Excerpt from Elementary Lessons in Physical Geography A simple but systematic and yet interesting description of the familiar features of the Earth's surface may be regarded as a natural introduction to the teaching of science. Treated from this point of view, Physical Geography may be made a valuable instrument of education. To give it such importance, the most advantageous method is to make use of the common knowledge and experience of the pupils, and, starting from this groundwork, to train them in habits of observation and in scientific modes of thought and inquiry among every-day phenomena. From the very outset the instruction should be as far as possible practical. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.