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Map of the "Heartland Theory", as published by Mackinder in 1904. According to Mackinder, Earth's land surface was divisible into: The World Island, comprising the interlinked continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe (Afro-Eurasia). This was the largest, most populous, and richest of all possible land combinations.
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English: 1904 map showing separate administrative units, governorships,and geographic regions of Little Russia, South Russia and West Russia within the Russian Empire prior to Ukraine's independence 1917-1921.
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Map or "Ground Plan" in 1904. With more and more people interested in the city, St. Louis government and architects were primarily concerned with their ports and access to the city. The city originating as a trading post, transportation by water was important. It was becoming even more important that the port be open, but efficient for all ...
November 8 – U.S. presidential election, 1904: Republican incumbent Theodore Roosevelt defeats Democrat Alton B. Parker. November 23 – The Olympic Games end. [20] November 24 – A continuous track tractor is successfully demonstrated by the Holt Manufacturing Company.
A map of the DUR network from 1904. Map of Detroit United Railway c 1907 First interurban cars on the Detroit, Almont and Northern Railroad, Almont, Michigan, July 1, 1914. The Detroit United Railway was a transport company which operated numerous streetcar and interurban lines in southeast Michigan. Although many of the lines were originally ...
In the book Sri Lanka at Crossroads, Asanga Abeyagoonasekera revisits Mackinder's 1904 Map while highlighting the geostrategic importance of Sri Lanka. [27] Reviewing the work, Swaran Singh writes, "Asanga talks of Mackinder's 'outer crescent' that makes him see two other nations, Britain and Japan, being similarly ordained.