| Abstract: | The contents of a recently published regional atlas for secondary schools in the Latvian SSR are described and critiqued. The atlas, consisting of 63 maps with explanatory text, supplemental diagrams, and photographs, was compiled by the Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography in cooperation with the Latvian State University and the Latvian SSR Ministry of Education. Thematic coverage is divided roughly equally between physical and human/economic topics and the reviewers point out a number of shortcomings as well as innovative approaches. Translated by Elliott B. Urdang, Providence, RI 02906 from: Geodeziya i kartografiya, 1989, No. 10, pp. 42–43. |
