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After "The Geography of Van Loon" was published in the United States, it was welcomed by the society. It sold 138,000 copies in just a few months and made Van Loon famous all over the world. This is a book that provides rich historical and geographical knowledge. It is not only interesting to read, but also thought-provoking. Even if you are not a historian or a person with a strong sense of history, you can't help but lament that the big stage of history is so magnificent. As the stars change, so many famous people have been swept away. Looking back on the past, you are stunned by the rapid development of human society. "History is the fourth dimension of geography, which gives geography time and meaning." This is reflected in this work, which is the history of human existence with history as the longitude and geography as the latitude. It does not just tell readers how high the mountains are, how long the water is, which country is vast and has many people, which country is big but has few people, where the scenery is picturesque, and where it is filled with wind and sand. Instead, it uses human activities as the main line to explain the relationship between human beings and the earth, how the earth provides a carrier for human activities, and how human activities affect the earth. In this book, Fang Long talks about people first, then the natural environment and living conditions of human beings, and finally other aspects of human living space. Van Loon calls on humans to jointly take responsibility for the well-being of the world we live in, and at the same time warns humans about the importance of protecting the natural environment. Van Loon frankly expressed his views on major historical events and historical development trends. This is the characteristic of "Fang Loon Geography".