Colton and Fitch's Introductory School Geography: Illustrated by Twenty Maps and Numerous EngravingsJ.H. Colton, 1857 - 98 pages |
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... America , its geographical position , climate , surface , soil , animals , etc. , are each considered in their ... CENTRAL AMERICA , AND WEST INDIES . 600 160 64 , SOUTH AMERICA 800 36 , 37 , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · 400 70 , EUROPE ...
... America , its geographical position , climate , surface , soil , animals , etc. , are each considered in their ... CENTRAL AMERICA , AND WEST INDIES . 600 160 64 , SOUTH AMERICA 800 36 , 37 , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · 400 70 , EUROPE ...
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... AMERICA T Azore Is Central Arcipelago по 150 A IN 130 LONGITUDE WEST FROM CREENWICH EAN I Society Fejee Is 40 PACIFI NEW FALAND CA TRI UND do anm Isthmus Galapagos TROPIC OF CAPRICORN Str of Magellan ng ANTARCTIC Cape Verde Orinoco R ...
... AMERICA T Azore Is Central Arcipelago по 150 A IN 130 LONGITUDE WEST FROM CREENWICH EAN I Society Fejee Is 40 PACIFI NEW FALAND CA TRI UND do anm Isthmus Galapagos TROPIC OF CAPRICORN Str of Magellan ng ANTARCTIC Cape Verde Orinoco R ...
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... central part of North America ? United States . What country north of the United States ? B - h . What , in the northwest part of North America ? R - n . What division on the northeast , separated from the British Possessions by ...
... central part of North America ? United States . What country north of the United States ? B - h . What , in the northwest part of North America ? R - n . What division on the northeast , separated from the British Possessions by ...
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... central portion of North America ; bounded on the north by the British Possessions , east by the Atlantic Ocean , south by the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico , west by the Pacific Ocean . RUS'SIAN POSSESSIONS ? BRITISH POSSESSIONS ? GREEN ...
... central portion of North America ; bounded on the north by the British Possessions , east by the Atlantic Ocean , south by the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico , west by the Pacific Ocean . RUS'SIAN POSSESSIONS ? BRITISH POSSESSIONS ? GREEN ...
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... America is it and apricots . situated ? Nearly in the central part . For what is it distinguished ? What are the staple products in the south ? Cotton , rice , tobacco , and sugar- cane ; figs , oranges , and other tropical It is the ...
... America is it and apricots . situated ? Nearly in the central part . For what is it distinguished ? What are the staple products in the south ? Cotton , rice , tobacco , and sugar- cane ; figs , oranges , and other tropical It is the ...
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A'sia Africa Agriculture Arc'tic Ocean Arctic Ocean Arkansas Asia Atlantic Ocean Australia body of water border boundary British Possessions California called Canada Canada West Cape Verde capital Caspian Sea Central America chief CITIES AND TOWNS.-What climate coast cotton country south DIVISIONS.-What earth Eastern Continent empties Equator Europe export extends farthest Florida Frigid Zone Grana'da grand divisions Greenland group of islands GUINEA Gulf of Mexico Hindoostan Indian Indian-corn inhabitants island south islands belonging islands east ISLANDS.-What Isthmus It'aly Lake Huron Lake Ontario land largest Lawrence LESSON LONGITUDE WEST manufactures Mediterranean MERIDIAN Mississippi Missouri mouth Name Newfoundland North America North Frigid northern northwest noted Nova Scotia Ohio Pacific Ocean peninsula population portion principal productions river flows RIVERS.-What Rus'sia SAINT situated South Temperate southeast southern extremity STRAITS.-What table-lands territory town tributary TROPIC OF CANCER TROPIC OF CAPRICORN United Vermont WEST FROM GREENWICH Western Hemisphere WHITNEY York
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Page 11 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 28 - States, then, are bounded on the north by the British possessions, east by the Atlantic Ocean, south by the Gulf of Mexico and the States of Mexico, and west by the Pacific Ocean.
Page 6 - Paper be considered as North ; the Bottom, South ; the Right hand, East ; and the Left hand, West...
Page 64 - Jtogota, capital of the States, is a large city with a university. It is 9,000 feet above sea-level. VENEZUELA. BOUNDARIES. — West by Colombia ; north by the Caribbean Sea ; east by British Guiana ; south by Brazil. AREA, 403,000 square miles ; POPULATION, over 2 millions.
Page 13 - A portion of land entirely surrounded by water. What is a Peninsula? A portion of land almost surrounded by water. What is a Lake ? What is an Isthmus?
Page 10 - ... the North Frigid Zone, between the North Pole, and the Arctic Circle; the North Temperate Zone, between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer...
Page 24 - Atlantean theory, in which the western shores of Europe and Africa, and the eastern shores of North and South America are outlined, and between them, in dotted lines, is Atlantis, the only part of that vast continent now being visible being the Azore Islands, at the northern extremity.
Page 10 - Zones are divisions of the earth's surface, formed by the Tropics and Polar Circles. There are Jive zones, viz : — one Torrid, two Temperate, and two Frigid.
Page 13 - What is an Isthmus ? A neck joining two larger portions of land What is a Strait? A passage connecting two larger bodies of water. What is a Cape ? A point of land extending into the water. What is a Mountain ? A vast elevation of land.
Page 10 - When it is summer in one, it is winter in the other, &c. In these parts, nature shews more variety in the produce of the earth, and in animals, than elsewhere Wine is peculiar to these countries ; for the vine cannot be cultivated, either in intensely hot, or severely cold climates.