Table of Contents

Using this atlas The atlas CD-ROM and web site Atlas skills Finding places Using a key Working with scale Understanding directionREFERENCE The Physical World World landforms The active earth Shaping the land Landform features World climate Australia's weather and climate Weather hazards Drought and flood in AustraliaThe Human World Countries of the world The world today Population and settlement Australia's population World economic activity Australia's resources An unequal world TourismConservation and Management Biomes Endangered species Environmental issues Australia's threatened environments Protected places Atlas Top Ten: WorldAUSTRALIA Australia: The Human World - Noosa Heads Australia: The Physical World Queensland - Brisbane North Queensland - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Daintree River National Park Central Queensland - Endangered species South-east Queensland - Erosion on the Darling Downs New South Wales - Sydney Western New South Wales - Lake Mungo Central New South Wales coast - Lord Howe Island South-east New South Wales - Homebush Bay Threadbo landslide Australian Capital Territory Victoria - Melbourne North-west Victoria - Salinity and the Murray River South-west Victoria - Port Campbell Eastern Victoria - Dandenongs bushfire, 1997 Wangaratta flood Tasmania - Hobart Queenstown Tasmanian wilderness South Australia - Adelaide Northern South Australia - Lake Eyre South-eastern South Australia - Naracoorte Mammal Site Berri Mount Gambier Western Australia - Perth North-west Western Australia - Cyclone Vance Tom Price South-west Western Australia - Eucla Telegraphy Station Margaret River NorthernTerritory - Darwin Kakadu National Park Uluru and Kata Tjuta Atlas Top Ten: AustraliaWORLD Antarctica Antarctica: The Human World - Mawson Station Antarctica: The Physical World Heard IslandPacific Pacific - The ocean floor Pacific nations Tahiti and Moorea - Formation of reefs and atolls Papua New Guinea Aitape tsunami New Zealand - Living on a fault line Tasman GlacierAsia Asia: The Human World - Tokyo Asia: The Physical World South-East Asia - Singapore, Bali Indonesia's threatened habitats East Asia - China's growing population Hong Kong Japan and Korea - Earthquakes South Asia - The Ganges Delta Himalayas Middle East - IsraelEurope Europe: The Human World - European Union Europe: The Physical World North-west Europe - Central London South-west Europe - Paris South - east Europe - Vatican City Mount Vesuvius Central Europe - Acid rain Aral Sea Russia - Lake BaykalAfrica Africa: The Human World - Farming the Libyan Desert Africa: The Physical World Northern Africa - Great Rift Valley Nile Delta East Africa - Crises in East Africa Southern Africa - The new South Africa Kruger National ParkNorth America North America: The Human World - New York City North America: The Physical World Canada - Nunavut, home of the Inuit Unite States of America - Geysers Tornado alley Central America and Caribbean - Disaster at Montserrat Mexico CitySouth America South America: The Human World - San Paulo South America: The Physical World Amazon Basin - Loss of rainforestsGazetteer index Subject index Acknowledgements