* The Western Isles of Scotland: A Geographical Survey (1911)
* The Climate of Scotland Over Three Centuries (1911)
* The Life and Work of Hugh Miller: With Some New Light on His Geological Controversies (1924)
* Geological Observations and Discoveries in the Life and Work of Hugh Miller (1925)
* History of the Church in Scotland: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1927)
* Glasgow and the Clyde: Some Aspects of Its Geographical Evolution (1931)
* Edinburgh: A Study in Civic Sociology (1933)
* Scotland and the Union: A Survey of Scottish History (1935)
* Britain and Its Geography (1940)
* The Economic Geography of Great Britain (1943)
* An Outline Geography of Great Britain (1945)
* The British Empire: A Geographical Survey (1946)
* World Regional Geography (1948)
* The Earth and Man: A Human Geography (1951)
* Historical Atlas of Scotland (1952)
* The Geography of Scotland (1953)
* The British Empire and Commonwealth (1955)
* Western Europe: A Geographical Survey (1957)
* North America: A Geographical Survey (1959)
* South America: A Geographical Survey (1961)
* The Polar Regions: A Geographical Survey (1963)
* Africa: A Geographical Survey (1965)
* Asia: A Geographical Survey (1967)
* Australia and New Zealand: A Geographical Survey (1969)
* The Oceans and Their Resources (1971)
* World Landforms (1972)
* World Climatology (1974)
* World Biogeography (1976)
* World Geography: A Comprehensive Treatment (1978)
Articles
* "The Scottish Highlands: A Physical Geography" (Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1909)
* "The Climate of Scotland in the Past" (Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1910)
* "The Geographical Influence of the Scottish Highlands" (Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1912)
* "The Influence of Geography on Scottish History" (Scottish Historical Review, 1913)
* "The Geographical Evolution of Glasgow" (Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1914)
* "The Geographical Evolution of Edinburgh" (Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1915)
* "The Geographical Factors in Scottish History" (Scottish Historical Review, 1916)
* "The Geographical Background to the Scottish Reformation" (Scottish Historical Review, 1917)
* "The Geographical Factors in the Scottish Covenanting Movement" (Scottish Historical Review, 1918)
* "The Geographical Factors in the Scottish Jacobite Rising of 1745" (Scottish Historical Review, 1919)
Other Works
* Editor, Scottish Geographical Magazine (1909-1945)
* President, Royal Scottish Geographical Society (1920-1922)
* Chairman, Scottish Council for Research in Education (1931-1934)
* Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh (1935-1945)
* President, British Association for the Advancement of Science (1946-1947)