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THIS TITLE, FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1951, EXAMINES THE GROWTH, FIELDS, TECHNIQUES, AIMS AND TRENDS OF GEOGRAPHY AT THE TIME. THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS, OF WHICH THE FIRST DEALS WITH THE EVOLUTION OF GEOGRAPHY AND ITS PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS. THE SECOND IS CONCERNED WITH STUDIES OF SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND WITH ADVANCES IN GEOMORPHOLOGY, METEOROLOGY, CLIMATE, SOILS AND REGIONALISM. THE LAST PART DESCRIBES FIELD WORK, SOCIOLOGICAL AND URBAN ASPECTS, THE FUNCTION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND GEO-PACIFICS. GEOGRAPHY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WILL BE OF INTEREST TO STUDENTS OF BOTH PHYSICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY.