Registro de mapas temáticos: Atlas de América Latina

The reviewer describes the 1968 Atlas de América Latina as an attractive Russian-language atlas with a Spanish supplement, comprising 56 color sheets, five pages of reference data, and a Russian-only index. Its contents progress from a general map and historical maps to extensive physical-geography coverage of geology, tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes, mineral resources, climate, soils, vegetation, and the distribution of plants and animals. A third section presents Latin America through chorographic maps with relief, hydrography, detailed place names, and plans of major cities. Sixteen pages address population and the economy, including ethnic composition, population density and growth, industry, energy production, agricultural structures, transportation, mining, exports, fisheries, and foreign trade. Praising both the wealth of information—especially in the physical and national economic maps—and the quality of the cartography, the reviewer considers the volume an excellent reference for teachers seeking a consistent overview of Latin American countries.