| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| I. | General Principles | 1 |
| II. | How Commerce Civilized Mankind | 7 |
| III. | Topographic Control of Commerce | 17 |
| IV. | Climatic Control of Commerce | 29 |
| V. | Transportation—Ocean and Inland Navigation | 39 |
| VI. | Transportation—Railways and Railway Organization; Public Highways | 62 |
| VII. | Factors in the Location of Cities and Towns | 81 |
| VIII. | The Cereals and Grasses | 88 |
| IX. | Textile Fibres | 105 |
| X. | Plant Products of Economic Use—Beverages and Medicinal Substances | 127 |
| XI. | Gums and Resins Used in the Arts | 141 |
| XII. | Coal and Petroleum | 147 |
| XIII. | Metals of the Arts and Sciences | 159 |
| XIV. | Sugar and its Commerce | 185 |
| XV. | Forests and Forest Products | 193 |
| XVI. | Sea Products and Furs | 203 |
| XVII. | The United States—The Seaports and the Atlantic Coast-Plain | 211 |
| XVIII. | The United States—The New England Plateau and the Appalachian Region | 219 |
| XIX. | The United States—The Basin of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley | 227 |
| XX. | The United States—The Western Highlands and Territorial Possessions | 247 |
| XXI. | Canada and Newfoundland | 261 |
| XXII. | Mexico—Central America—West Indies | 267 |
| XXIII. | South America—The Andean States | 275 |
| XXIV. | South America—The Lowland States | 285 |
| XXV. | Europe—Great Britain and Germany | 295 |
| XXVI. | Europe—The Baltic and North Sea States | 310 |
| XXVII. | Europe—The Mediterranean States and Switzerland | 320 |
| XXVIII. | Europe—The Danube and Balkan States | 335 |
| XXIX. | Europe-Asia—The Russian Empire | 343 |
| XXX. | The Iran Plateau and Arabia | 349 |
| XXXI. | British India and the East Indies | 358 |
| XXXII. | China and Japan | 367 |
| XXXIII. | Africa | 381 |
| XXXIV. |
