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The article presents information on Borneo, an island in Southeast Asia. Swedish photographer Mattias Klum went there in 1989 and found lush rain forests, soggy swamps, and rocky mountains on the island. It is described as one of the most biodiverse places on Earth with nearly 1,500 kinds of animals not including insects. About 15,000 types of plants grow there and every year scientists find about 30 new plants and animals on Borneo.

Focuses on the content of the textbook 'An Introduction to Physical Geography.' Relation of organism to the earth; Effect of rain wash; Types of rocks.

Provides information on the history of Siberia, Russia. Origin of the place's name; Physical geography of the area; Area size.

Focuses on the aspects of teaching physical geography in elementary schools. Exploitation of the cause of physical geography; Methods of teaching physical geography; Importance of elementary school work for the teachers.

Reports on the influence of geographical conditions on military operations in South Africa. Necessity of railroads for the transport of army supplies; Difficulty in offensive military movement; Ability to move on interior lines.

Reports on the territorial expansion of the Russian empire. Isolation of the country from the European continent in terms of physical geography; Influence of Russia as the head of the Orthodox Church; Foundation of national existence.

Focuses on the importance of observational exercises in field and laboratory about physical geography. Measurement of the size of the earth; Detection of the difference in length of solar and lunar days; Emphasis on the diurnal paths of the stars.

Provides basic information about Costa Rica. Description of the physical geography of the area; Abundance of natural resources; Identification of the major industries in the country.

Focuses on the topographic details of Seine, Meuse and Moselle Rivers in France. Valleys of large rivers; Rock structure; Volume of water in the stream.

Focuses on author's journey to Cape Horn in Chile, during the 1930s. Geographical description of Cape Horn; Places visited by the author during his journey; Manners and customs of people living in Cape Horn; Flora and fauna found in the region; Climatic conditions in the region.

Focuses on author's journey to Congo, a colony of Belgium, during the 1930s. Geographical description of Congo; Manners and customs of people living in Congo; Socio-economic conditions in Congo.

Focuses on Mississippi River in the U.S., during the 1930s. Geographical features of the river; Tributaries of the river; Impact of rise in level of water of the river on human life.

Discusses Uganda during the 1930s. Historical background of Uganda; Geographical features of Uganda; Wildlife communities found in Uganda; Culture of people living in Uganda; Socio-economic conditions in Uganda.

Focuses on a world sight-seeing tour conducted for 20 million school children of the U.S., through pictures, in early 1900s. Reasons behind the sight-seeing tour; Comparison of traditional methods of teaching geography in U.S. schools with that by modern methods; Benefits of teaching physical geography through pictures.

Focuses on geographical features of Costa Rica. Division of mountains of Costa Rica; Geysers found in Coasta Rica; Volcanoes found in Coasta Rica.

Features the Lake Clarke in Pennsylvania. Description of the contour of the lake; Identification of access routes to get to the lake; Condition of the indigenous peoples near the lake.

Discusses the loss of shoreline along the coast of Louisiana due to various causes. Loss of marsh, islands, and swamp which once covered more than 6,000 square miles in the early 20th century; How the nutria, a South American rodent, escaped into the wild and devoured the marsh roots; Efforts of the U.S. Army Corps to dredge 14 major ship channels to inland ports by the 1960s; How oil companies cut canals for pipelines and wells; Impact of the rising sea level and the loss of vital sediments and nutrients into the wetlands; Proposal from the state of Louisiana for a 14-billion-dollar plan to save the remaining wetlands from destruction.

Reports on the amount of water within the coast of the earth. Chemical dissolution of limestones; Unpolluted water supply for domestic and municipal use; Porosity of underground water.

Provides scientific information about Mount McKinley in Alaska. Altitude of the mountain; Measurement of elevation; Distance in a triangulation plan.

Reports on the unexplored area of Canada according to the Geological Survey. Land area of the Dominion; Extent of the Arctic portions; Number of miles along the Rocky Mountain range.

Provides basic information about Serbia. Physical geography of the country; Agricultural system; Value of exports.

The article presents the author's insight on the new series of the journal "National Geographic Magazine" as an American monthly publication. The author states that the editors struggle to identify the precise scope of the journal with the mutuality between sciences and geographic, as geography also deals physical, political and commercial aspects of the New World. The author notes that various works from the members of the National Geographic Society will be regularly published in the journal.

The article offers information on Canada's Fogo Island which is promoting tourism to save its economy. Fogo Island is a 90-square-mile outcrop of windswept rock in the North Atlantic, where watching icebergs drift south from Greenland is a springtime ritual. With 16 million dollars in government and foundation help, this community of 2,700 off the coast of Newfoundland plans to reinvent itself as a geotourism destination.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Paul Kvinta on Mozambique and a profile of Wade Davis, an ethnobiologist.

Provides information on the iceberg spotted by an orbiting satellite at the Antarctic. Description of the iceberg.

Reports on the study by researchers of the University of California and the University of Texas at Austin, suggesting that Antarctica and North America may have been linked up for more than a billion years ago. Resemblance between Grenville Belt, Quebec and rocks found on the margins of East Antarctica according to the researchers; Emergence of the Pacific Ocean following the breaking of linkage between the continents.

Focuses on an iceberg named B-9 which drifted 1,200 miles for almost two years and then split into pieces. Size of the iceberg; Speed of the iceberg; Insights gained by scientists in the process of tracking the iceberg using satellite data.

Reports on the exploration of Itambé Peak in Brazil. Measure of elevation in Parisian feet; Description of environmental ecology; Site for gold and diamond hunting.

Provides basic information about the Orinoco River in Venezuela. Publication of a map of Venezuela; Physical geography; Abundance of mineral resources.