Colton and Fitch's Introductory School Geography: Illustrated by Twenty Maps and Numerous EngravingsJ.H. Colton, 1857 - 98 pages |
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... MIDDLE STATES . 46 , SOUTHERN STATES , No. 1 160 80 , ASIA 1,200 160 86 , AFRICA ..1,000 50 , SOUTHERN STATES , No. 2 . 52 , WESTERN STATES . 160 92 , OCEANICA · 1,600 160 Entered , according to Act of Congress , in the Year One ...
... MIDDLE STATES . 46 , SOUTHERN STATES , No. 1 160 80 , ASIA 1,200 160 86 , AFRICA ..1,000 50 , SOUTHERN STATES , No. 2 . 52 , WESTERN STATES . 160 92 , OCEANICA · 1,600 160 Entered , according to Act of Congress , in the Year One ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... Middle States from the Eastern ? In what direction are the Western States from the Middle ? In what part of the country are the Southern States ? Which of the territories lies partly east and partly wes of the Rocky Mountains ? N. M - 0 ...
... Middle States from the Eastern ? In what direction are the Western States from the Middle ? In what part of the country are the Southern States ? Which of the territories lies partly east and partly wes of the Rocky Mountains ? N. M - 0 ...
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... Middle States is inland ? How many of the Western States are inland ? All but one . Which is that ? C - a . Which of the Middle and Southern states are mount- ainous in the west ? P - a , M - d , V - a , N. C - a , S. C - a . What ...
... Middle States is inland ? How many of the Western States are inland ? All but one . Which is that ? C - a . Which of the Middle and Southern states are mount- ainous in the west ? P - a , M - d , V - a , N. C - a , S. C - a . What ...
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... middle portions , what are produced in great perfection ? Indian - corn , wheat , tobacco , peaches , United States : in what part of North America is it and apricots . situated ? Nearly in the central part . For what is it ...
... middle portions , what are produced in great perfection ? Indian - corn , wheat , tobacco , peaches , United States : in what part of North America is it and apricots . situated ? Nearly in the central part . For what is it ...
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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.