CONTENTS
Israel C. Russell
CHAPTER
PAGE
I.
The Margin Of The Continent
1
The continental shelf—The submarine topography of the Caribbean region—Movements of the ocean waters—Islands—Topography of the coast—Estuaries and harbours.
II.
The Topography Of The Land
60
Coastal plains and plateaus—The Atlantic mountains—The continental basin—The Pacific mountains—The Antillean mountains.
III.
Climate
173
The elements of climate—Climatic provinces—Secondary disturbances of the atmosphere—Evaporation.
IV.
Plant Life
215
The forests—Prairies, treeless plains, and plateaus—The treeless mountain tops.
V.
Animal Life
258
General principles of geographical distribution—Life-regions and life-zones—The mammals—Some representative mammals—The birds.
VI.
Geology
299
The growth of the continent—The rocks of which the continent is composed—The concentration of mineral substances.
VII.
The Aborigines
355
The Eskimos—The Indians.
VIII.
Political Geography
408
Classification of boundaries—Political control—Population in 1900.
Index
427
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