A System of Modern Geography, Comprising a Description of the Present State of the World and Its Five Great Divisions: America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceanica : with Their Several Empires, Kingdoms, States, Territories, Etc. ... Illustrated by an Atlas of Twenty-eight Maps, Drawn and Engraved to Accompany the WorkThomas, Cowperthwait & Company, 1851 - 336 pages |
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... ships sail on the sea : yet the earth is all the time turning round and round , as if you rolled a ball or an apple on the floor , or threw it from you into the air . All this is true ; but it is hard to understand . It is done by the ...
... ships sail on the sea : yet the earth is all the time turning round and round , as if you rolled a ball or an apple on the floor , or threw it from you into the air . All this is true ; but it is hard to understand . It is done by the ...
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... ships sail on the Ocean ? A. They carry the productions of our own country to other parts of the world , and bring back in return things that are useful to us . 12. What do our ships take to other countries ? A. They take cotton , flour ...
... ships sail on the Ocean ? A. They carry the productions of our own country to other parts of the world , and bring back in return things that are useful to us . 12. What do our ships take to other countries ? A. They take cotton , flour ...
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... ships may sail on them . 31. Is the water of lakes salt or fresh ? A. Lakes are both salt and fresh : of the latter , the largest : Lake Superior . 32. Which is the largest salt lake ? A. The Caspian Lake , or sea , in Asia . Salt lakes ...
... ships may sail on them . 31. Is the water of lakes salt or fresh ? A. Lakes are both salt and fresh : of the latter , the largest : Lake Superior . 32. Which is the largest salt lake ? A. The Caspian Lake , or sea , in Asia . Salt lakes ...
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... ships may not sail too near the land . 59. What is a Mountain ? A Promontory and Light - House . A. A portion of land , raised up to a great height . 60. How high are the highest mountains in the world ? A. They are about five and a ...
... ships may not sail too near the land . 59. What is a Mountain ? A Promontory and Light - House . A. A portion of land , raised up to a great height . 60. How high are the highest mountains in the world ? A. They are about five and a ...
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... ship comes from sea towards the land , we first get sight of the tops of the masts and rigging ; as she advan- ces nearer , the lower pts are seen ; and at last the hull , or body of the vessel , ces distinctly into view . If the earth ...
... ship comes from sea towards the land , we first get sight of the tops of the masts and rigging ; as she advan- ces nearer , the lower pts are seen ; and at last the hull , or body of the vessel , ces distinctly into view . If the earth ...
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Page 257 - 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...
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Page 101 - Provided, That the Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of War, of the Navy, and of the Interior, the Postmaster-General, and the AttorneyGeneral, shall hold their offices respectively for and during the term of the President by whom they may have been appointed and for one month thereafter, subject to removal by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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Page 163 - Nashville, a handsome and flourishing city, capital of the State and of Davidson County, is situated on the left bank of Cumberland River, 200 miles from its mouth, 230 miles eastnorth-east of Memphis, 206 miles south-west of Lexington, in Kentucky, and 684 miles from Washington. Latitude 36° 9' north, longitude 86° 49' west; elevation above the sea 460 feet.
Page 90 - ... The Thames, flowing into Lake St. Clair, and the Ouse, are the principal rivers of Upper Canada. The St John, which rises in Maine, is navigable 80 miles by sea vessels, but its course is much broken by falls and rapids. The Miramichi is the other principal river of New Brunswick. Lakes, in Canada, are on a greater scale than in any other part of the world ; and the united chain forms a vast inland sea of fresh water. The largest of these, and the largest fresh water lake in the world is Lake...
Page 48 - Who are the Jews ? A. They are those who believe in the Old Testament, but reject the New, and expect a Saviour yet to come.
Page 102 - Let us reduce these general statements to the more tangible form of facts and figures. A short time before the great Reformation in the days of Martin Luther, not four hundred years ago, this western hemisphere was discovered.
Page 24 - By multiplying the degrees by 69|. 12 LATITUDE. 130. What is latitude? A. It is distance from the Equator either north or south. 131. How is latitude divided ? A. Into north and south latitude. All countries situated north of the equator, are in north latitude; and those south of it, are in south latitude. 132. How is latitude represented on maps ? A. By lines drawn across the map from side to side.
Page 186 - Its productions were immense and valuable, and its commerce i» the most flourishing state. In 1791 , an insurrection of the negroes broke out in the French colony. In two months, upwards of 2000 whites perished, and large districts of fertile plantations were devastated. In 1792, the national assembly proclaimed the...