National atlas of Mongolia

Summary

This article reviews the National Atlas of the Mongolian People's Republic, published in 1992, as a significant scientific achievement. Created through collaboration between Mongolian and Soviet scholars, the atlas aims to comprehensively represent Mongolia's natural conditions, resource potential, and socio-economic status. The article details the atlas structure: the first part contains 148 physical maps covering relief, climate, hydrology, soils, vegetation, and fauna; the second part includes 128 socio-economic maps on population, agriculture, industry, transport, and infrastructure. While acknowledging the atlas's overall value, the author identifies shortcomings in certain maps regarding cartographic methods, content expression, and information presentation, offering suggestions for improvement. Overall, the atlas represents a major contribution to geographical science and thematic cartography.