This book presents the science of geography one step further than just the physical features of the earth's surface. The relationship between the level of civilization and the geography of the climate is analysed and presented with comparative maps spanning the whole world. The distribution of human achievement such as education, industry, and level of civil development are all scrutinised under seasonal changes, and a variety of variety of climatic and geographic factors that has subtly shaped human destiny. - Summary by leon harvey
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
PREFACE. Preface to First Edition, Preface to Third Edition.
09:20 - Chapter 2
INTRODUCTION
1:04:31 - Chapter 3
RACE OR PLACE
51:25 - Chapter 4
THE WHITE MAN IN THE TROPICS
42:43 - Chapter 5
THE EFFECT OF THE SEASONS
1:01:45 - Chapter 6
THE EFFECT OF HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE
45:29 - Chapter 7
WORK AND WEATHER
32:48 - Chapter 8
HEALTH AND THE ATMOSPHERE
39:10 - Chapter 9
MORTALITY, MOISTURE, AND VARIABILITY
34:47 - Chapter 10
HEALTH AND WEATHER
44:53 - Chapter 11
THE IDEAL CLIMATE
40:57 - Chapter 12
THE DISTRIBUTION OF CIVILIZATION
51:47 - Chapter 13
VITALITY AND EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES
28:04 - Chapter 14
THE CONDITIONS OF CIVILIZATION
44:33 - Chapter 15
THE SHIFTING OF CLIMATIC ZONES
41:32 - Chapter 16
THE PULSATORY HYPOTHESIS AND ITS CRITICS
20:45 - Chapter 17
THE SHIFTING CENTERS OF CIVILIZATION
37:34 - Chapter 18
ABORIGINAL AMERICA AND MODERN AUSTRALIA
43:01 - Chapter 19
THE CLIMATIC HYPOTHESIS OF CIVILIZATION
52:30