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This is not in agreement with the recommendations of the I.G.U.-Commission, but use
o£ the recommended scale of 1 500 000 would have made the atlas too large to handle.
The Contents, which are given in English below, conform in general to the recom
mendations of the I.G.U.-Commission, although there are many modifications owing
to local conditions. No maps are needed, for instance, on volcanism or illiteracy, but
the Situation requires many on water control and the protection against the sea. A
special feature is the insertion of a soil map in 9 sheets, which is also being published
sqparately by the Soil Survey Institute. The great demand for the atlas (more than 6500
subscribers to date, which is four times as many as expected) has caused some delay
in the publication of the first issue.
CONTENTS
Cartography and topography
1. The Netherlands and neighbouring coun-
tries
2. General map of The Netherlands
3. Fragments of different types of maps
4. Altimetric map
5. Administrative map
6. Fragments of historical maps.
Geolog y, geophysics, mineral
resources
1. Geology of the Netherlands and adjacent
regions
2. Tectonics of the Netherlands and adjacent
regions
3Geology
4. Tectonics (inset maps of South Limburg
and eastern Gelderland)
5. Geological detail maps
6. Mineral resources (inset maps of Limburg
and eastern Gelderland)
7. Gravity and magnetic maps, including ad
jacent regions
Geomorphology
1Geomorphology
2. Detailed maps of relief types
S o i 1 s
1-11. Soil map on the scale of 1 200 000, in
11 sheets
12. General soil map, scale 1 600 000
C 1 i m a t e
1. Precipitation
2. Precipitation, evaporation, and cloudiness
3-4. Temperature
5. Air pressure and wind
Biogeography
1. Some detailed Vegetation maps
2. Vegetation survey; Nature Reserves
3. Distribution of plants and animals
Water management
1Drainage
2. Water Dlstrict Boards
3. Water management, water control
4. Geo-hydrology, ground-water movement
5. Water inlet, salinization
6-7. Ground-water levels
8. Pollution of surface waters
Historical geography
1-2. Archaeology and Prehistory
3. Habitability around 1300 A.D.
4. Expansion of the occupied area since
1300 A.D.
5. Changes in the courses of rivers
6. Changes in the areas and boundaries of
the municipalities
Settlements
1. Types and distribution of rural Settle
ments; field patterns
2-3. Types of urban Settlements
Anthropology, language, and
f o 1 k 1 i f e
1. Physical anthropology
2. Language, dialects, onomastics
3. Folk life
Population, demography, social
and economic structure
1. Population distribution
2. Population density
3-4. Population increase and decrease
5. Marital fertility
6. Age distribution
7. Public health
8. Housing
9. Religion
10. Political parties
11Education
12-13. Economic activity of the population
14. Commuting
15. Personal income and property
16. Social work
Agricultural land utilization
1. Percentage arable land, grassland, horti-
cutural land; agricultural areas
2. Distribution of forest and waste land
3. Types of farming, farm labourers, prop
erty, and leaseholding
