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i. physical geography of sweden.

and the limpid water of the lakes. The districts lying at the foot of the slopes of
Söderåsen, from Ringsjön to the coal-producing districts round Billesholm and Bjuf,
present scenes of a similar character. On the other hand, in the shallower
part of the plains the woods are less extensive, and the view across the vast
stretches of land under cultivation is only broken by occasional farms with
surrounding plantations, and by long lines of fences dividing the fields. The
contrast to the rest of Sweden is further emphasized by the difference that exists in
the style of building and the material used, a difference which prevails throughout.
Thus, wooden structures are practically unknown in Skåne; brick, granite with
other archæan stones, and clay taking the place of timber.

Near Alnarp on the Plains of Skåne.

The coasts, too, of Skåne are of quite a different nature from those of the
rest of Sweden. The shores of Skåne, Gotland, South Halland, and Öland are the
only parts of the sea-board not fringed with islets. The basal röck, with almost
horizontal strata, runs out into the sea at a gentle slope, the shore being shallow
and open. Upon the eastern and southern coasts of Skåne the waves can beat
unimpeded and they have formed, with the aid of the wind, a series of
sand-dunes, which give the landscape a picturesque appearance. On the shores of the
Sound, where the force of the waves is less considerable, wind and current have
spread a stretch of fine sand and clay-silt on the shallow shore, giving rise
to fertile marshy meadows.

If now a general survey is desired of the effect that the natural
conditions above detailed have exercised upon the development in
cultural sense of the country of Sweden, a glance at the map on p. 101,

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