178 INDEX. Fogs, 268 Food, 153, 339 Plants, 331 to 338 inclusive, 408 to 412 inclusive Foraminifera, 206 Foraminiferal Land, 206 Forests, 79, 172, 321, 322, 326, 351, 403, 406 Formation of Coal, 75 of Coral Islands, 98 Fossiliferous Rocks, 69 Fossils, 68 to 71 inclusive Fragmental Rocks, 67 Freezing Point, 233 Fruits and Plants of Tropical Re- gions, 332, 333, 334, 336 and Plants of Warm Temperate Regions, 334 G. Gems, 379 Geography, 1, 2, 3, 4 Mathematical, 2 Physical, 4 Plant, 311 to 338 inclusive Political, 3 Zoological, 339 to 355 inclusive Geological Time, 71 to 79 inclusive. Geysers, 49, 163, 164, 165 Glacial Epoch of the Earth, 289 Lakes, 286 Glaciers, 161, 282 to 289 inclusive Great Basin, 389 Circles, 16 Circle of Illumination, 14, 23 Interior Depression of Africa, 139 Low Plains, 109, 110, 113, 116, 119, 122, 127, 129, 132, 141, 143, 184 Plains, 388 Gulf Stream, 223, 261, 397 Gulfs, 200, 382 H. Hail, 279 Halos arid Corone, 309 Harmattan, 251 Heat, Effects of, 80, 314 Energy of Water, 151 of Water, 150 Height of the Atmosphere, 231 of Tidal Wave, 218 Hemispheres, 16, 21, 83, 85 High Lands, 103 Hills, 103, 104 Horizon, 14 Horizontal Forms of the Land, 82 Zones of Vegetation, 317 Hot Desert Winds, 251 or Thermal Springs, 161 Human Race, 356 to 367: inclusive Hurricanes, 253, 255 Hygrometer, 264 Hypsometry, 231 Ice, 282 to 288 Icebergs and Icefloes, 288 Igneous Rocks, 66 Imaginary Circles, 16 Inclination of the Earth’s Axis, 27 Indian Ocean, 46, 47, 99, 199, 204, 215, 225,250 Inertia, 5 Influence of Destruction of Forests, 172 Inland Drainage, 189, 192, 393 Seas, 200 insects, 352 Interior of the Earth, 30 to 34 inclu- sive, 36 ° International Weather Service, 401 Inundations, 172 Islands, 83, 90 to 101 inclusive, 178, 383, 384, 424 Isoclinal Lines, 304 Isogonal Lines, 302 Isolated Mountains, 107 Oceanic Islands, 96 Isothermal Lines, 238, 316, 396 J. Jupiter, 8, 9 K. Khamasin, 251 L. Lagoons, 97 Lakes, 178, 189 to 193 inclusive, 217, 286, 392, 394 Lake Systems of the United States, 392, 393, 394 Land and Sea Breezes, 248 Hemispheres, 85 Laplace’s Hypothesis, 25, 31 Latitude, 17, 19 Lava, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 161 Length of Day and Night, 29 Light, Effects of, 80, 314 Lightning, 253, 279, 293, 294, 295 Rods, 295 Lines of Trend, 87 Llanos, 119, 318, 327 Longitude, 18, 19 Longitudinal Valleys, 108 Looming, 310 Low Lands, 103 Lunar Tides, 210 M. Maélstrom, 219 Magnetic Attractions and Repulsions, 299 Equator, 304 Needle, 298, 300, 302, 303, 304 Properties of the Earth, 300 Variations in, 302 Storms, 302 Magnetism, 298 Origin of Earth’s, 301 Magnets, 298 Malay or Brown Race, 358, 364, 365 Mammalia, 346, 347, 348, 352, 353, 354 Mangrove Islands, 384 Map Projections, 20, 87 Marine Plains, 104 Mars, 8, 9 Mathematical Zones, 28 Maximum Density of Water, 148 Meadows, 322, 328 Mean Daily Temperature, 238 Annual Temperature, 238 Mer de Glace, 287 Mercury, 8, 9 Meridian Circles, 16, 17 Meridians, 16 Mesozoic Time, 71, 76 Metals, 372, 414, 415, 476 Metamorphic Rocks, 66 Metamorphism, 66 Meteorology, page 85, 227 to 310 in- clusive, 395 to 407 inclusive Meteors, 7, 10 Mile, Geographical or Nautical, 19 Statute, 19 Milky Way, 12 Mineral Springs, 166 Minerals, 4, 368 to 379 inclusive, 413 to 422 inclusive, 430 Mirage, 310 Mississippi Valley, 391, 400 Modifiers of Climate, 240 Moisture, 262 to 280 inclusive Effects of, 79, 80, 240, 314, 340 Evaporation of, 262 Mongolian Race, 358, 359, 362 Monsoons, 249, 250, 275 Moon, 7, 9, 209, 210, 211 Moraines, 285, 286 Mountain Knot, 106 Passes, 106, 388 Peaks, 106 Ranges, 105, 106, 240 Systems, 106, 107, 111, 112, 117, 118, 123, 126, 130, 131, 137, 138, 141, 142, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390 Winds, 252 Mountains, 37, 38, 43, 102 to 145 in- clusive, 252, 277, 281, 286, 287, 388, 389 Movements of the Earth, 22 Mud Volcanoes, 49 N. Names of the Planets, 8 Natural Bridge, 390 Gas, 369, 370, 376, 420 Neap Tides, 211 Negro Race, 358, 359, 363 Neptune, 8, 9, 24, 25 Névé Region, 282 Non-Fossiliferous Rocks, 69 North America, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 110 to 115 inclusive, 182, 191, 192, 278, 350 North-easterly Storms, 260 North-east Trends, 87 North-west Trends, 87 Northern Continent, 46 Hemisphere, 16, 21, 27, 29, 243, 247, 250, 277, 308