4 How to use this book
6 The world
8 North America
10 North American taiga
12 Great Plains
13 Eastern forests
14 Western deserts
16 Central America
17 Caribbean
18 Florida Everglades
20 South America
22 Amazon rain forest
24 Andean mountains
26 Temperate pampas
28 Pantanal
29 Galápagos
30 Cerrado
32 Cordillera Blanca
34 Africa
36 Sahara desert
38 Congo Basin
40 Southern savanna
42 Kalahari desert
43 Madagascar
44 Kruger National Park
46 Europe
48 Northern European taiga
50 British Isles
52 European forests
54 The Alps
55 European steppe
56 Mediterranean scrubland
58 Białowieża Forest
60 Asia
62 Russian taiga
64 Asian steppe
65 Central Asian deserts
66 Tibetan Plateau
68 East Asian forests
70 Arabian Peninsula
71 Indian forests
72 Southeast Asian rain forest
74 Gobi desert
76 Australasia
78 Australia
80 New Zealand
82 Great Barrier Reef
84 Antarctica
86 The Arctic
88 Oceans and seas
90 Atlas picture quiz
92 Glossary
93 Index
96 Credits
Contents
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