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Description: |
xviii, 742 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 669-695) Bibliography: p. 699-705. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Pt. I: THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT. Geomorphology and physiography -- Regional climatology -- Soils, the plant cover, and lant biota -- Summary of part one. II: THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS. The cultural history of the Filipinos -- Population: growth, spread, and distribution -- The several agricultural economies -- Resource exploitation -- Secondary production patterns -- Summary of part two. III: THE REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTS. The North country: Northern Luzon and beyond -- The core region: central and southern Luzon -- The islands of Sunda shelf -- The central Philippines: the Visayan Island -- The southern country: Mindanao and Sulu. |