Advanced Text-book of Physical GeographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 320 sider |
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Side 12
... soil , heat , moisture , and the like , which govern the distribution of plants and animals on the land , and those conditions of depth , composition , and temperature , which regulate in a similar manner the distribution of plants and ...
... soil , heat , moisture , and the like , which govern the distribution of plants and animals on the land , and those conditions of depth , composition , and temperature , which regulate in a similar manner the distribution of plants and ...
Side 13
... soil and genial in climate ? Why should the men at the mountain foot be tillers of fields and dressers of vineyards , while those a thousand feet higher are herdsmen and shepherds ? Or why should one country be the scene of busy ...
... soil and genial in climate ? Why should the men at the mountain foot be tillers of fields and dressers of vineyards , while those a thousand feet higher are herdsmen and shepherds ? Or why should one country be the scene of busy ...
Side 14
... soils , though exposed to the same sunshine and moisture . Chemistry and Physiology resolve these problems ; and Physical Geography , while it describes and accounts for the whole , must own her obli- gations to these and other allied ...
... soils , though exposed to the same sunshine and moisture . Chemistry and Physiology resolve these problems ; and Physical Geography , while it describes and accounts for the whole , must own her obli- gations to these and other allied ...
Side 24
... soil , according as this is dark or light - coloured , dry or moist , porous or compact ; and , lastly , that it is notably affected by elevation above the mean level of the sea - the higher being the colder regions . 17. The ...
... soil , according as this is dark or light - coloured , dry or moist , porous or compact ; and , lastly , that it is notably affected by elevation above the mean level of the sea - the higher being the colder regions . 17. The ...
Side 25
... soils and rocks passed through , a rise of 1 degree of Fahrenheit takes place for every 60 feet of further descent ; and calculating at this rate of increase , a temperature ( 2400 ° Fahr . ) would be reached , at a depth of 25 miles or ...
... soils and rocks passed through , a rise of 1 degree of Fahrenheit takes place for every 60 feet of further descent ; and calculating at this rate of increase , a temperature ( 2400 ° Fahr . ) would be reached , at a depth of 25 miles or ...
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