Excerpt from The Elements of Geography
For several years there has been a widespread demand for a course in general geography in high schools. This book is designed to serve as the basis for such a course. All rational work in general geography must be founded on physiography, and this fact has determined the organization of the material of this book. Physiographic processes and features are treated briefly, however, while their relations to life, arid especially to human affairs, arc developed at greater length. The book has been prepared with the conviction that the chief object in geography teaching should be preparation for everyday life, for citizenship in the widest sense. Hence the authors constantly have sought (1) to make the text explanatory rather than merely descriptive, so that it may afford training in clear thinking; and (2) to emphasize the relations of earth, air, and water to man"s activities and interests, so that the knowledge gained may be directly useful.
The principles developed have been applied at greatest length to the United States, because this country is of most interest and importance to American students. Furthermore, space forbade the application of these principles in detail to other countries.
The larger aspects of economic and commercial geography are covered in connection with such topics as soils, minerals, waterways, water power, harbors, and the distribution and development of industries and cities. It is hoped, therefore, that the book may be found useful by teachers of commercial geography, as well as by those who have sought to "humanize" high school physiography.
The illustrations are intended to serve as the basis for classroom discussions and quizzes, and should be studied and interpreted as carefully as the text itself. The questions may be used for written work or for classroom discussion. The answers to most of them are not to be found in the text, but can be reasoned out by students who have followed the text with understanding. The physical maps at the end of the book afford the means of locating most of the places and features mentioned in the text.
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