Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming
Natural Advantages of the Territory of the Roman Empire--Physical Decay of that Territory and of other parts of the Old World-- Causes of the Decay--New School of Geographers--Reaction of Man upon Nature--Observation of Nature--Cosmical and Geological Influences--Geographical...
CUTTING OF MARINE ISTHMUSES--THE SUEZ CANAL--CANAL ACROSS ISTHMUS OF DARIEN--CANALS TO THE DEAD SEA--MARITIME CANALS IN GREECE--CANAL OF SAROS--CAPE COD CANAL--DIVERSION OF THE...
9. CHAPTER III.THE HABITABLE EARTH ORIGINALLY WOODED--THE FOREST DOES NOT FURNISH FOOD FOR MAN--FIRST REMOVAL OF THE WOODS--EFFECTS OF FIRE ON FOREST SOIL--EFFECTS OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FO...
10. CHAPTER IV.LAND ARTIFICIALLY WON FROM THE WATERS: _a_, EXCLUSION OF THE SEA BY DIKING; _b_, DRAINING OF LAKES AND MARSHES; _c_, GEOGRAPHICAL INFLUENCE OF SUCH OPERATIONS--LOWERING OF LAKES...
8. CHAPTER II.MODERN GEOGRAPHY EMBRACES ORGANIC LIFE--TRANSFER OF VEGETABLE LIFE-- FOREIGN PLANTS GROWN IN THE UNITED STATES--AMERICAN PLANTS GROWS IN EUROPE--MODES OF INTRODUCTION OF FOREIGN...
11. CHAPTER V.ORIGIN OF SAND--SAND NOW CARRIED DOWN TO THE SEA--THE SANDS OF EGYPT AND THE ADJACENT DESERT----THE SUEZ CANAL----THE SANDS OF EGYPT--COAST DUNES AND SAND PLAINS--SAND BANKS--DU...
7. CHAPTER I.NATURAL ADVANTAGES OF THE TERRITORY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE--PHYSICAL DECAY OF THAT TERRITORY AND OF OTHER PARTS OF THE OLD WORLD--CAUSES OF THE DECAY--NEW SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHERS--RE...
3. CHAPTER III.The Habitable Earth originally Wooded--The Forest does not furnish Food for Man--First Removal of the Woods--Effects of Fire on Forest Soil--Effects of the Destruction of the Fo...
5. CHAPTER V.Origin of Sand--Sand now carried down to the Sea--The Sands of Egypt and the adjacent Desert--The Suez Canal--The Sands of Egypt--Coast Dunes and Sand Plains--Sand Banks--Dunes...
4. CHAPTER IV.Land artificially won from the Waters: _a_, Exclusion of the Sea by Diking; _b_, Draining of Lakes and Marshes; _c_, Geographical Influence of such Operations--Lowering of Lakes...
2. CHAPTER II.Modern Geography embraces Organic Life--Transfer of Vegetable Life--Foreign Plants grown in the United States--American Plants grown in Europe--Modes of Introduction of Foreign...
1. CHAPTER I.Natural Advantages of the Territory of the Roman Empire--Physical Decay of that Territory and of other parts of the Old World-- Causes of the Decay--New School of Geographers--R...
6. CHAPTER VI.Cutting of Marine Isthmuses--The Suez Canal--Canal across Isthmus of Darien--Canals to the Dead Sea--Maritime Canals in Greece-- Canal of Saros--Cape Cod Canal--Diversion of the...