What are they? Cd., Mr., Cs., Hy., Hs., Lt., Fr., Cl. What two Capes are on the west side of Florida? Rn., Se. What four Capes are on the Pacific coast of the United States? Fy., Fr., Od., Mo. What Points on the same coast? S.-Ge., Cn. What Bays between Cape Cod and C. Hatteras? N.-Y., De., Ce. Cm., Ta., Vr., Ac. What three Bays between Cape St. Blas and the mouths of the Mississippi River? Pa., Me., Bk. What Bays on the coast of Texas? Gn., Ma., E.-S., Ns. What Sounds between Cape Lookout and C. Cod? Po., Ae., L.-Id. What two Islands lie south of Massachusetts? Nt., M.-Vd. What Island lies south of Connecticut? L.-Id. What Islands lie south of Florida? Reefs signify low sandy islands. F.-Rs. and T.-Is. What Islands on the south coast of California? S.-Ba. What Mountains in the western part of the United States? Ry., S.-Ma., S.-Na. What Ranges in Washington Territory, Oregon, and California, lie near the coast of the Pacific? Ce., Ct. What three ranges of Mountains are in the eastern part of the United States ? Cd., Ay., B.-Re. These three ranges are called sometimes the Apalachian Mountains. This is the highest mountain in the eastern part of the United States. Between what Mts. does the gold region of California lie? Ct., S.-Na. 41 How many States are there in the United States? 31. How many Territories? Seven. Ma., Mo., On., Uh., N.-Mo., In., Wn. There is also a District, called the District of Columbia, which you will see on Map No. 11. In 1846 it was diminished in extent: it contains Washington City, the capital of the United States. Thus the United States contains 39 separate divisions. H There are 14 States lying along the Atlantic Ocean, between New Brunswick and the Florida Reefs. What are they? Me., N.-H., Ms., R.-I., Ct., N.-Y., N.-J., De., Md., Va., N.-C., S.-C., Ga., Fa. What State lies north of Long Island Sound? Ct. To what State does Long Island belong? N.-Y. What five States lie on the Gulf of Mexico? Ts., La., Mi., Aa., Fa. What three States lie west of the Mississippi River? As., Mi., Ia. What State lies west of the Rocky Mountains? Ca. What Territories between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mts.? Mo., In., Ma. The Rocky Mts. and the Pacific Ocean? On.,Wn.,Uh. What five States lie directly east of the Mississippi River? Mi., Te., Ky., Is., Wn. What State lies on both sides of the Mississippi? La. What State is bounded in part by Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior? Mn. What three States are bounded in part by Lake Erie? N.-Y., Pa., Oo. What State is bounded in part by Lake Ontario? N.-Y. What two states does Lake Champlain separate? N.-Y., Vt. What two States are separated by the Connecticut River? N.-H., Vt. What two States are separated by the Delaware River? Pa., N.-J. What two States are separated by the Potomac River? Va., Md. What two states are separated by the Savannah River? S.-C., Ga. What two States are separated by the Chattahoochee River? Ga., Aa. What five States are bounded in part by the Ohio River? Ia., Is., Oo., Ky., Va. What States are separated in part by the Cumberland Mountains? Va., Ky. What States are separated by the Alleghany Mountains? N.-C., Te. What is the largest State? Ts. The smallest? R.-I. 42 What is the Capital of the United States? Wn. Which of the Eastern States have each two capitals? Ct., R.-I. The six Eastern States are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. What is the Capital of each? Aa., Cd., Mr., Bn., Pe., Nt., Hd., N.-Hn. The four Middle States are New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. What is the Capital of each? Ay., Tn., Hg., Dr. The ten Southern States are Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The Capital of each? As., Rd., Rh., Ca., Me., Te., My., Jn., B.-Re., An. The eleven Western States are Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Illlinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Iowa, and California. What is the Capital of each? Cs., Ft., Ne., Lg., Is., Sd., J.-Cy., L.-RK., Mn., I.-Cy., S.-Je. Through what States does the 40th parallel of latitude pass? N.. J., Pa., Va., Oo., Ia., Is., Mo., Ca. Through what Territories? In., Uh. Through or near what Cities and Towns does it pass? Pa., Lr., Bd., Wg., Ze., Cs., Bn., Qy. These places have all the same, or very nearly, the same latitude. What six places have nearly the same latitude as Washington City ? Wk., Ph., Mn., Vs., Va., S.-Cs., Ie., S.-Cy. By placing a ruler on the Map directly on the place named, keeping it parallel with the lines that cross the Map from east to west, the learner will see at once all those places that have the same latitude. What places have the same latitude as the City of New-York? Nk., Br., Br., Pu., Lt., Pa., Ka. Ga. What places have the same latitude as Boston? Wr., Dt., S.-Jh., Through what States does the meridian of Washington pass? N.. Y., Pa., Md., Va. N.-C. Through or near what Cities or Towns does it pass? Ea., Ga. These places therefore have the same longitude as Washington City. What four places have about the same longitude as Boston? Sm., Nt., Ph., Dr. 43 MAP NO. 19.-SOUTH AMERICA. What Ocean bounds South America on the East? Ac. What on the West? Pc. What Sea bounds it on the North? Cn. What are the principal Mountains of South America? As. What is their length? The highest peak, Mount Aconcagua, is four and a half miles high. It is the highest mountain in America, and also the highest known volcano in the world. On what side of South America are the Andes? Wt. What Mountains are on the East? Bn. What mountains near Rio Janeiro? On. What Mountains are in the west part of Brazil? Gl. Which is the largest River in South America? An. Which is the second River in length? R.-Pa. Which is the third? Oo. Which is the fourth? S.-Fo. What River flows into the Caribbean Sea? Ma. Which is the most northern Cape of South America? Gs. What two Gulfs are on the Caribbean Sea? Dn., Va. What two are on the west coast? Gl., Ps. What are the principal Bays on the west coast? Pa., Co. What are the principal Bays on the east coast? A.-Ss., S.-Ms., S.-Ge. What Islands are in the Caribbean Sea? B.-Ae., Ma. These are a part of the Little Antilles, which form the southern division of the West Indies. Margarita belongs to Venezuela, and is the only West Indian island that is owned by a South American power. What five Islands north of South America? Td., To., Ga., Bs., S.-Vt. These form a part of the Caribbee Islands. What Island lies between the Amazon and Para rivers? Js. What Islands on the coast of Brazil south of the Equator? Ia., As., S.-Sn., Ca., S.-Ca., Ti. What Islands east of Patagonia? Fd. What Island south of Patagonia? T.-Fo. What Island east of Terra del Fuego? S.-Ld. What Islands south of Terra del Fuego? Cn. What Island south of Chili? Ce. What three Archipelagoes south of Chiloe? Cs., M.-Ds., Q.-As. Wn. What Island south of the Gulf of Penas? 44 What Lake lies in the north-west part of Venezuela? Mo. What Lake forms part of the boundary between Peru and Bolivia? Ta. What two Lakes are in Bolivia? Uy., Xs. What three Lakes are in Buenos Ayres? Ve., Ps., Ia. What two Lakes are in the southern part of Brazil? Ps., Mm. What Lake in Peru forms the source of the Amazon River? Rs. What are the extensive grassy plains in the eastern part of Brazil called? The Sm. What are the elevated plains in the western part of Brazil called? C.-Ps. Point out in Venezuela the word Llanos, and in Buenos Ayres the word Pampas. These are the names given to extensive plains in those parts of South America. They are, like the Sertam in Brazil, the Prairies in North America, and the Steppes of Asia, covered with grass, on which vast herds of cattle roam and feed. The three most northern divisions on the west side of South America were formerly called the Colombian States. Which are they? Va., N..Ga., Er. The two next lying immediately south of these were once called the Peruvian States. What are their names? Pu., Ba.. Which is the largest division of South America? Bl. Which is the smallest division? Uy. Which division belongs to the British, Dutch, and French? Ga. Which is the most northern division of South America? Which is the most western division? Er. Which is the most eastern division? Bl. Which is the most southern division? Pa. N.-Ga. Which two divisions are separated by the Andes? B.-As. and Ci. What is the Capital of New Granada ? Ba. Of Venezuela Cs. Of Bolivia? Ca. Of Brazil? R.-Jo. Of Paraguay? An. What States does the Equator pass through? Bl., Va., N.-Ga., Er. What States does the Tropic of Capricorn pass through? Bl., Py., B.-As., Ba. |