• 2006 copyright — completely redesigned with a new layout, eye-catching pictures, informative graphics, and fully updated map content
• 16 additional pages, includes new content on U.S. regions
• Packed with photos, graphs, critical thinking questions, brain teasers, and charts that illustrate map concepts
• 102 physical, political, and thematic maps
• Clearly organized by continent, with an overview to introduce each continent
• Intermediate atlas geared for students from fourth through ninth grades
• 128 pages, paperback, 8.5" x 10 7/8"

Teacher's guide features:

• Cross-curricular material and extension activities that promote critical thinking
• 167 pages, including 33 lessons with 33 reproducible student activity sheets
• Complete answers to activity sheets
• Supplemental geography questions and answers to use in geographic bees
• 30 pages of reproducible outline maps
• Glossary of geographic terms
• Correlated to National Social Studies Standards
• CD-ROM includes all reproducible student activity sheets and blackline master maps