain, water pollution, water diversion, toxic waste, radiation, species extinction, fisheries depletion, deforestation, desertification)
  • Population projections
  • World map.
Other format(s)
Available also online through: Princeton University Libraries, Digital Map & Geographic Data Web site.
OCLC
707344074
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