Climate And Human Energy
Climate And Human Energy How Climate Affects Man Directly.—man's Health And Energy Depend On Climate And Weather More Than On Any Other Single Factor. The Well-known Contrast Between The Energetic People Of The Tern-. Perate Zone And The Lazy Inhabitants Of The Tropics Is Due To Climate. It Is Impossible ...
Climate And The Climatic
Climate And The Climatic Zones (1) How Climate Acts As A Barrier On The Ocean.—climate Limits - Man's Movements Directly When A Rainstorm Keeps People In The House For Example, Or A Gale Prevents Ships From Going To Sea. Its Chief Effects, However, Are Indirect Or In Combination With Other ...
Human Activities In Mountains
Human Activities In Mountains And Plains Civilization Among The Mountains.—the Words " Mountaineer," " Highlander," " Mountain White," And " Hillsman," Usually Suggest People Who Differ From Plainsmen Not Only In Habits And Modes Of Life, But In Physique And Character. The Giclicazy Defines A Moun Taineer As " A ...
Human Geography
Human Geography Nature Of Human Geography.—all Over The World The People Of Different Places Vary In Appearance, Dress, Manners, And Ideas. They Eat Different Kinds Of Food, And Enjoy Different Pleasures. They Differ In The Way They Work And Get A Living, And In Their Government, Education, And Religion. Above ...
Ii Life In Tropical
Ii. Life In Tropical Jungle Regions The Appearance Of Tropical Jungle.—the Equatorial Rain Forest Does Not Occupy The Whole Of The Warmest Regions Which Form The Subject Of This Chapter. Parts Of It Are Occupied By Less Luxuriant Types Of Vegetation. As One Passes From The Equatorial Regions Of Greatest ...
International Relations
International Relations How The Strong Nations Have Expanded.—one Of The Chief Political Questions Of The Twentieth Century Is The Relation Of Strong Nations To Those That Are Weak Or Backward. Geographical Con Ditions, As We Have Already Seen, Strengthen Some Nations And Weaken Others. Hence Such Conditions Have A Profound ...
Irrigation
Irrigation How Egypt Gets Its Water For Irrigation.—in All Parts Of The World Where There Is A Long Dry Season Irrigation Is Practiced, But It Is Most Important In Monsoon And Especially Subtropical Regions. Forty Or Fifty Centuries Ago In The Days Of The Ancient Egyptians And Baby Lonians It ...
Life In Subtropical And
Life In Subtropical And Monsoon Regions How East Coasts Differ From West Coasts In Latitudes To Half The People Of The Earth Live Between Latitudes And In These Latitudes Each Continent Shows A Strong Contrast Between A Sparse Population On The West Side And A Dense Popula Tion On The ...
Life In The Equatorial
Life In The Equatorial Rain Forest Equatorial Rain Forest.—it Seems Strange That The Finest Vegeta Tion Should Be Associated With The Most Backward Types Of Men. Such Is The Case In Equatorial Regions, Where High Temperature Is Accompanied By Abundant Moisture At Practically All Seasons. The• Trees Are Often So ...
Mans Changing Surroundings
Man's Changing Surroundings. Geographic Constants And Variables.—among The Physical Features Of Man's Surroundings Three, Namely, Location, Land Forms, And Water Bodies May Be Regarded As Constants. The Location Of A Place In Relation To The Poles And The Equator Or In Relation To The Lands And The Oceans Never Changes, ...
Mans Work In Regions
Man's Work In Regions Of Cyclonic Storms The Location Of The Regions Of Cyclonic Storms.—in Our Sur Vey Of Human Activities We Have Now Come To The Most Advanced Parts Of The World. These Are The Regions Of Cyclonic Storms. They Form Two Irregular Belts. The Southern Belt Includes Only ...
Metals And Civilization
Metals And Civilization Why Minerals Are Most Abundant Among Mountains.—it Is Fortunate That The Earth's Intermittent Contraction Has Bent And Broken The Crust And Caused Molten Materials To Move From Lower To Higher Levels. Otherwise Many Minerals Would Be Practically Un Known, For Metals, Which Are The Most Valuable Minerals, ...
Modes Of Life In
Modes Of Life In Deserts And Polar Regions The Great Deserts That Border The Torrid Zone Comprise The Intensely Hot And Dry Regions Of Arabia, The Sahara, The Kalahari, Central Australia, Northern Mexico, And Northern Chile. These Regions Are All Alike In Having The Following Characteristics: (1) Slight Rainfall; (2) ...
Political Geography
Political Geography All Parts Of The World Geographical Surroundings Have A Strong Influence On Political Conditions. This Is Equally True Among Primi Tive People And Among Those Most Highly Advanced. For Example, In Eastern Persia The Chief Political Idea Of The Primitive "fowlers" Who Live On Birds And Cattle In ...
Possibilities Of Plantation Agriculture
Possibilities Of Plantation Agriculture The Products Of Tropical Plantations.—in Addition To Rice Farm Ing Another Kind Of Tropical Agriculture Is Helping To Promote Civiliza Tion. It Depends On The Fact That The People Of More Bracing Climates Are Willing To Pay Good Prices For Tropical Products. Before The Days Of ...
Soil And The Farmer
Soil And The Farmer The Relation Between Soil And Plant Food.—the Poets Some Times Speak Of The Earth As The Mother Of All Things. They Mean That Practically All Living Things Depend Upon The Soil For Existence, The Plants Directly, And Animals And Man Indirectly. To Suppose, However, That The ...
The Continents And Man
The Continents And Man The Form Of The Solid Part Of The Earth.—in The Diagram Of Human Geography On Page 3 Is Followed By "land Forms." Hence These Are The Subject Of The Next Section Of This Book. The Greatest Land Forms Are The Great Uplands Known As Continents Between ...