The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 29National Geographic Society, 1916 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... earth . If we go back one hundred years it will be discovered that France was facing al- most the same problems then that Ger- many is facing today . England's fleet blockaded France's ports then just as they blockade Germany's today ...
... earth . If we go back one hundred years it will be discovered that France was facing al- most the same problems then that Ger- many is facing today . England's fleet blockaded France's ports then just as they blockade Germany's today ...
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... earth for crops which prom- ise to increase the world's total yield of food , as well as its per - acre production ... earth's population today reaches a grand total of about 1,700,000,000 souls . If they were all set down at a banquet ...
... earth for crops which prom- ise to increase the world's total yield of food , as well as its per - acre production ... earth's population today reaches a grand total of about 1,700,000,000 souls . If they were all set down at a banquet ...
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... earth , to haul this material . THE AVERAGE RATION The fact , however , is that the average inhabitant of the earth probably uses more than two pounds of provisions a day . The steerage passengers on Eng- lish ships are allowed 21⁄2 ...
... earth , to haul this material . THE AVERAGE RATION The fact , however , is that the average inhabitant of the earth probably uses more than two pounds of provisions a day . The steerage passengers on Eng- lish ships are allowed 21⁄2 ...
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... earth as well . For instance , Russia , that land for which nature has done so much , endowing it with food - producing possi- bilities such as few other countries pos- sess , has a wheat yield of only ten bushels to the acre . When the ...
... earth as well . For instance , Russia , that land for which nature has done so much , endowing it with food - producing possi- bilities such as few other countries pos- sess , has a wheat yield of only ten bushels to the acre . When the ...
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... earth's population gets what an American would call three square meals a day . Adding to the na- tive population of Asia and Africa the Indians and half - breeds of South America , the aborigines of the islands of the sea and of ...
... earth's population gets what an American would call three square meals a day . Adding to the na- tive population of Asia and Africa the Indians and half - breeds of South America , the aborigines of the islands of the sea and of ...
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acres ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL American ancient animal army Asia Assyrian Autochrome Babylon Babylonia Bell blueberry bushels butter Canada civilization coast color corn crop cultivated Curtis & Miller Cuzco DAVID FAIRCHILD Department of Agriculture earth England Europe farm farmer feet fish fishery flowers forest garden glaciers Hiram Bingham human hundred important Inca Indians industry John Claude White King Lake land live Machu Picchu Mary Vaux Walcott meat ment miles millions mountains NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE National Geographic Society National Park O. F. Cook Ollantaytambo oyster Peru Peruvian Photograph by Curtis Photograph by Hiram Photograph by O. F. Photograph from U. S. plant potato pounds production race region river ruins sheep slopes soil South species stone tablet telephone temple terraces thousand tilefish tion trees U. S. Department Underwood & Underwood United Urubamba valleys walls Washington wheat wild yield