CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Margin Of The Continent[1]
The continental shelf—The submarine topography of the Caribbean region—Movements of the ocean waters—Islands—Topography of the coast—Estuaries and harbours.
II.The Topography Of The Land[60]
Coastal plains and plateaus—The Atlantic mountains—The continental basin—The Pacific mountains—The Antillean mountains.
III.Climate[173]
The elements of climate—Climatic provinces—Secondary disturbances of the atmosphere—Evaporation.
IV.Plant Life[215]
The forests—Prairies, treeless plains, and plateaus—The treeless mountain tops.
V.Animal Life[258]
General principles of geographical distribution—Life-regions and life-zones—The mammals—Some representative mammals—The birds.
VI.Geology[299]
The growth of the continent—The rocks of which the continent is composed—The concentration of mineral substances.
VII.The Aborigines[355]
The Eskimos—The Indians.
VIII.Political Geography[408]
Classification of boundaries—Political control—Population in 1900.
Index[427]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
COLOURED MAPS

PLATEPAGE
I.Orographical features[25]
II.Mean annual rainfall and temperature [173]
III.Climate and life provinces[185]
IV.Leading geological features[306]
V.Pleistocene glacial deposits[315]
VI.Linguistic stocks of Indians North of Mexico[370]
VII.Distribution of governments[410]
VIII.Characteristic vegetation[418]

OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS

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1.Relief map of North America[ii]
2.Profile of a continental shelf[2]
3.Map of Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean region, showing topography of the sea-floor[17]
4.Co-tidal lines[29]
5.Profile of sea-cliff and cut-and-built terrace[33]
6.Map of a portion of the Atlantic coast of the United States[35]
7.Map of Mobile Bay[36]
8.Map of Cape Cod[37]
9.Map of the coast of Texas[39]
10.Map of a portion of the coast of Maine[45]
11.Map of the coast of southeastern Alaska[47]
12.Map of the delta of the Mississippi[53]
13.Map giving the names of the larger physiographic divisions of North America[61]
14.Altitude map of North America[65]
15.Map of the Appalachian Mountains[74]
16.Section of anticlinal valleys and synclinal mountains[78]
17.Profile showing relation of ancient peneplains in the Appalachians[81]
18.Section through the Black Hills of Dakota[117]
19.Sketch of the Grand Cañon of the Colorado River[134]
20.Map of the Great Basin[137]
21.Map of Crater Lake, Oregon[153]
22.Mount Rainier, Washington[154]
23.Map of Puget Sound[161]
24.Map showing isobars for January and July[175]
25.Ice-palace, Montreal[199]
26.Map showing tracks of West Indian hurricanes[209]
27.Map showing depth of evaporation in the United States[212]
28.Map showing distribution of forests[215]
29.Douglas firs, Vancouver[241]
30.View in redwood forest of California, from photograph by U. S. Bureau of Forestry[242]
31.Bison at Silver Heights, Winnipeg[275]
32.Map showing range of bison[276]
33.Maps showing the growth of the North American continent[303]
34.Map showing the distribution of coal-fields[336]
35.Ideal section through an oil and gas pool beneath an anticlinal[339]
36.Lodge or tepee of Blackfoot Indians, Manitoba[387]
37.Panorama of Uxmal, Yucatan[390]
38.Pointed arches in Central American ruins[393]
39.Carved stonework, Uxmal, Yucatan[394]

NORTH AMERICA