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CHAPTER ONE 3

CHAPTER TWO 9

THE HUMAN TOUCH 10

CHAPTER THREE 13

ECLIPSE 17

ONLY ROUND OBJECTS GIVE ROUND SHADOWS 17

OUR SPEED THROUGH SPACE IS MUCH FASTER THAN THAT OF THE FASTEST CANNON-BALL 18

THOSE FEW SPECKS—AND THAT IS ALL WE KNOW OF OUR UNIVERSE 20

THE TIDES 21

THE LAYERS OF ATMOSPHERE 22

THEY KEEP US WARM LIKE SO MANY BLANKETS 23

THE SUN HEATING THE EARTH 26

RAIN 27

RAINSTORMS AFTER ALL ARE ONLY LOCAL AFFAIRS 29

THE CRUST OF THE EARTH IS AS FULL OF HOLES AS A SPONGE 32

WHY NOT MAKE YOUR OWN EARTHQUAKES? 33

THE RISE AND FALL OF ALL MOUNTAINS 35

THE GLACIERS IN AMERICA 37

THE GLACIERS IN EUROPE 38

IF THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS SHOULD GET DUMPED INTO THE DEEPEST PART OF THE OCEAN! 41

HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO THE CONTINENTS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT FROM TODAY 43

THE GULF STREAM IN YOUR KITCHEN 45

CHAPTER FOUR 48

HOW MAPS BECAME MAPS 49

A ROMAN MAP 51

POLYNESIAN WOVEN MAP 52

MEDIEVAL MAP 53

CHURCH-TOWER NAVIGATION 58

CHAPTER FIVE 68

THE ZONES 69

CHAPTER SIX 72

ARE OUR PROUD CONTINENTS PERHAPS ISLANDS OF SOME LIGHTER MA-TERIAL WHICH FLOAT ON THE HEAVIER SUBSTANCE OF THE EARTH'S INTERIOR AS PIECES OF CORK WILL FLOAT ON THE WATER IN A BASIN? 73

ROCKALL—THE TOP OF A SUBMERGED CONTINENT IN THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC 74

MOUNTAINS AND SEAS MAKE EXCELLENT NATUKAL BOUNDARIES 77

CHAPTER SEVEN 81

FROM ANIMAL TO MAN 83

INTERLUDE 85

COMPARE THE PROPORTIONS OF GREENLAND AND SOUTH AMERICA ON A GLOBE AND ON A FLAT MAP AND NOTICE WHAT A DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES! 86

CHAPTER EIGHT 89

GREECE 91

THE MEDITERRANEAN 94

CHAPTER NINE 102

ITALY 103

CHAPTER TEN 121

THE IBERIAN PENINSULA 122

A SPANISH CANYON 124

GIBRALTAR 127

CHAPTER ELEVEN 136

FRANCE 138

THE GEOLOGY OF THE ？LE DE FRANCE 144

THE ？LE DE FRANCE EXPRESSED IN THE FORM OF ？AUCE？S 144

THE RHINE,THE MEU？E AND THEIR DELTA 147

PAR16 149

CHAPTER TWELVE 154

PROM MAN TOMOLE 156

COAL IN THE MAKING 159

HEAT 160

CHAPTER THIRTEEN 161

CHAPTER FOURTEEN 162

SWITZERLAND 164

THE MOUNTAIN PASS 165

THE CONQUEST OF THE BARRIERS 168

CHAPTER FIFTEEN 171

GERMANY 176

CHAPTER SIXTEEN 182

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 187

DENMARK IN RELATION TO NORWAY AND SWEDEN 189

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN 192

ICELAND 194

CHAPTER NINETEEN 196

THE RARREN SOIL OF THE MOUNTAINS 198

NORWAY 199

AND THE GULF STREAM DID TT 201

LOOK AT A MAP OF THE ARCTIC AND THIS IS ALL YOU SEE 203

CHAPTER TWENTY 209

A POLDER 210

LOCKS 214

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE 216

THE ATLANTIC,IRELAND,ENGLAND AND EUROPE 217

ENGLAND,SCOTLAND AND IRELAND 218

THE FACTORY CONQUERS THE FARM 224

GREAT BRITAIN IS A COUNTRY OF LIGHTHOUSES 225

ENGLAND ENJOYS THE ENORMOUS ADVANTAGE OF BEING SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE LAND-MASSES OF OUR PLANET 229

IRELAND 235

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO 240

EUROPE 242

THE RUSSIAN LANDSCAPE 244

THE OLD RUSSIAN TRADE-ROUTE 246

THE OLD RUSSIA 249

THE NEW RUSSIA 251

EASTERN SIBERIA 254

THE GREAT RUSSIAN PLAIN 258

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE 262

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR 266

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE 270

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX 273

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN 277

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT 279

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE 282

CHAPTER THIRTY 284

ASIA 285

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE 289

CHAPTER THIRTY-WTO 291

THE HIGH PLATEAU OF TIBET 293

THE MOUNTAIN GAP 296

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE 300

THE LAND BRIDGE FROM ASIA TO EUROPE 303

JERUSALEM 308

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN TOP AND THE LOWEST OCEAN DEPTH IS ii1/2 MILES OR1/700 OF THE EARTH'S DIAMETER 313

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR 317

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE 322

INDIA 323

RICE 326

INDIA IS FULL OF INDIANS 329

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX 335

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN 341

THE BIG CHINESE RIVERS 343

THE CHINESE WALL IS THE ONLY STRUCTURE MADE BY HUMAN HANDS THAT WOULD BE VISIBLE BY THE ASTRONOMERS OF THE MOON 345

THE GRAND CANAL IN CHINA 351

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT 359

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE 364

JAPAN 367

THE OLD JAPAN 372

THE NEW JAPAN 374

CHAPTER FORTY 379

CHAPTER FORTY-ON 383

THE DUTCH EAST INDIES COMPARED TO EUROPE 385

JAVA 388

CHAPTER FORTY-TWO 391

AUSTRALIA 393

AUSTRALIA'S ISOLATION 395

AUSTRALIA IS FOUND 398

THE PEARL DIVER 399

CHAPTER FORTY-THREE 402

NEW ZEALAND LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE NORWAY 404

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR 406

THE CORAL ISLAND 407

CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE 409

AFRICA 411

ON THE WAY TO THE SLAVERY COAST 415

THE DELTA OF THE NILE 417

THE WATER-HOLE 420

THE NILE 425

AFRICA 427

OASIS 431

KILIMAND JARO 436

CONGO AND NIGER 439

CHAPTER FORTY-SIX 454

NORTH AMERICA 455

THE SEQUOIA AS HISTORICAL CONTEMPORARY 458

GREENLAND 460

NEWFOUNDLAND 461

THE THREE DISCOVERIES OF AMERICA 463

HOW AMERICA DAWNED UPON EUROPE 467

THE CARIBBEAN 469

IF THE CARIBBEAN SHOULD RUN DRY 470

THE FIRST RAILROAD TRACK 473

THE MISSISSIPPI 475

YOSEMITE 476

THE SOIL OF THE PLAINS 477

THE INTERIOR OF A VOLCANO AFTER THE OUTER CRUST HAS ERODED AWAY REMAINS BEHIND AS A SOLID MOUNTAIN 479

THE OLDEST NOUNTAINS ARE BY NO MEANS THE HIGHEST 482

SOUTH AMERICA 483

THE RAILROAD ACROSS THE ANDES 486

THE LLANOS OF VENEZUELA 488

AMAZON RIVER 489

IF THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN SHOULD RUN DRY 492

CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN 495

WE HAVE FERTILIZED BY FAR TOO MANY OF OUR FIELDS IN THIS WAY 499

WHAT IS THE ANSWER? 501

A FEW FACTS 505

INDEX 507