Project Gutenberg 2017-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 708 Reclus, Elisée 1830 1905 Reclus, Jean Jacques Elisee Reclus, Eliseo Reclus, Élisée Ravenstein, Ernest Georg 1834 1913 Ravenstein, Ernst Georg Ravenstein, Ernest George Ravenstein, E. G. (Ernst Georg) Ravenstein, E.G. The Earth and its inhabitants, Volume 1: Europe. Greece, Turkey in Europe, Rumania, Servia, Montenegro, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Produced by Josep Cols Canals, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Earth and its Inhabitants, Volume 1: Europe" by Élisée Reclus is a comprehensive geographical and ethnological account written in the late 19th century. This volume explores a detailed examination of Europe, encompassing various aspects such as its geographical importance, natural divisions, climates, and the diverse populations living within it. The work aims to provide a better understanding of the earth through the lens of its inhabitants and their connections to the land. At the start of this work, the author introduces the concept that despite the advancements in geographic knowledge, much of the earth remains unexplored and little understood by humanity. Reclus discusses the difficulties that explorers face in penetrating remote regions due to both natural barriers, such as the polar areas, and human obstacles, like war and isolationist cultures. This sets the stage for a broader discussion on the influence of geography on civilization, as he examines Europe's central role in history, its systematic exploration, and the necessity of understanding the interactions between the physical landscape and its human inhabitants to truly comprehend the complexities of both people and places. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Europe -- Description and travel Geography G Text Category: History - European Category: Environmental Issues Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1675835 2025-07-22T04:18:26.146241 text/html 1631319 2024-10-23T02:07:49 text/html 90360663 2025-07-22T04:19:12.171003 application/epub+zip 90303550 2025-07-22T04:18:35.596214 application/epub+zip 764691 2025-07-22T04:18:29.000235 application/epub+zip 90770032 2025-07-22T04:19:36.634876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90600068 2025-07-22T04:19:01.558055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1059836 2022-09-24T23:16:13.171433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1352638 2025-07-22T04:18:20.900247 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1332660 2024-10-23T02:07:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18533 2025-07-22T04:19:37.059877 application/rdf+xml 15133 2025-07-22T04:18:29.245208 image/jpeg 2453 2025-07-22T04:18:29.124199 image/jpeg 83469963 2025-07-22T04:18:27.732211 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia es.wikipedia en.wikipedia