Collins World Watch: A Visual Guide to the Current State of the World

Today sees the publication of Collins World Watch - a visual guide to the current state of the world's demographic, economic and environmental situation, its trends and future predictions.

About World Watch
Each spread tells a story with easy to read graphical presentation. Every topic is presented by clear world maps, tables, graphs and photographs. Through thematic maps it illustrates the extent and complexity of development patterns, successes and failures and comparative outcomes. It draws on the authoritative statistics from the World Bank's World Development Indicators. Aimed at Secondary school level.

Content
Collins World Watch includes an introduction to the World Bank World Development Indicators and recognised World Bank Economic Regions. 30 illustrated spreads of world mapping, text and photographs present current issues affecting the population, economy and the environment. Also included are extensive tables of country stats/facts, definitions and a topic index.

Key topics
• Population
• The world's growing, ageing and mobile population
• Health
• Standard of living and access to health services
• Economy
• Global economic development
• Environment
• The effect of changing climate, sea level change and major environmental changes

Pages
Each spread has a balance of mapping and statistical information represented as graphs and/or statistical tables, fact boxes, illustrations/photographs supported with narrative text.

Highlights
• Major world issues presented through maps, graphics, statistics and images
• Authoritative statistics
• Valuable support material for environmental and sustainability topics on the Secondary school curriculum.

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