The Shaping of the Face of the Earth 85 How Mountain Ranges were formed 87 Europe Before the British Isles were Formed 118 The Submerged Lands of Europe 119 Europe in the Ice Age 155 Egypt in Three Periods 243 Babylonia 260 Sea Routes of Ancient Civilisation 283 Land Routes of Ancient Civilisation 284 How Civilisation Spread through Europe 359 The Expansion of White Races 361 The Island that Rules the Sea 378 Oceans of the World 383 Effect of Climate on the Course of History 391 Political Expansion 396 Relation of Rivers and Sea to the Civilisation of Countries 397 South America Africa Europe The Far East, and Australia, Oceania and Malaysia 406 The Island Empire of Japan 432 Japan in the Fifth Century 457 Siberia 634 Movement of the Peoples of Siberia 656 Russia’s Advance in Western Asia 676 Growth of Russia in the Far East 677 The Trans-Siberian Line 692 The Chinese Empire 708 Korea and its Surroundings 858 The Malay Archipelago 886 Islands of Oceania 947 New Zealand 986 Australia and Tasmania 1010 Britain Contrasted with Australia 1012 South-east Australia, Indicating Products 1013 Bed of the Pacific Ocean 1102 The Middle East 1120 Modern India 1161 India in 1801 1266 Bed of the Indian Ocean and China Sea 1419 Suez Canal 1434 Mountain Systems In and Around Tibet 1457