Philip's School and Children's Atlases

Published in association with The Royal Geographical Society.

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Scour the globe using Britain's best-selling secondary school atlas, now in its 99th Edition. Philip's Modern School Atlas is an unbeatable combination of highly detailed physical mapping backed up by numerous tables and thematic maps suitable for GCSE and A-level use.

Philip's Modern School Atlas

Completing the atlas is a section of World social and economic statistics, accompanied by the index to the topographical maps in the atlas, showing letter-figure grid references as well as latitude and longitude co-ordinates.

A special Remote Sensing section covers such topics as satellite imagery and GIS.
30 pages are dedicated to the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Alongside the physical maps are thematic maps on numerous key social and economic themes.

74 pages provide World topographical maps, incorporating continental thematic maps on topics such as climate, population and economics.
30 pages of World thematic maps.

Philip's Essential School Atlas has been specially created for lower-secondary geography students and is ideal for work leading up to GCSE and National Qualifications.

Philip's Essential School Atlas

The maps have been carefully designed so they are uncluttered and easy to read, containing specially selected place names and detail.

A clear set of symbols and scale information accompanies each map and there is a useful introductory section covering basic atlas skills, including aerial photographs and satellite images to further explain particular features on the maps.

Fully up-to-date, the atlas comprises a 16-page UK and Ireland section and a 62-page World section.

Detailed regional maps, charts and satellite images of Europe, Italy, the Middle East, China, Japan, Kenya, USA, Brazil, and the Arctic and Antarctica are included, focusing on areas of special interest for students of geography, such as Japan's volcanoes and earthquakes, conservation in Kenya, and water supply in the USA.

Cross the globe with Philip's Children's Atlas - a resource brimming with clear and accurate maps are combined with fascinating facts about the countries of the world to provide essential geographical information for your students.

Philip's Children's School Atlas

In addition, guidance is given at the beginning of the atlas on how to use the maps, encouraging the early development of map skills.

Illustrated with interesting full-colour photographs and packed with fact boxes, curiosities, flags, stamps and quiz questions, Philip's Children's Atlas is both fun to use and easy to understand.

A past winner of the Geographical Association's award for making a significant contribution to geography, Philip's Children's Atlas was judged "an excellent 'all round' children's atlas with simple yet well-designed maps, well-illustrated with colour photographs. It links places to issues, events and real people, giving a clear sense of place." Now in its 15th edition.

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