Civilization and Climate
by Ellsworth Huntington
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
2RACE OR PLACE
3THE WHITE MAN IN THE TROPICS
4THE EFFECT OF THE SEASONS
5THE EFFECT OF HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE
6WORK AND WEATHER
7HEALTH AND THE ATMOSPHERE
8MORTALITY, MOISTURE, AND VARIABILITY
9HEALTH AND WEATHER
10THE IDEAL CLIMATE
11THE DISTRIBUTION OF CIVILIZATION
12VITALITY AND EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES
13THE CONDITIONS OF CIVILIZATION
14THE SHIFTING OF CLIMATIC ZONES
15THE PULSATORY HYPOTHESIS AND ITS CRITICS
16THE SHIFTING CENTERS OF CIVILIZATION
17ABORIGINAL AMERICA AND MODERN AUSTRALIA
18THE CLIMATIC HYPOTHESIS OF CIVILIZATION

Comments