The Bottom Line
Hammond's new Comparative World Atlas is an inexpensive, high-quality world atlas at a brief 104 pages. It's the perfect atlas for any student because it's so lightweight, it can be tucked into a backpack or locker and utilized at school or at home. If a home lacks an atlas, this is a great starter model at the price - it's quite a value.
Pros
- Paperback and lightweight.
- Inexpensive for a high-quality atlas.
- Comprehensive in maps and world information.
- A very handy reference.
Cons
- Map colors could be brighter.
- Maps are necessarily crowded as they attempt to pack in much information.
Description
- Suggested retail price is $11.95.
- Atlas is paperback and 9.375 inches by 12.25 inches.
- Contains 104 pages, including 80 pages of maps.
- Index includes 2600 entries.
- 23-page thematic section includes global maps of climate, tectonics, economics, population and more.
- Handy 2-page reference guide of country, state, and territory populations, size, and capitals.
- Inside front cover contains continent and global data; inside back cover is a time-zone map.
- Exceptional coverage of North America.
Guide Review - The Comprehensive World Atlas
This new atlas is designed to be portable and inexpensive yet it contains physical, thematic, and political maps that one would find in high-quality atlases. This atlas in paperback provides a plethora of global and regional data to enable, as the title suggests, comparisons between different regions and countries.
The atlas is incredibly user-friendly and contains a great index and tables that lead the user to information. I would recommend this atlas for any student at any level, from elementary school through college. You may want to have one for home and one for school - this atlas will serve 99% of your geographic and atlas needs. It's a good choice.
