Childrens Illustrated World Atlas

Contents

ACTIVE PLANET iv

PLANET PEOPLE vi

MAPPING THE WORLD 1

NORTH AMERICA 2

WESTERN CANADA AND ALASKA 4

EASTERN CANADA 6

USA: NORTHEAST 8

USA: SOUTH 10

USA: MIDWEST 12

USA: WEST 14

USA: SOUTHWEST 16

MEXICO 18

CENTRAL AMERICA 20

THE CARIBBEAN 22

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First American Edition, 2003 This edition published in the United States in 2017 by DK Publishing, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014

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SOUTH AMERICA 24

NORTHWEST SOUTH AMERICA 26

BRAZIL 28

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA 30

ATLANTIC OCEAN 32

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Childrens Illustrated World Atlas

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