HIDE AND SEEK IN THE LIBRARY
Of course you saw that the Greeks meant the story of Phaeton to account, among other things, for the origin of deserts, but what is there in it that would lead one to believe the Greeks knew there were such things as volcanoes? Read what the encyclopedia says about volcanoes and Vulcan and the physical geography of Greece and the Greek islands.
Where is Mount Stromboli and why is it called "The Lighthouse of the Mediterranean"?
On which of our coasts do we have young and growing mountains, and on which old mountains that are much worn down?
Did you ever notice, on your map of Europe, how the curve of the Carpathian Mountains follows the curve of the shore of the beautiful Adriatic Sea so far away?[23] What does that remind you of in the story of the relation between the mountains and the sea?
[23] How far away is it? The scale of miles on your map will tell.
"Yes," you say, "but if mountains are formed on the borders of the sea why are the Carpathians so far from the Adriatic; and the Alps so far from the Mediterranean and the Rocky Mountains of America and the Altai mountains of Asia so far away from any sea at all?"
Professor Heilprin[24] knew you would say that; at least I suppose he did, for he has explained all this in his little book, written especially for young people, "The Earth and Its Story." After you have read this part of the story write it out in your own words and then copy it into your notebook. You might call your own story, "How Mountains are Moved Back from the Sea."
[24] Professor of Geology in the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.
What mountains do the waves of the Indian Ocean rise to salute? How do they compare in size with other mountains that you know of?