Civilization and Climate

Civilization and Climate

by Ellsworth Huntington

19 chapters13h 7mEnglish1924

About this book

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

Chapters (18)

1INTRODUCTION
3871
2RACE OR PLACE
3085
3THE WHITE MAN IN THE TROPICS
2563
4THE EFFECT OF THE SEASONS
3705
5THE EFFECT OF HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE
2729
6WORK AND WEATHER
1968
7HEALTH AND THE ATMOSPHERE
2350
8MORTALITY, MOISTURE, AND VARIABILITY
2087
9HEALTH AND WEATHER
2693
10THE IDEAL CLIMATE
2457
11THE DISTRIBUTION OF CIVILIZATION
3107
12VITALITY AND EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES
1684
13THE CONDITIONS OF CIVILIZATION
2673
14THE SHIFTING OF CLIMATIC ZONES
2492
15THE PULSATORY HYPOTHESIS AND ITS CRITICS
1245
16THE SHIFTING CENTERS OF CIVILIZATION
2254
17ABORIGINAL AMERICA AND MODERN AUSTRALIA
2581
18THE CLIMATIC HYPOTHESIS OF CIVILIZATION
3150

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