The Teaching of Geography.

IN opening the discussion on the teaching of geography at a joint meeting of the Sections of Geography and Education of the British Association at Edinburgh on September 9, Mr. G. G. Chisholm laid stress on the physical basis of geography, but urged the importance of regarding the physical agencies not so much as changing the face of Nature as influencing the distribution of man and his activities. Mr. Chisholm pointed out that geographers have now reached a considerable measure of agreement in the work included under the head of geography. That agreement marks a step in the better recognition of geography in the educational curriculum. At a later stage in the discussion Dr. H. R. Mill dwelt on the urgent necessity of quantitative work in geographical research, and pointed out the enormous field of study which this opens.