6 + 8 maps on 1 sheet : color ; on sheet 55 x 89 cm
Other Title:
World transformed [cartographic material] National geographic
Notes:
Relief shown by shading Panel title "Supplement to the National Geographic, September 2002." Recto: State of the planet : a world transformed. Ancillary maps: Earth's vulnerable soils; Missing the forests for the trees; Energy binge; A warmer world; Alien invasion; Oceans at risk. Charts: The air we breathe. Verso: Challenges for humanity : a thirsty planet (1:63,360,000. 1 in. = 1,000 mi. Ancillary maps : Colorado River Basin-demand exceeds supply;Tigris & Euphrates Watershed-whose water is it?; Water water everywhere, but is it safe to drink?; Murray-Darling Watershed-salty soils; Yangtze River Basin-monumental gamble; Lake Chad-Africa's vanishing lake; Parana River Basin-river or canal?