Mountain Geography - A Critique And Field Study

Book excerpt: This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive critique and field study of mountain geography. Complete with a wealth of tables, diagrams, photographs, and interesting information, this is a text that will greatly appeal to anyone with an interest in the subject of geography, or mountains more specifically. The chapters of this book include: 'Mountain Temperatures'; 'Humidity and Precipitation'; 'Winds, Clouds, and Sun'; 'Vegetation Zones and The Height Limits of Fields'; 'Forests and Their Significance'; 'Alpine Pastures and Alpine Economy'; 'Land Utilization and Economics'; etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.