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of a wide usefulness for geography, when its forms are systemati- 

 cally studied and its pi'inciples are broadly applied. 



A final word as to terminology. The material common to ge- 

 ography and geology may be included under the name physiogra- 

 phy, as used by Huxley. It is, I think, a subject that is destined 

 to receive much attention. Physical geography, as ordinarily de- 

 fined, does not cover the ground that it might fairly claim. It is 

 too largely descriptive and statistical. Geographic evolution, as 

 defined by Geikie, is the general preparation of existing geogra- 

 phy by geologic jDrocesses. It does not consider the general 

 scheme of topographic development or the natural classification 

 of geographic forms. 



It is not easy to change the accepted meaning of a term, and I 

 would therefore suggest that a new term should be introduced to 

 include the classification of geographic forms, as advocated here, 

 rather than that any old and accepted term should be stretched 

 over a new meaning. As the essential of the study here outlined 

 is the systematic relation of form to structure, base level and 

 time, the new term might be Systematic Geography. 



