What are they? Cd., Mr., Cs., Hy., Hs., Lt., Fr., Cl. What two Capes are on the west side of Florida? Rs., Se. What Cape west of Apalachee Bay? S.-Bs. What four Capes are on the Pacific coast of the United States? Fy., Fr., Od., Mo. What three Bays are between Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras? N.. Y., De., Ce. What four Bays are on the west coast of Florida? Cm., Ta., Vr., Ae. What three Bays between Cape St. Blas and the mouths of the Misissippi River? Pa., Me., Bk. What three Sounds are between Cape Lookout and Cape Cod ? Po., Ae., L.-Id. What Sound on the west coast of Vancouver's Island? Na. What Island is there on the coast of Maine? M.-Dt. What two Islands lie south of Massachusetts ? Nt., M-Vd. What Islands lie south of Florida? Reefs signify low sandy islands. F.-Rs. and T.-Is. What Island is separated from the Oregon Territory by the Gulf of Georgia? Vs. What range of Mountains is in the western part of the United States? Ry. What three ranges of Mountains are in the Eastern part of the United States? Cd., Ay., B.-Re. These three ranges are called sometimes the Apalachian Mountains. This is the highest mountain in the eastern part of the United States. 41 How many States are there in the United States? 26. How many Territories, including Florida? 6. There is also a District, called the District of Columbia, which you will see on Map No. 7. It is 10 miles long and 10 miles wide, and contains Washington City, the capital of the United States. Thus the United States contain 33 separate divisions. There are 13 States lying along the Atlantic Ocean between Florida and New Brunswick. What are they? Me., N.-H., Ms., R.-I., Ct., N.-Y., N.-J., De., Md., Va., N.-C., S.-C., Ga. What State lies north of Long Island Sound? Ct. To what State does Long Island belong? N.-Y. What three States and Territory lie on the Gulf of Mexico? La., Mi., Aa., Fa. What two States lie west of the Mississippi River? As., Mi. What three Territories lie between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains? Ia., Mi., In. What Territory lies between the Mississippi River and Lakes Superior and Michigan? Wn. What four States lie directly east of the Mississippi River? Mi., Te, Ky., Is. What State lics on both sides of the Mississippi? La. What State is bounded by Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior? Mn. What three States are bounded by Lake Erie? N.-Y., Pa., Oo. What State is bounded by Lake Ontario? N.-Y. What two States does Lake Champlain separate? N.-Y, Vt. What two States are separated by the Connecticut River? N.-H., Vt. What two States are separated by the Delaware River? Pa., N.-J. What two States are separated by the Potomac River? Va., Md. What two States are separated by the Savannah River? S.-C., Ga. What two States are separated by the Chattahoochee River? Ga., Aa. What five States are bounded by the Ohio River? Ia., Is., Oo. Ky., Va What two States are separated in part by the Cumberland Mountains? Va., Ky. What two States are separated by the Alleghany Mountains? N.. C., Te. 42 Which is the largest State? Va. The smallest ? R.-I. What is the capital of the United States? Wn. Which of the Eastern States have each two capitals? Ct., R.-I. The six Eastern States are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. What is the capital of each? Aa., Cd., Mr., Bn., Pe., Nt., Hd., N.-Hn. The four Middle States are New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. What is the capital of each? Ay., Tn., Hg., Dr. The eight Southern States are Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. What is the capital of each? As., Rd., Rh., Ca., Me., Ta., Jn., N.-Os. The eight Western States are Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas. What is the capital of each? Cs., Ft., Ne., Dt., Is., Va., J.-Cy., L.-Rk. Through what States does the 40th parallel of Latitude pass? N.Jy., Pa., Va., Oo., Ia., Is. Through what Territory does it pass? Ia. Through or near what Cities and Towns does it pass? Pa., Lr., Bd., Wg., Ze., Cs., Bn., Qy. These places have all the same or very nearly the same latitude. What six places have nearly the same latitude as Washington City? Wk., Ph., Mn., Vs., V Va., S.-Cs. By placing a ruler on the Map directly on the place named, keeping it parallel with the lines that cross the Map from east to west, the learner will seg at once all those places that have the same latitude. What plages have the same latitude as the City of New-York? Nk., Br., Br., Pa., Lt., Pa., Bn. What places have the same latitude as Boston? Wr., Dt., S.-Jh., Ga. Through what States does the meridian of Washington pass? N. Y., Fba, Md., Va., N.-C. "Whrough or near what Cities or Towns does it pass? Ea., Ga. These places therefore have the same longitude as Washington City. What four places have about the same longitude as Boston? Sm., Nt., Ph., Dr. 43 MAP NO. 10.-SOUTH AMERICA. What Ocean bounds South America on the East? Ac. What on the West? Pc. What Sea bounds it on the North? Cn. What are the principal Mountains of South America? As. What is their length? The highest peak, Mount Sorato, is nearly 5 miles high. It is the highest Mountain in America. What is the next highest Mountain? Ii. On what side of South America are the Andes? Wt. What Mountains are on the East? Bn. How long are they? What Mountains are in the west part of Brazil? Gl. Which is the largest River in South America? An. Which is the second River in length? R.-Pa. Which is the third? Oo. Which is the fourth? S. Fo. Into what Ocean do these flow? Ac. What River flows into the Caribbean Sea? Ma. Which is the most northern Cape of South America? Gs. Which is the most southern Cape ? Hn. Which is the most eastern? S.-Re. Which is the most western? Bo. What two Gulfs are on the Caribbean Sea? Dn., Va. What two are on the west coast? Gl., Ps. What are the principal Bays on the west coast? Pa., Co. What are the principal Bays on the east coast? A.-Ss., S. Ms., S.-Ge. What Islands are in the Caribbean Sea? B.-Ae., Ma. These are a part of the Little Antilles, which form the southern division of the West Indies. Margarita belongs to Venezuela, and is the only West Indian Island that is owned by a South American power. What five Islands north of South America? Td., To., Ga., BS., S.-Vt. These form a part of the Caribbee Islands. What Island lies between the Amazon and Para rivers? Js. What Islands on the coast of Brazil south of the Equator? Ia., Asq S.-Sn., Ca., S.-Ca., Ti. What Islands east of Patagonia? Fd. What Island south of Patagonia? T.-Fo. What Island east of Terra del Fuego? S.-Ld. What Islands south of Terra del Fuego? Cn. What Island south of Chili? Ce. What three Archipelagoes south of Chiloe? Cs., M.-Ds., Q.-As. What Island south of the Gulf of Penas? Wn. What Islands west of Chili? J.-Fs., S.-Fx. 44 What Lake lies in the north-west part of Venezuela? Mo. What Lake forms part of the boundary between Peru and Bolivia? Ta. What two Lakes are in Bolivia? Uy., Xs. What three Lakes are in Buenos Ayres? Ve., Ps., Ia. What are the extensive grassy plains in the east part of Brazil called? The Sm. What are the elevated plains in the west part of Brazil called? C.-Ps. Point out in Venezuela the word Llanos, and in Buenos Ayres the word Pampas. These are the names given to extensive plains in those parts of South America. They are, like the Sertam in Brazil, the Prairies in North America, and the Steppes of Asia, covered with grass, on which vast herds of cattle roam and feed. The three most northern divisions on the west side of South America are called the Colombian States. Which are they? Va., N.-Ga., Er. The two next lying immediately south of these are called the Peruvian States. What are their names? Pu., Ba. Which is the largest division of South America? Bl. Which is the smallest division? Py. Which division belongs to the British, Dutch, and French? Ga. Which is the most northern division of South America? N.-Ga Which is the most western division? Er. Which is the most eastern division? Bl. Which is the most southern division? Pa. Which two divisions are separated by the Andes? B.-As. and Ci. What is the Capital of New Grenada? Ba. Of Venezuela? Cs. Of Bolivia? Ca. Of Brazil? R.-Jo. Of Paraguay? An. What States does the Equator pass through? Bl., Va., N.-Ga., Er What States does the Tropic of Capricorn pass through? Bl., Py., B.-As., Ba. |