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... soil and climate that pre- vail at different parts of the surface ; and the effect of the latter on its living inhabitants - plants , animals , and man . Political Geography - the only branch of the science which re- ceived adequate ...
... soil and climate that pre- vail at different parts of the surface ; and the effect of the latter on its living inhabitants - plants , animals , and man . Political Geography - the only branch of the science which re- ceived adequate ...
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... soil and the degree of cultivation to which it has been subjected , have for the most part been treated of in previous sections of this work , and need not here be resumed . Isothermal Lines and Climatic Zones . - As the temperature of ...
... soil and the degree of cultivation to which it has been subjected , have for the most part been treated of in previous sections of this work , and need not here be resumed . Isothermal Lines and Climatic Zones . - As the temperature of ...
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... soil barren and inhospitable . But the economic uses of granitic rocks are numerous and varied . They form exceed- ingly durable building - stones , admirably fitted for bridges , lighthouses , docks , fortresses , and as road and ...
... soil barren and inhospitable . But the economic uses of granitic rocks are numerous and varied . They form exceed- ingly durable building - stones , admirably fitted for bridges , lighthouses , docks , fortresses , and as road and ...
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... soil unproductive ; but slate , marble , and building - stone are obtained in them , and not unfrequently tin , copper , lead , silver , and gold . FOSSILIFEROUS STRATA Paleontology . - By carefully studying the fossiliferous strata ...
... soil unproductive ; but slate , marble , and building - stone are obtained in them , and not unfrequently tin , copper , lead , silver , and gold . FOSSILIFEROUS STRATA Paleontology . - By carefully studying the fossiliferous strata ...
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... soil , owing to its porousness , is usually well adapted for agriculture . sures . - 5. The Carboniferous System , so called from the profusion of vegetable matter ( carbon ) which it contains , consists in like manner of three ...
... soil , owing to its porousness , is usually well adapted for agriculture . sures . - 5. The Carboniferous System , so called from the profusion of vegetable matter ( carbon ) which it contains , consists in like manner of three ...
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