People's Republic of China atlas [cartographic material] : November 1971

Corporate Author: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : [publisher not identified], [1971]
Physical Description: 1 atlas (82 pages) : illustrations, color maps ; 44 cm

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Contents

Introduction to China - Northeast - North - South - Southwest - Sinkiang - Tibetan Highlands - Administrative divisions - Population - Ethnolinguistic groups - Railroads - Roads and inland waterways - Climate - Agriculture - Minerals and metals - Fuels and power - Industry - Human resources and economy - Historical perspective - Peking and environs - Prominent sights in Peking - Gazetteer.

Summary

"This volume goes beyond the scope of a conventional atlas. It presents a wider variety of information, including geographic, economic, historical, and cultural data. In the interest of simplicity and clarity, it employs a number of unconventional graphic techniques in addition to standard regional and thematic maps, charts, and photographs. The publication is designed as an introduction and general reference aid for those interested in the People's Republic of China. To make so much information about such a complex and little-known country as meaningful as possible, a great deal of it is placed in a familiar context -- that is, by drawing comparisons between China and the United States." -- T.p. verso.

Report Numbers

PREX 3.10/4:C 44

Subject(s)

China—Maps
China—Description and travel

Genre(s)

Atlases

Cartographic Mathematical Data

Scales differ (E 73°29ʹ00ʺ--E 134°46ʹ00ʺ/N 53°33ʹ00ʺ--N 18°09ʹ00ʺ).

Note

Relief on some maps shown by shading and spot heights.
Scale of principal maps 1:4,000,000 or 1:10,000,000.
Includes index.

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