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" ... peninsulas. 55 What is an Isthmus ? A. A narrow neck of land,, which joins two parts of a continent, or a peninsula to a continent; as the Isthmus of Darien, and the Isthmus of Suez. "
A System of Questions in Geography: Adapted to Any Modern Atlas : Embracing ... - Page 7
by David Harrison Pierson - 1854 - 189 pages
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Geographical Compilation for the Use of Schools: Being an Accurate ..., Volume 1

Denis Louis Cottineau de Kloguen - 1806 - 452 pages
...land which joins a peninsula to a.cuauueut. B S GEOGRAPHY. Q. What is a cape or promontory ? A. It is a point of land extending into the sea. Q. What is a continent ? A. Continents are the largest tracts of land on the globe. Q. What do you mean by a volcano...
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The Reader: Containing I. The Art of Delivery ... a Selection of Lessons in ...

Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 pages
...promontory is a hill or point of land extending self into the sea. Q. What is a cape ? A. A cape is a point of land extending into the sea. Q. What is a ccasl ? A. A coast or shun is that part of a country which bor?rs on the sea side. Q. In what manner...
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An Easy Introduction to the Study of Geography: Designed for the Instruction ...

Samuel Augustus Mitchell - 1840 - 188 pages
...of land entirely surrounded by water. d. What is an Archipelago! A. A sea containing many islands. Q. What is a Cape? A. A point of land extending into the sea. . 1' LESSON 8. OP MOUNTAINS, &c. Q. What is n Mountain? A. A tract of land raised up to a great height....
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Mitchell's Primary Geography: An Easy Introduction to the Study of Geography ...

Samuel Augustus Mitchell - 1851 - 192 pages
...of land entirely surrounded by water. Q. What is an Archipelago? A. A sea containing many islands. Q. What is a Cape? A. A point of land extending into the sea. LESSON 8. OF MOUNTAINS, ETC. Q. What is a Mountain ? A. A tract of land raised up to a great height....
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A System of Modern Geography, Comprising a Description of the Present State ...

Samuel Augustus Mitchell - 1851 - 348 pages
...Islands? A. Portions of land, entirely surrounded by water, as the British Islands, or Newfoundland. 57. What is a Cape ? A. A point of land extending into the sea, as the Cape of Good Hope, and Cape Horn. 58. What is a Promontory ? Some Canes and Promontories have...
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A System of Geography, Comprising a Description of the Present State of the ...

Samuel Augustus Mitchell - 1853 - 354 pages
...? • A. Tracts of land, entirely surrounded by water, as the British Islands, or Newfoundland. 57. What is a Cape? A. A point of land extending into the sea, as the Cape of Good Hope, and Cape Horn. 58 What is a Promontory ? GEOGRAPHICAL DEFINITIONS. Some Capes...
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Smith's First Book in Geography: An Introductory Geography Designed for ...

Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1854 - 184 pages
...PENINSULAS, CAPES, CONTINENTS. Q. What is a Peninsula ? A. A portion of land, nearly surrounded by water. Q. What is a Cape ? A. A point of land extending into the sea or ocean. Q. What is a Promontory ? A. A high point of land extending into the sea. Q. What is an Isthmus...
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Youth's Manual of Geography

James Monteith - 1854 - 188 pages
...portion of land almost surrounded by water. Q. What is an Isthmns ? A. A neck joining two bodies of land. Q. What is a Cape ? A. A point of land extending into the water. Q. If the Cape be high and rocky, what is it called ? A. A Promontory. LESSON IV. • Q. What...
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A System of Modern Geography: Comprising a Description of the Present State ...

Samuel Augustus Mitchell - 1860 - 360 pages
...Islands ? A. Tracts of land entirely surrounded by water, as the British Islands, or Newfoundland. 57. What is a Cape ? A. A point of land extending into the sea, as the Cape of Good Hope, and Capo Horn. 58. What is a Promontory ? GEOGRAPHICAL DEFI.MTIOXS. Some...
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Mitchell's Geographical Question Book: Comprising Geographical Definitions ...

Samuel Augustus Mitchell - 1860 - 174 pages
...A. A narrow neck of land -which joins two parts of a continent, or a peninsula to a continent. 12. What is a cape? A. A point of land extending into the sea. A high cape is sometimes called a Promontory. The terms Point, Head, Naze, Ness, and Mull, also indicate...
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