183. Point out the boundary between the United States and Mexico, between the United States and British America, and between British America and Russian America.

184. Point out the great American Desert, the Sandy Desert in Mexico, and the Grand Bank of Newfoundland.

185. Point out the Rocky Mountains, the Alleghany Mountains, the Snowy Range, and the Mexican Cordilleras.

A. Five: one torrid, two temperate, and two frigid zones.

189. What part of the earth's surface is occupied by the Torrid Zone? A. The part which lies on both sides of the Equator and etween the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. 190. What is the meaning of the word Torrid?

A. It means very hot, parched, or dried up.

191. What is the breadth of the Torrid Zone ?

A. It is 3243 miles in breadth from North to South.

192. Why is the Torrid Zone the hottest part of the earth?

A. Because it is more exposed to the heat of the sun than any other part of the earth.

193. What are the seasons of the Torrid Zone?

A. Two; the wet and the dry.

194. To which of our seasons do they correspond?

A. The wet season corresponds to our winter, and the dry

to our summer.

195. What is the climate of the Torrid Zone?

A. During some parts of the year it is delightful; but at other times the heat is very oppressive, and the earth is parched and dried up.

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196. To what is the Torrid one subject?

A. To the most violent storms of wind, which destroy almost every thing within their reach.

197. To what else is the Torrid Zone subject?

A. It is more subject to earthquakes than the other parts of the earth, and is also the seat of dangerous and deadly diseases.

.98. For what is the Torrid Zone remarkable?

A. For the finest fruits, many of the most useful vegetable productions, and the largest and most ferocious animals.

199. What are some of the principal fruits of the Torrid Zone? A. Oranges, lemons, pine-apples, cocoa-nuts, and the bread-fruit.

200. What are some of the most useful vegetable productions ' A. Coffee, tea, sugar, indigo, cinnamon, cloves, nutmegs. and pepper.

201. Which are the 1ost remarkable animals?

A. The elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, camelopard, lion, and tiger.,

202. What are some of the other remarkable animals?

A. The ostrich and condor, with numerous birds of splendid

plumage, and the largest and most venomous serpents and

nsects.

203. What are the complexion and habits of the people of the Torrid Jone?

A. They are generally of a dark or black colour, and indolent and effeminate in their habits.

204. What is their character ?

A. They are but seldom distinguished for industry, enterrise, or learning.

205. Where are the Temperate Zones situated?
A. Between the tropics and the polar circles.
206. How are they distinguished from each other?

A. The one north of the equator is called the north temperate, and the one south of the equator the south temperate Zone.

207. What does the word temperate mean when applied to climate A. Mild, moderate; neither too hot nor too cold.

208. Where is the north temperate Zone situated?

A. Between the tropic of Cancer and the arctic circle.

209. Where is the south temperate Zone situated?

A. Between the tropic of Capricorn and the antartic circle.

210. What is the breadth of the temperate Zones ?

A. They occupy a breadth of about 2970 miles each.

211. What are the seasons of the temperate Zones ?

A. They are four; Spring, Summer, Autumn or Fall, and Winter.

212. What cliinate does the temperate Zones enjoy?

A. They enjoy a more equal and healthy climate than any ther parts of the earth.

213. Do the temperate Zones equal the torrid Zone in the number f their vegetable productions?

A. The vegetable productions of the temperate Zones are neither so numerous nor luxuriant as those of the torrid Zone. 214. What are the principal vegetable productions of the temperate Zones ?

A. Corn, wheat, and rice, with apples, peaches, pears, olives, and figs.

215. Are the animals of the temperate Zones like those of the torrid Zone?

A. No: they are generally of smaller size, and are less numerous and ferocious.

216. Of what kinds are the animals of the temperate Zones ? A. Of the domestic and useful kinds mostly.

217. What are some of the domestic animals?

A. The horse, camel, ox, ass, mule, sheep, hog, and dog.

218. What are some of the wild animals?

A. The bear, wolf, buffalo, elk, deer, and fox.

219. What are the colour and character of the inhabitants of the temperate Zones ?

A. Those of the north temperate Zone in particular have white or fair complexions, and generally more strength of ody and mind than the inhabitants of the other Zones. 220. For what are they distinguished?

A. For industry, enterprise, and learning.

221. What do they comprise?

A. The most civilized and improved portion of mankind. 222. What Zone lies south of this country?

223. What Zone separates the north temperate and south temperate Zones from each other?

224. In what Zone do we live?

225. Where are the frigid Zones situated?

A. Between the polar circles and the poles.

226. How are they distinguished?

A. The one north of the equator is called the north frigid Zone, and that south of the equator the south frigid Zone.

227. Where is the north frigid Zone situated?

A. Between the arctic circle and the North Pole.

228. Where is the south frigid Zone situated?

A. Between the antarctic circle and the South Pole.

229. Why are the Zones about the poles called frigid?

A. Because the climate is excessively cold.

230. Why is the climate of these Zones colder than that of other arts of the earth?

A. Because the rays of the sun are less direct, and impart smaller degree of heat than in countries nearer the Equator. 231. What are the Frigid Zones covered with?

A. Chiefly with ce and snow.

232. What are the seasons of the Frigid Zones?

A. The seasons are two; a long cold winter and a short summer, without spring or autumn.

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