8th Edn With Corrections; Green Cloth, Orig Djkt. This Compendium Of The Second Largest Continent In The World, Was One Of The First To Collate And Interpret The Geography Of Africa. Intended For Overseas Officers) It Starts With A General Survey Of The Environment And The Life Of Various Societies Of People In Relation To It. Chapters On Climate, Vegetation And Topography Are Followed By Those About Historic Developments And The Societies Of Africa. The General Survey Is Leads Into Particular Regional Studies Of The Continent (eg. South, East, Central Africa Etc.) Revealing The Characteristic Uniqueness Of Each Area Whether That Be Climate, Soil, Cultivation Or Trade. Sketch Maps Are Of Types Not Usually Found In Atlases And So Help Elucidate Specific Topics Like Communication And Vegetation Zones; The Distribution Of Various Ethnic Groups Etc. Appendices Give Additional Essays About Displaced Tribes, "recent" Egyptian Cotton Production, Coffee Production In Abyssinia, Old/new Routes in E. Africa,etc. 511pp