Fact File 99 is published by Carel Press in two different formats:
  • a paperback edition
  • a ring binder edition

Both editions cost £37.50*, the price includes postage and packing, (*subscription £29.95). Fact File 99 is available on approval.

 

 




This is the tenth edition in the Fact File series and maintains the high standards set by its predecessors, with up to data on a total of 36 different topics. Although most of the topics in Fact File 99 are potentially useful in geography lessons, the following will be especially useful:

  • Birth
  • Business
  • Death
  • Developing World
  • Employment
  • EU
  • Homes
  • Leisure & Tourism
  • Marriage
  • Nuclear Power
  • Old Age
  • Pollution & the Environment
  • Sport
  • Transport
  • UK
  • Weather
  • World Facts - Key Data on 191 Countries.

The Down Your Way information in the UK section is once again very valuable for investigating regional variations within the country. Data is available for the counties and regions of the UK showing:

  • area (square kilometres)
  • persons per square kilometre (1996)
  • number of males (1996)
  • number of females (1996)
  • % change in population from 1981-1996
  • % of the population aged under 5
  • % of the population of pension age or above.

Apart from the data itself each section contains a base map of the counties/regions contained within it, opening up possibilities for all kinds of cartographic exercises.

The World Facts section is real a gold mine for geographers, it contains the following data for 191 different countries:

  • Capital city
  • Language(s)
  • Population mid-1997 (millions)
  • Area (thousands of square kilometres)
  • Currency
  • GNP per capita (US$) 1997
  • Total external debt (million US$) 1996
  • Energy use (oil equivalent) per capita (kg) 1995
  • Adult illiteracy (%) 1995
  • Life expectancy at birth (years) 1996
  • Infant mortality 1996 (per 1,000 live births).

As with all statistics it is important to understand how they were gathered. Carel Press has taken the trouble to explain how the statistics contained in Fact File 99 were compiled, and they have included some ideas for using the statistics in a number of subject areas. There are ideas for using the following sections in geography lessons:

  • Birth
  • Business
  • Death
  • Developing World
  • Employment
  • EU
  • Leisure & Tourism
  • Nuclear Power
  • Old Age
  • Pollution & the Environment
  • UK
  • Weather
  • World Facts.

Fact File 99 is printed on 100% recycled paper whilst the file itself is made out of recycled board. This reflects the consistent effort Carel Press make to be environmentally aware.

(*A subscription ensures that the next edition of Fact File is automatically sent to you on approval.)

My thanks to Chas White at Carel Press for providing a review copy of Fact File 99.

(Reviewed January 6th 1999)