A System of 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. ... Accompanied by an Atlas Containing Thirty-two Maps, Drawn and Engraved Expressly for the WorkThomas, Cowperthwait & Company, 1853 - 336 pages |
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... length . Plains . Valley . Hills . Volcano . City on Fire . 62. What is a Volcano ? A. A mountain which casts out fire , smoke , and melted lava , from its interior . 63. What are some of the most celebrated Volcanoes of. Mountains ...
... length . Plains . Valley . Hills . Volcano . City on Fire . 62. What is a Volcano ? A. A mountain which casts out fire , smoke , and melted lava , from its interior . 63. What are some of the most celebrated Volcanoes of. Mountains ...
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... length , and 42 feet wide , and presents a most striking example of the sublime and beautiful creations with which God has adorned the world . 75. Are there any remarkable caves in the United States ? A. The Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is ...
... length , and 42 feet wide , and presents a most striking example of the sublime and beautiful creations with which God has adorned the world . 75. Are there any remarkable caves in the United States ? A. The Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is ...
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... length of the path travelled over by the earth every year , in its passage round the sun ? A. Upwards of 567 millions of miles , or more than a thousand miles every minute . 98. What is the effect of the earth's daily motion ? A. It ...
... length of the path travelled over by the earth every year , in its passage round the sun ? A. Upwards of 567 millions of miles , or more than a thousand miles every minute . 98. What is the effect of the earth's daily motion ? A. It ...
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... length of it would be the extent of the circumference ; and if you were to cut the apple through the middle and measure it across the cut part , that would be the diameter . Circumfere Diameter 111. So great is the circumference of the ...
... length of it would be the extent of the circumference ; and if you were to cut the apple through the middle and measure it across the cut part , that would be the diameter . Circumfere Diameter 111. So great is the circumference of the ...
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... length of a degree of a great circle ? A. Sixty - nine and a quarter common miles . 129. How will you find the number of miles in any given number of degrees ? A. By multiplying the degrees by 691 . 12 130. What is latitude ? LATITUDE ...
... length of a degree of a great circle ? A. Sixty - nine and a quarter common miles . 129. How will you find the number of miles in any given number of degrees ? A. By multiplying the degrees by 691 . 12 130. What is latitude ? LATITUDE ...
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Page 258 - 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 134 - Massachusetts . . Rhode Island . . Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania . . . Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina . Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Arkansas Tennessee...
Page 101 - The members of the House of Representatives are elected by the people of the respective States ; and each State is entitled to a number of representatives proportionate to the population of that State.
Page 103 - States (1) George Washington. (2) John Adams. (3) Thomas Jefferson. (4) James Madison. (5) James Monroe. (6) John Quincy Adams. (7) Andrew Jackson. (8) Martin Van Buren. (9) William Henry Harrison. (10) John Tyler. (11) James K. Polk. (12) Zachary Taylor. (13) Millard Fillmore. (14) Franklin Pierce. (15) James Buchanan. (16) Abraham Lincoln. (17) Andrew Johnson. (18) Ulysses S. Grant.
Page 101 - Constitution in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate consists of two members from each State, chosen by the State Legislatures for six years.
Page 21 - What takes place during the earth's yearly motion? A. A change of seasons. A. The change from winter to spring, from spring to summer, from summer to autumn, and from autumn to winter again.
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.
Page 81 - In 1497, John Cabot, and his son Sebastian, natives of Venice, in the service of Henry VII. of England, discovered North America, and explored the coast from Newfoundland to Florida.
Page 125 - State, for the greater part of that gloomy period, was the theatre of active hostilities ; and the surrender of General Burgoyne and his army, with other memorable events, took place within its limits. 12. The city of New York is situated on Manhattan Island, at the junction of the Hudson and East rivers. It is the largest city...
Page 101 - The executive power is vested in a President, who, together with the Vice-President, is chosen for four years, by electors from all the States. The principal subordinate officers of the executive department are the Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of War, and of the Navy, the Postmaster General, and the Attorney General.