Summary |
The contents of the book includes below:
1. Economic activities and their physical background
2. Distribution of mankind: Its significance and its dynamic aspects
3. The field and function of economic geography
4. The earth as the habitat of man
5. Factors responsible for climatic differences
6. Climates of the world: Classification and distribution
7. Climate, Soils and agriculture
8. The regions of humid tropical climates: Characteristics of the three types
9. Major agricultural products of the humid tropics
10. The regions of dry tropical climates: Areas of agricultural potential
11. The regions of Mediterranean climate: Unique characteristics and typical products
12. The regions of humid subtropical climate: Areas of transition
13. The intermediate climatic regions-I: Characteristics of the semiarid and arid types
14. The intermediate climatic regions-II: Characteristics of the semiarid and arid types
15. Principal agricultural products of the intermediate regions
16. Forest and Forest industries in the intermediate regions
17. The regions of polar climates: Areas of limited potentials
18. The Economic significance of the sea: Present and Potential
19. Introduction to the mineral resources: Peculiar characteristics of mineral exploitation
20. Water as a commodity and a source of power
21. Coal – a king dethroned?
22. Petroleum and natural gas: Highly mobile sources of power
23. The Nuclear energy minerals: Geographic implications of their use
24. The iron and steel industry index of industrialization
25. The ferroalloy metals: Strategic importance of minor resources
26. The principal nonferrous metals
27. Important rocks and minerals of direct economic use
28. Nature and geographic distribution of major manufacturing industries
29. Industrial regions: Their development and location
30. Geographic aspects of transportation and commerce
31. The Geographic basis of economic life
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