房龙地理(英文彩绘本)I II

chapter 1 and these are the people who live in the world we live in
chapter 2 a definition of the word geography and how i shall apply it in the present volume
chapter 3 our planet: its habits, customs and manners
chapter 4 maps. a very brief chapter upon a very big and fascinating subject. together with a few observations on the way people slowly learned how to find their way on this planet of ours
chapter 5 the seasons and how they happen
chapter 6 concerning the little spots of dry land on this planet and why some of them are called continents while others are not
chapter 7 of the discovery of europe and the sort of people who live in that part of the world
intfrlude just a moment before we go any further while i tell you how to use this book
chapter 8 greece, the rocky promontory of the eastern mediterranean which acted as the connecting link between the old asia and the new europe
chapter 9 italy, the country which due to its geographical situation could play the role of a sea-power or a land power, as the occasion demanded
chapter 10 spain, where africa and europe clashed
chapter 11 france, the country that has everything it wants
chapter 12 belgium, a country created by scraps of paper and rich in everything except internal harmony
chapter 13 luxemburg, the historical curiosity
chapter 14 switzerland, the country of high mountains, excellent schools and a unified people who speak four different languages
chapter 15 germany, the nation that was founded too late
chapter 16 austria, the country that nobody appreciated until it no longer existed
chapter 17 denmark, an object lesson in certain advantages of small countries over large ones
chapter 18 iceland, an interesting political laboratory in the arctic ocean
chapter 19 the scandinavian peninsula, the terrtory occupied by the kingdoms of sweden and norway
chapter 20 the netherlands, the swamp on the banks of the north sea that became an empire
chapter 21 great britain, an island off the dutch coast which is responsible for the happiness of fully one-quarter of the human race
chapter 22 russia, the country which was prevented by its geographical location from ever finding out whether it was part of europe or of asia
chapter 23 poland, the country that had always suffered from being a corridor and therefore now has a corridor of its own
chapter 24 czechoslovakia, a product of the treaty of versailles
chapter 25 yugoslavia, another product of the treaty of versailles
chapter 26 bulgaria, the soundest of all balkan countries, whose butterfly collecting king bet on the wrong horse during the great war and suffered the consequences
chapter 27 roumania, a country which has oil and a royal family
chapter 28 hungary, or what remains of it
chapter 29 finland, another example of what hard work and intelligence can achieve amid hostile natural surroundings
chapter 30 the discovery of asia
chapter 31 what asia has meant to the rest of the world
chapter 32 the central asiatic highlands
chapter 33 the great western plateau of asia
chapter 34 arabia or when is a part of asia not a part of asia?
chapter 35 india, where nature and man are engaged in mass production
chapter 36 burma, siam, anam and malacca, which occupy the other great southern peninsula of asia
chapter 37 the republic of china, the great peninsula of eastern asia
chapter 38 korea, mongolia and manchuria, if the latter still exists when this book is published
chapter 39 the japanese empire
chapter 40 the philippins, an old administrative part of mexico
chapter 41 the dutch east ind ies, the tail that wags the dog
chapter 42 australia, the step child of nature
chapter 43 new zealand
chapter 44 the islands of the pacific where people neither toiled nor spun but lived just the same
chapter 45 africa, th