Colton and Fitch's Introductory School Geography: Illustrated by Twenty Maps and Numerous EngravingsJ.H. Colton, 1857 - 98 pages |
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... INDIES . 600 160 64 , SOUTH AMERICA 800 36 , 37 , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · 400 70 , EUROPE 600 39 , EASTERN STATES .. 80 73 , WESTERN EUROPE 300 40 , EASTERN AND MIDDLE STATES . 46 , SOUTHERN STATES , No. 1 160 80 , ASIA 1,200 160 86 ...
... INDIES . 600 160 64 , SOUTH AMERICA 800 36 , 37 , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · 400 70 , EUROPE 600 39 , EASTERN STATES .. 80 73 , WESTERN EUROPE 300 40 , EASTERN AND MIDDLE STATES . 46 , SOUTHERN STATES , No. 1 160 80 , ASIA 1,200 160 86 ...
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... Indies ? B - a . What groups of islands still farther to the east ? A - e , C - e V - e . What islands west of South America , nearly under the line of the Equator ? G - s . What islands extend in a chain , nearly east and west , from ...
... Indies ? B - a . What groups of islands still farther to the east ? A - e , C - e V - e . What islands west of South America , nearly under the line of the Equator ? G - s . What islands extend in a chain , nearly east and west , from ...
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... Gracias Islands TROPIC OF CANCER INDIES MAYTI Porto Rico CARIBBEAN SEA 80 SOUTH AMERICA / s 0v2 ཟ 70 Caribbee 20 120 110 LONGITUDE WEST FROM GREENWICH LESSON 30 . NORTH AMERICA . North America is situated. 26 NORTH AMERICA .
... Gracias Islands TROPIC OF CANCER INDIES MAYTI Porto Rico CARIBBEAN SEA 80 SOUTH AMERICA / s 0v2 ཟ 70 Caribbee 20 120 110 LONGITUDE WEST FROM GREENWICH LESSON 30 . NORTH AMERICA . North America is situated. 26 NORTH AMERICA .
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... cod - fish are taken on the banks of Newfoundland than in any other part of the globe . To what countries is this fish mostly exported ? The West Indies and Spain . G 105 101 H 113 109 BRITI Mis R. Earth. BRITISH PROVINCES . 35.
... cod - fish are taken on the banks of Newfoundland than in any other part of the globe . To what countries is this fish mostly exported ? The West Indies and Spain . G 105 101 H 113 109 BRITI Mis R. Earth. BRITISH PROVINCES . 35.
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... Indies ? What ocean east of the West Indies ? A - c . Which is the largest island in this group ? C - a . What is the capital of Cuba ? H - a . Which island is next in size to Cuba ? H - i . Acapulco - ah - kah - pool'ko . Chihuahua ...
... Indies ? What ocean east of the West Indies ? A - c . Which is the largest island in this group ? C - a . What is the capital of Cuba ? H - a . Which island is next in size to Cuba ? H - i . Acapulco - ah - kah - pool'ko . Chihuahua ...
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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.