The Philippine Island World: A Physical, Cultural, and Regional Geography |
Contents
GEOMORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOGRAPHY | 9 |
THE VISAYAN ISLANDS | 12 |
REGIONAL CLIMATOLOGY | 39 |
SOILS THE PLANT COVER AND LAND BIOTA | 63 |
SUMMARY OF PART ONE | 109 |
THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE FILIPINOS | 115 |
GROWTH SPREAD AND DISTRIBUTION | 136 |
THE SEVERAL AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIES | 178 |
RESOURCE EXPLOITATION | 229 |
SECONDARY PRODUCTION PATTERNS | 258 |
SUMMARY OF PART TWO | 295 |
NORTHERN LUZON AND BEYOND | 301 |
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