Abstract
PROBABLY no region of France has more distinctive physical conditions and human characteristics than the Mediterranean border. The difficulty in discussing this region lies in fixing its limits. Prof. Sion has wisely confined his attention to the plains, the delta of the Rhone and the coastal ranges of hills. After briefly explaining the structure he goes on to discuss human relationships, historical, economic and demographic, tracing with a sure knowledge the reasons for the various changes that the region has undergone, of which none is more interesting than the decline of wheat and the development of viticulture, and the rise of the various seaports. No student of geography can afford to miss this important though small work on the geography of France.
La France méditerranéenne.
Prof.
Jules
Sion
Par. (Collection Armand Colin: Section de géographie, No. 164.) Pp. 222. (Paris: Armand Colin, 1934.) 10.50 francs.
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R. B., R. La France méditerranéenne . Nature 133, 780 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133780d0
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