VANLOONSGEOGRAPHY
FOREWORD
JUSTAMOMENTBEFOREWEGOANYFURTHERWHILEITELL
YOUHOWTOUSETHISBOOK
1ANDTHESEARETHEPEOPLEWHOLIVEINTHEWORLD
WELIVEIN
2ADEFINITIONOFTHEWORDGEOGRAPHYANDHOWISHALL
APPLYITINTHEPRESENTVOLUME
3OURPLANET:ITSHABITS,CUSTOMSANDMANNERS
4MAPS.AVERYBRIEFCHAPTERUPONAVERYBIGAND
FASCINATINGSUBJECT.TOGETHERWITHAFEWOBSERVATIONS
ONTHEWAYPEOPLESLOWLYLEARNEDHOWTOFINDTHEIR
WAYONTHISPLANETOFOURS
5THESEASONSANDHOWTHEYHAPPEN
6CONCERNINGTHELITTLESPOTSOFDRYLANDONTHIS
PLANETANDWHYSOMEOFTHEMARECALLED
CONTINENTSWHILEOTHERSARENOT
7OFTHEDISCOVERYOFEUROPEANDTHESORTOFPEOPLE
WHOLIVEINTHATPARTOFTHEWORLD
8GREECE,THEROCKYPROMONTORYOFTHEEASTERN
MEDITERRANEANWHICHACTEDASTHECONNECTING
LINKBETWEENTHEOLDASIAANDTHENEWEUROPE
9ITALY,THECOUNTRYWHICHDUETOITSGEOGRAPHICAL
SITUATIONCOULDPLAYTHEROLEOFASEA-POWER
ORALAND-POWER,ASTHEOCCASIONDEMANDED
10SPAIN,WHEREAFRICAANDEUROPECLASHED
11FRANCE,THECOUNTRYTHATHASEVERYTHINGITWANTS
12BELGIUM,ACOUNTRYCREATEDBYSCRAPSOFPAPERAND
RICHINEVERYTHINGEXCEPTINTERNALHARMONY
13LUXEMBURG,THEHISTORICALCURIOSITY
14SWITZERLAND,THECOUNTRYOFHIGHMOUNTAINS,
EXCELLENTSCHOOLSANDAUNIFIEDPEOPLE
WHOSPEAKFOURDIFFERENTLANGUAGES
15GERMANY,THENATIONTHATWASFOUNDEDTOOLATE
16AUSTRIA,THECOUNTRYTHATNOBODYAPPRECIATED
UNTILITNOLONGEREXISTED
17DENMARK,ANOBJECTLESSONINCERTAINADVANTAGES
OFSMALLCOUNTRIESOVERLARGEONES
18ICELAND,ANINTERESTINGPOLITICALLABORATORY
INTHEARCTICOCEAN
19THESCANDINAVIANPENINSULA, THETERRITORYOCCUPIED
BYTHEKINGDOMSOFSWEDENANDNORWAY
20THENETHERLANDS,THESWAMPONTHEBANKSOFTHE
NORTHSEATHATBECAMEANEMPIRE
21GREATBRITAIN,ANISLANDOFFTHEDUTCHCOAST
WHICHISRESPONSIBLEFORTHEHAPPINESSOF
FULLYONE-QUARTEROFTHEHUMANRACE
22RUSSIA, THECOUNTRYWHICHWASPREVENTEDBY
ITSGEOGRAPHICALLOCATIONFROMEVERFINDING
OUTWHETHERITWASPARTOFEUROPEOROFASIA
23POLAND,THECOUNTRYTHATHADALWAYSSUFFERED
FROMBEINGACORRIDORANDTHEREFORENOWHAS
ACORRIDOROFITSOWN
24CZECHOSLOVAKIA,APRODUCTOFTHETREATYOF
VERSAILLES
25YUGOSLAVIA,ANOTHERPRODUCTOFTHETREATYOF
VERSAILLES
26BULGARIA,THESOUNDESTOFALLBALKANCOUNTRIES,
WHOSEBUTTERFLY-COLLECTINGKINGBETONTHEWRONG
HORSEDURINGTHEGREATWARANDSUFFEREDTHE
CONSEQUENCES
27ROMANIA,ACOUNTRYWHICHHASOILANDAROYAL
FAMILY
28HUNGARY,ORWHATREMAINSOFIT
29FINLAND,ANOTHEREXAMPLEOFWHATHARDWORK
ANDINTELLIGENCECANACHIEVEAMIDHOSTILE
NATURALSURROUNDINGS
30THEDISCOVERYOFASIA
31WHATASIAHASMEANTTOTHERESTOFTHEWORLD
32THECENTRALASIATICHIGHLANDS
33THEGREATWESTERNPLATEAUOFASIA
34ARABIA-ORWHENISAPARTOFASIANOTAPARTOFASIA
35INDIA,WHERENATUREANDMANAREENGAGED
INMASS-PRODUCTION
36BURMA,SIAM,ANAMANDMALACCA,WHICHOCCUPY
THEOTHERGREATSOUTHERNPENINSULAOFASIA
37THEREPUBLICOFCHINA,THEGREATPENINSULAOFEASTERN,ASIA
38KOREA,MONGOLIA
39THEJAPANESEEMPIRE
40THEPHILIPPINES,ANOLDADMINISTRATIVEPARTOFMEXICO
41THEDUTCHEASTINDIES,THETAILTHATWAGSTHEDOG
42AUSTRALIA,THESTEP-CHILDOFNATURE
43NEWZEALAND
44THEISLANDSOFTHEPACIFICWHEREPEOPLENEITHER
TOILEDNORSPUNBUTLIVEDJUSTTHESAME
45AFRICA,THECONTINENTOFCONTRADICTIONSAND
CONTRASTS
46AMERICA,THEMOSTFORTUNATEOFALL
47ANEWWORLD
THESTORYOFTHEPACIFIC
1THEPANAMACANAL
2SILENTONABENCHINDARIEN
3THEPREHISTORICPACIFIC
4MOREGUESSWORK
5THEEARLIESTHISTORYOFPOLYNESIA
6THESECONDDISCOVERYOFTHEPACIFIC
7THEQUESTOFTHEGREATUNKNOWNCONTINENTOFTHESOUTH
8ABELTASMANPUTSNEWHOLLANDONTHEMAP
9JACOBROGGEVEEN
10CAPTAINJAMESCOOK,R.N.