| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| I. | General Principles | [1] |
| II. | How Commerce Civilized Mankind | [7] |
| III. | Topographic Control of Commerce | [17] |
| IV. | Climatic Control of Commerce | [29] |
| V. | Transportation—Ocean and Inland Navigation | [39] |
| VI. | Transportation—Railways and Railway Organization; Public Highways | [62] |
| VII. | Factors in the Location of Cities and Towns | [81] |
| VIII. | The Cereals and Grasses | [88] |
| IX. | Textile Fibres | [105] |
| X. | Plant Products of Economic Use—Beverages and Medicinal Substances | [127] |
| XI. | Gums and Resins Used in the Arts | [141] |
| XII. | Coal and Petroleum | [147] |
| XIII. | Metals of the Arts and Sciences | [159] |
| XIV. | Sugar and its Commerce | [185] |
| XV. | Forests and Forest Products | [193] |
| XVI. | Sea Products and Furs | [203] |
| XVII. | The United States—The Seaports and the Atlantic Coast-Plain | [211] |
| XVIII. | The United States—The New England Plateau and the Appalachian Region | [219] |
| XIX. | The United States—The Basin of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley | [227] |
| XX. | The United States—The Western Highlands and Territorial Possessions | [247] |
| XXI. | Canada and Newfoundland | [261] |
| XXII. | Mexico—Central America—West Indies | [267] |
| XXIII. | South America—The Andean States | [275] |
| XXIV. | South America—The Lowland States | [285] |
| XXV. | Europe—Great Britain and Germany | [295] |
| XXVI. | Europe—The Baltic and North Sea States | [310] |
| XXVII. | Europe—The Mediterranean States and Switzerland | [320] |
| XXVIII. | Europe—The Danube and Balkan States | [335] |
| XXIX. | Europe-Asia—The Russian Empire | [343] |
| XXX. | The Iran Plateau and Arabia | [349] |
| XXXI. | British India and the East Indies | [358] |
| XXXII. | China and Japan | [367] |
| XXXIII. | Africa | [381] |
| XXXIV. | Oceania | [391] |
| APPENDIX | | [398] |
| INDEX | | [399] |