THE 



National 



Geographic 

 Magazine 



Vol. XIII FEBRUARY, 1902 No. 2 



CONTENTS 



A TRIP THROUGH SIBERIA. ILLUSTRATED. BY EBENEZER paoe 

 J. HILL, MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM CONNECTICUT 37 



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 THE TEACHING OF GEOGRAPHY. BY RALPH S. TARR, 

 PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY IN CORNELL 



UNIVERSITY . . 55 



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 THE LATEST ROUTE PROPOSED FOR THE ISTHMIAN 



CANAL— THE MANDINGO ROUTE. WITH MAP . . . 64 



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GEOGRAPHIC NOTES "... 71 



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GEOGRAPHIC LITERATURE 78 



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 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY . 80 



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