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The Readers Digest: The Complete Atlas of the British Isles Including Great Britain, England, Wales, and Scotland, with the Orkney and Shetland Islands, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, Jersey, Guernsey, and Associated Islands, Isle of Man, and the
Section One, "The Nature Of The Land" includes detailed Topographical Maps and layered illustrations of the landscapes,as well as color-coded County Maps. Section Two, "The Country We Live In" has a General "guide" map, with keys to individual page maps that are divided into increments of approximately six mile squares, very detailed. Section Three, "The Fabric Of A Nation", is quite extensive, and includes: a brief history of the past two million years, as well as Sub-sections on Climate, Nature, Population, People Today, The Strength of Religion,Language and Dialects, Place Names, Folklore and Customs, Birthplaces of Famous People, Machinery of Government, Trends in Crime, Recreation Out of Doors, Agriculture, Sources of Food, Trade with the World, Transport (subcategorized into Air Travel, Inland Waterways, Railways, The Road System, and Navigation in coastal Waters), Communications, Industry (Mineral Resources and Energy, and The Products of Industry), Regional Building and Architecture, and Alliances for Peace. Section Four, "Places In The British Isles" consists of seventy pages, divided into four voluminous parts: GAZETEER TO THE MAPS on Pages 24-68 ANALYSIS OF THE COUNTIES EDUCATION: COUNTY ABBREVIATION.
