LESSON 30. NORTH AMERICA. North America is situated where? What part is most mountainous ? Where is the surface generally low and level? In the northern part of the West- the valley of the Mississippi. ern Hemisphere. What is the climate in the northern part? It is very cold. In what zone is it? Mostly in the Frigid Zone. How cold is it north of Hudson's Bay? So cold that the ground is covered with snow and ice during most of the year. What is the climate of the southern part? In what zone is this portion? In the Torrid Zone. Does snow ever fall in this part? It does not, except on very high mountains. What is the climate in the middle portion? It is between the extremes of heat and cold. In what zone is it? In the Temperate Zone. With what was a large portion of North America once covered? Forests. What can you say of the prairies of North America? They are very numerous, covering a large extent of country. What are prairies? They are regions destitute of trees, and generally covered with grass. Where do we find the walrus and seal? On the shores of the northern seas. Where are whales most abundant ? In Baffin's Bay and the northern part of the Pacific Ocean. What birds are found only in America? LESSON 32. NORTH AMERICA. (Continued.) What can you say of the rivers and lakes of North America? They are numerous, and very The wild turkey and the hum- large. ming-bird. Name the principal reptiles. Alligators, rattlesnakes, and turtles. What kinds of fish are abundant? Cod, herring, and mackerel. Mention the principal kinds of grain cultivated in North America. Do most of the rivers of North America flow into the Atlantic or the Pacific? Into the Atlantic. Which is the largest river in this division? The Mississippi. For what is it remarkable ? It enters the Gulf of Mexico by Wheat, Indian-corn, rye, oats, bar- several different mouths. ley, buckwheat, and rice. THE SUGAR-CANE. Name some other important articles cultivated. The potato, sugar-cane, to From Europe, and other parts of the Eastern Continent. MOUTHS OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Which is the largest tributary of the Mississippi? What do these two rivers taken together form? The longest river on the globe. What are the most remarkable falls of this division? The Falls of Niagara; the Falls of St. Anthony, in the Mississippi ; Gold, silver, copper, lead, iron, and and the Great Falls of the Mis What are the chief minerals of North America? coal. souri. The Russian Possessions: what can you say of them? They are cold and barren. Who are the inhabitants? SEA-LION AND SEALS. What does it furnish to the inhabitants? Its flesh furnishes food; its skin supplies clothing and a covering for their canoes and tents; and its oil Mostly tribes of native Indians, yields heat and light. with a few Russian traders. How are the inhabitants chiefly employed? In catching seals and other fur bearing animals. The Danish Possessions: what are they? Greenland and Iceland. Iceland: what is its surface? Rough and barren. What celebrated volcano on this island? What other remarkable curiosities here? The Geysers (gi'sers) or boiling springs. THE BEAVER. DIVISIONS.-What does this map represent? The five British Provinces in North America. Name them. CANADA, NEW BRUNSWICK, PRINCE EDWARD I., What are the two divisions of Canada? C-a E-t, C-a W-t. Sag Which of the provinces are islands? Pr. E-d I., N-d. To which province does Cape Breton (brit'un) Island belong? Nova Scotia. ISLANDS.-What island at the mouth of the River St. Lawrence? A-i. What group in the Gulf of St. Lawrence? M-n. What islands, belonging to France, south of Newfoundland? M-n (me-ke-lon'), L-y, St. P-e. GULFS AND BAYS.-What bay is connected with Lake Huron on the east? G-n. What gulf west of Newfoundland? St. L-e. What bay north of New Brunswick? C-r (cha-leur'). What, between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia? F-y. What bays on the east of Newfoundland? W-e, T-y. STRAITS.-What strait separates Prince Edward Island from the mainland? N-d. What is the strait named which sepárates Cape Breton Island from Nova Scotia? G-t of C-o. What strait separates Newfoundland from Canada What island off the southeast coast of Nova Scotia? S-e. East? B-e (bel-eel'). CAPES,-What cape in the northern part of Newfoundland? B-d. What, in the southern part of Newfoundland? R-e. What cape on the western coast of Newfoundland? R-y. What cape at the northern extremity of Cape Breton Island? N-h. LAKES AND RIVERS.-What four great lakes border on Canada West? S-r, H-n, E-e, O-o. What lake between lakes Huron and Erie? St. C-r. What lake southeast of Georgian Bay? S-e. What river divides Canada East from Canada West? 0-8: |