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Visual Geography series.
In each book in this series, color photos illustrate a dry but informative text that presents the geography, history, government, culture, and economy of each featured country. An accompanying enhanced website offers up-to-date information, additional links, and downloadable material. This comprehensive study provides a worthwhile resource for report-driven readers. A timeline is included. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Visual Geography titles: China in Pictures, Japan in Pictures, Saudi Arabia in Pictures, and India in Pictures.]
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Visual Geography series.
In these two series books, a dry but informative text is combined with stock color photographs to introduce the geography, history, government, culture, and economy of the featured country. An accompanying enhanced website offers the report-driven reader access to up-to-date information, additional links, and downloadable material, making these books useful resources. A timeline is included. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Visual Geography titles: Kenya in Pictures and Egypt in Pictures.]