CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



Introduction 



PAGE 



Definition and nomenclature — Extent and distribution of lands and 

 islands — Geographical and physical features — Ocean depths — 

 Races of mankind — Zoology and botany — Geological relations and 

 past history — Geographical divisions . . . .1 



MALAYSIA 



CHAPTER n 



General Features 



Geographical outline — Physical features ; volcanoes — The Malay race 



and language . . . . • ■ .13 



CHAPTER HI 



The Philippine Islands 



General features — History — Geology — Climate, typhoons, earthquakes 

 — Fauna and flora — Negritos, Malay tribes — Religion and education 

 — Agriculture, trade, and commerce — Government and revenue — 

 Population, provinces — The capital — Liizon — Mindoro — Panay — 

 Negros — Zebu— Samar — Leyte — Bohol — Masbate — Mindanao — 

 Sulu Islands — Calamianes — Palawan . . . .27 



