INDEX.

 

oO.
Oases, 139
Oblate Spheroid, 13
Oblique Rays of Sun, 235
Ocean, 194 to 226 inclusive
Currents, 220 to 226 inclusive, 240
Waves, 79, 207, 208, 212, 214,
218
Oceanic Areas, 199
Drainage, 181 to 188 inclusive,
191, 392, 426
Islands, 95, 96
Movements, 207
Systems, 188
Ooze Deposits, 206
Optical Phenomena, 305 to 310 inclu-
sive
Orbit of the Earth, 24, 26
of Planets, 7, 25
Orchids, 318
Origin of Atmospheric Circulation,
242
of Earth’s Magnetism, 301
of Rocks, 65
of Saltness of the Ocean, 195
of Swamps, 180
of Winds, 241
Orology, 107

Pe

Pacific Mountain System, 111, 387
Ocean, 46, 47, 63, 199, 202, 214,
224
Paleontology, 70
Paleozoic Time, 71
Pampas, 119, 320, 327
Parallels, 16
Paraselenee, 309
Parhelia, 309
Peculiarities in the Distribution of
Land Areas, 84
in Distribution of Volcanoes, 48
of Coast Lines, 88
of Continental Islands, 94
of Continental Relief Forms, 109
of Craters of Volcanoes, 38
of Cyclones, 257
of Glaciers, 284
Peat Bogs, 369, 376, 418
Pélé’s Hair, 39
Peninsulas, 125, 131
Perihelion, 24
Periodical Springs, 160
Petrifactions, 68
Petroleum, 167, 370, 376, 419
Springs, 167
Phases of the Moon, 211
Physical Climate, 234
Zones, 239, 395
Plains, 103, 104, 111, 132, 388, 391
Planetoids, 7
Planets, 7, 8.9, 10, 24
Plant Geography, 311 to 338 inclu-
sive
Life, 227, 311 to 338 inclusive,
402 to 412 inclusive, 428
Regions, 325 to 328 inclusive

 

Plants, 4, 153, 311 to 338 inclusive,
402 to 412 inclusive, 428
Plateau of Brazil, 118
of Guiana, 118
Plateaus, 103, 105, 118, 126, 131, 139
: 277, 367 :
Polar Circles, 16
Prairies, 328, 351, 388, 404
Precious Metals, 372, 414
Precious Stones, 379
Precipitations, 265 to 289 inclusive,
400
Predominant Mountain Systems, 109,
110, 111, 116, 117, 122, 123, 124-
129, 130, 136, 137, 141
Pressure of the Atmosphere, 229
Primary Time, 71
Prime Meridians, 18
Prince Rupert’s Drops, 57
Principal Oceanic Systems, 188
Prolate Spheroid, 13
Proofs of the Earth’s Original Fluid-
ity, 30
of the Earth’s Present Heated
Interior, 32 ‘
of the Shape of the Earth, 14
Properties of Water, 147

Q. .
Quaternary Age, 71, 78

R

Races of Men, 356 to 367 inclusive
Primary, 358
Secondary, 364
Rafts, 177
Rain, 271 to 278 inclusive, 400
Zones, 273, 276
Rainbows, 306
Rainless Districts, 278
Rapids, 169
Regions of Perennial Rain, 276
of Perpetual Snow, 281, 282
of Volcanoes, 46
Relative Areas of Continents and
Islands, 89
Relief Forms of the Land, 102 to
145 inclusive
Forms of the Continents, 110 to
145 inclusive
Reptiles, 346, 347, 352, 353
Reservoirs of Springs, 158
Revolution of the Earth, 11, 24, 27
River Basin, 168
Channel, 168
Courses, 169, 170, 174, 175, 178
Mouths, 168, 171
Source, 168
Systems, 168, 182, 183, 184, 185,
186, 392
Rivers, 168 to 188 inclusive
Rocks, 30, 32, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 71
Rocky Mountain System, 111, 388
Rotation of the Earth, 22, 210, 221,
243
of the Winds, 247

 

Ss.
Sahara Desert, 139, 251, 354
Sailing Routes, 261
Saint Elmo’s Fire, 296
Salt, 166, 194, 370, 377, 421
Springs, 166, 421
Samiels, 251
Sand Storms, 251
Sargasso Seas, 225
Satellites, 7, 9, 10, 24
Saturn, 8, 9
Sea and Land Breezes, 248
Seas, 200, 217
Secondary Time, 71
Mountain Systems, 109, 112, 116,
118, 122, 126, 129, 131, 136, 138,
141, 142
Selvas, 119, 352
Shape of Bottom of Ocean, 198
of the Earth, 13, 14, 30
of the Earth’s Shadow, 14
of the Horizon, 14
Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountain
System, 111
Silt, 174 to 180 inclusive
Silurian Age, 71, 73
Simoons, 251
Sirocco, 251
Sky, 307, 308
Slaty Cleavage, 107
Small Circles, 16
Snow, 280, 281, 282, 283
Line, 281, 282
Solano, 251
Solar System, 7, 12
Tides, 210
Solfataras, 49
Solstice, Summer, 27
Winter, 27
Solvent Powers of Water, 152
Soudan, 139
Sounds, 180
accompanying Earthquakes, 54
Source of Deep-seated Waters, 161
South America, 83 to 88 inclusive,
116 to 121 inclusive, 183, 192,
278, 352
Southern Continent, 46
Hemisphere, 16, 21, 27, 29, 243, °
247, 250, 277
Specific Gravity, 15
Heat of Water, 150
Spheroids, 13
Spring Tides, 211
Springs, 157 to 167 inclusive
Stars, 6
Steppe Lakes, 192
Rivers, 192
Steppes, 327, 405
Stratified Rocks, 67
Storm Signals, 401
Storms, 250, 251, 253 to 260 inclusive,
302, 401
Subterranean Drainage, 154, 155, 157
to 167 inclusive
Sulphurous Sprfngs, 166
Sun, 8, 10, 210, 234, 235, 236, 237
Sunset Tints of Sky, 307