The Journal of Geography, Vol. 13: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Teachers of Geography in Elementary, Secondary and Normal Schools; 1914-1915 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Journal of Geography, Vol. 13: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Teachers of Geography in Elementary, Secondary and Normal Schools; 1914-1915In this country we are already committed to a type of geography Which is a combination of physical and applied geography. Geographers are prae tically agreed that the first half year of the course must teach the mentihls of physical geography. They are not a unit, however, regarding the most appropriate phase of applied geography for the second half year. Of the two most recent text books. One has adopted regional geography of the world for the second half-year’s work; the other devotes its latter chapters to such twice as: Inland Waters as Related to Navigation, Irrigation, Power and Water Supply: Mountains and Plateaus and their Relations to Life: Plains and their Relations to Life: Coast Lines and Harbors; The Industries of the United States; Distribution of Population and Cities. A still difieren’t ar rangement consists in using a textbook in physical geography the first semes ter and a textbook in commercial geography the second.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.