Lonely Planet Kids - Amazing World Atlas

How to Use This Book

The Amazing World Atlas makes it easy to find
the information you want.

These two pages will show you how it all works. Main entries begin with one of the seven continents:
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and Antarctica, in that order.
Following each continental entry are pages devoted to regions and countries within that continent.

If you want to know about a specific region or nation, you can look it up in the index.

LOCATOR MAP

A small illustrated
map shows you where
in the world each
continent is located.

CONTINENT HEADING

Each continent has four pages dedicated
to it. The first two pages give you an
overview of the continent, and general
information, such as its location,
climate and people.

MAPS

Illustrated maps show the main geographical
features of the continent, such as mountains,
rivers and valleys, and some of the most
interesting animals, buildings and other
things to be found there.

NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

On some maps neighbouring
countries are also labelled.

COUNTRY LABELS

On each map are labels for
the countries or nations
included in the continent.

CIRCLED NUMBERS

The numbers refer to the Map Key
box. Look up the number attached
to the image and the boxed text
will tell you what it is.

AMAZING HEADING

The third and fourth pages give
you a deeper insight into what
the continent is like.

PHOTOGRAPHS

There are lots of photographs in the
Atlas, showing you what real life is like in
the places you are reading about. On this
page you can see some local wildlife, and
physical features of the landscape.

SUPER STATS

This text gives you some key facts
about the continent, such as the
highest mountain, most populated
place or highest temperatures.

FAMOUS... HEADING

This caption tells you about
some of the famous sons and
daughters of each continent.

TOP 10

The Top 10 feature
shows images and
information about some
of the amazing people,
places and wildlife to be
found in the continent.

REGIONAL HEADING

Continental entries are followed by regional entries.
These give more detail about the various countries
and regions within the continent. Most regional entries
cover four pages and, like the continental entries, the
first two give you an overview of the country, nation
or region, and the third and fourth provide more detail.

ENTRY HEADING

This heading tells you
which part of the continent
(countries and/or regions)
the entry covers and, where
necessary, lists the countries
or states included.

MAP

The map illustrates the
region covered, and
labels the countries or
states included.

CAPTIONS

Captions give information about
real life, culture and history,
valuable resources, statistics or
landmarks found in the region.

ABBREVIATIONS

To save space, some words are
abbreviated in this Atlas. They
are listed below, with an
explanation for each one.

C = degrees Celsius

F = degrees Fahrenheit

mm = millimetre

cm = centimetre

m = metre

km = kilometre

km = square kilometre

kph = kilometres per hour

in = inch

ft = foot

yd = yard

sq mi = square mile

mph = miles per hour

g = gram

kg = kilogram

oz = ounce

lb = pound

INDEX

At the back of the book you will find
an alphabetical index, where you can
look to see if a particular place is
covered in the atlas. The numbers
following each index entry refer to
page numbers.

There are also grid references that
refer to the world map at the start of
the index. These numbers and letters
are in normal type.

EXAMPLE:

Cambodia 8689, 106109 L6
Cameroon 114117 , 126129 H7
Canada 2633 C4

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