Présentation de l'éditeur
The purpose of this book is, first, to set forth the great principles of geography in its human aspects; second, to provide a comprehensive, but easily taught text book for students who have reached an age when they begin to think for themselves; and, third, to furnish to normal school students and to teachers in elementary schools a book which will give them a solid grounding in the human relationships which they are eager to teach. Many books have been written on anthropogeography, but there seems to be great need of a book which sums up the present status of that subject and at the same time translates it into the simpler terminology of human geography. The method of the book is to take up first the physical background, not dwelling on it technically, but merely sketching the main outlines, and providing an adequate basis if the teacher wishes to go farther. In case of such relatively simple matters as water bodies, little or no physiographic treatment is deemed necessary, for such details as the difference between a meandering and braided river have little effect on mans activities. The fundamental principles of climate, on the other hand, have been quite fully treated because of their supreme importance in determining mans mode of life. Nevertheless, pure meteorology receives less attention than in ixiost of the physiographic text books which are now the main reliance in teaching advanced geography. After the physical background has been sketched each chapter or part of the book plunges directly into the main theme, that is, the relation of the physiographic environment to mans activities. This is the part of geography which is most interesting, most practical, and most calculated to call forth genuine thought and concentrated effort on the part of the student. It is also the part which in most books is more or less incidental or secondary, whereas it i
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