New geographical picture of the world. Tutorial. In 2 parts. Part 1

This textbook is the result of the deep processing of the widely known to teachers and geographers of labor V.P. Maksakovsky "Geographical picture of the world". The publication contains relevant exhaustive information on the economic and social geography of the world.
Part 1 of the training manual is devoted to the general description of the modern world: its political map, the population, the geography of natural resources, the modern structure of the world economy and its "blood system" - the financial system.
The textbook is intended for an in-depth study of the course "Economic and social geography of the world" by students of grades 10-11, for preparing for the Olympics and the final certification. The manual can be used by teachers and students of universities and institutions of secondary vocational education.
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