INDEX.

 

Bore or Eager, 219

Breakers, 208

Building Stones, 370, 378, 422
Bunsen’s Theory of Geysers, 164

C.
Calcareous Springs, 166
Cafions, 79, 389
Carboniferous Age, 71, 75
Caucasian Race, 358, 359, 360, 361
Cause of Change of Seasons, 27
of Deserts, 153, 278
of Earthquakes, 56, 58
of the Earth’s Revolution, 11
of Heating Power of the Sun’s
Rays, 235
of Ocean Currents, 221
of the Saltness of Inland Waters,
92
of the Saltness of the Ocean, 195
of Volcanic Eruptions, 41, 42
Cenozoic Time, 71
Cereals, 331, 409
Chalybeate Springs, 166
Changes in the Earth’s Crust, 79
Change of Day and Night, 23
of Seasons, 27
Circles of the Earth, 16
Circumference of the Earth, 15, 19
Classification of Minerals, 371
of Springs, 158
Climate, 30, 232 to 240 inclusive, 395,
396, 397, 398, 427
Climatie Contrasts, 397
Clouds, 268, 269, 270
Coal, 75, 369, 370, 376, 417, 430
Oil, 167, 369, 370, 376, 419
Cold Springs, 161
Waves, 247, 401
Color of the Ocean, 196
Comets, 7
Comparison of Relief Forms of Europe
and Asia, 134
Composition of the Atmosphere, 227
of the Earth’s Crust, 64
of Water, 146
of Ocean Water, 194
Constant Parallelism of the Earth’s
Axis, 27
Springs, 159
Continents, 83, 86, 88, 102 to 145 in-
clusive, 349
Continental Contrasts, 88
Drainage, 181 to 188 inclusive
Islands, 89 to 94 inclusive
Waters, 146 to 193 inclusive
Contraction of the Earth’s Crust, 79
Contrasts between Africa and Austra-
lia, 145
between Europe and Asia, 134
between North and South Amer-
ica, 121
Coral Islands, 97 to 101 inclusive
Reefs, 100, 385
Corone and Halos, 309
Co-Tidal Lines, 213
Cradle of the Tides, 212
Craters of Volcanoes, 38

 

Crevasses, 284
Crust of the Earth, 35, 64, 79
Crystalline Rocks, 67
Currents of Antarctic Ocean, 223, 224
of Atlantic Ocean, 223
of Indian Ocean, 225
of Pacific Ocean, 224
Cyclones, 254 to 257 inclusive, 401

D. :
Darwin’s Theory of Coral Islands, 101
Day and Night, 23, 29
Dead Sea, 192
Degrees of Latitude, 17, 19
of Longitude, 19
Deltas, 171, 178, 179 .
Density of Water, 148, 149
Depth of the Ocean, 201
Deserts, 189, 153, 278, 329
Desert Winds, 251
Detritus, 174 to 180 inclusive
Devonian Age, 71, 74
Dew, 264, 267
Diameter of the Earth, 13, 15
Dimensions of the Earth, 15
Distribution of Animal Life, 340, 341,
342, 344, 407
of Cereals, 331, 409
of Continental Islands, 94
of Coral Islands, 99
of Earthquakes, 60
of Food Plants, 330 to 335 inclu-
sive, 409, 411, 412
of Glaciers, 287
of Grains used for Food, 331, 409,
412
of Heat and Cold, 232 to 240 in-
clusive, 340, 396
of Islands, 91 to 96 inclusive, 99
of Lakes, 190
of Land, 81 to 85 inclusive, 240
of Marine Animal Life, 340
of Metals, 414, 415, 416
of Minerals, 368, 413, 430
of Moisture, 240, 262 to 281 in-
clusive, 340
of Ocean Waters, 199
of Plants, 313 to 338 inclusive,
408 to 412 inclusive, 428
of Precipitation, 266 to 289 in-
clusive, 400
of Rainfall, 272 to 278 inclusive,
399
of Vegetation, 313 to 338 inclu-
sive, 402 to 406 inclusive, 408
to 412 inclusive, 428
of Volcanoes, 48
of Water Areas, 190, 240
of Winds, 240, 246 to 260 inclu-
sive, 399
Division of Geological Time, 71
Double Continents, 86
Dove’s Law of Rotation of Winds, 247
Drainage, 154 to 193 inclusive, 283,
392, 393, 426
Inland, 189, 192, 393
Oceanic, 181 to 188 inclusive,
191, 392, 426

 

Drainage, Subterranean, 154, 155, 157
to 167 inclusive
Surface, 154, 156, 168 to 193 in-
clusive
Dunes or Sand-hills, 79
Dykes, 40, 62

E.
Earth, The, 5, 8, 13, 14, 15, 22, 24, 26,
27, 30 to 35 inclusive, 301
Earth’s Axis, 22, 27
Crust, 32, 35, 36, 64, 79
Interior, Condition of, 33, 34
Heated, 32, 36
Orbit, 24, 26, 27
Original Fluidity, 30, 31
Revolution, 11, 24, 27.
Rotation, 22, 221, 243
Shape, 13, 14, 30
Earthquakes, 36, 50 to 63 inclusive,
79
Eastern Continent, 83, 88, 104, 278
Hemisphere, 21, 83
Effects of Earthquakes, 63
of Earth’s Heated Interior, 36
of Heat, 80, 314, 340
of Light, 80, 314
of Maximum Density of Water,
149
of Moisture, 78, 80, 240, 314
of Ocean Waves, 79
of Running Water, 79
of Rotation of the Earth on the
Winds, 243
Elasticity of the Atmosphere, 228
Electric Circuits, 290
Potentials, 290
Volts, 290
Electricity, 290 to 304 inclusive
Eozoic Age, 71, 72
Equator, 14, 16, 19, 20, 304, 317, 318
Equinox, March, 27, 211
September, 27, 211
Erosion, 79, 126, 169, 178, 208, 286, 368
Estuary, 171, 219
Etesian Winds, 251
Ethnography, 356 to 367 inclusive
Europe, 83, 85, 86, 88, 122 to 128 in-
clusive, 184, 191, 192, 358
Evaporation, 262, 263

Ee

Falls of Niagara, Frontispiece, 169
Fauna, 344 to 355 inclusive

of Africa, 354

of Arctic Zones, 348

of Asia, 353

of Australia, 355

of North America, 350

vof South America, 352

of Temperate Zones, 347

of Tropical Zones, 346
Features of Ocean Currents, 222
Fiords, 126, 200, 286, 423
Fiord Valleys, 108, 200
Fish, 346, 429
Fluviatile Islands, 178

Lakes, 178, 394