A Compendium of Geography: Being a Concise Description of the Various Parts of the World; Adapted to the Capacities of Children and Youth. ... |
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... Europe , Asia and Africa ; and the western North and South - A- merica . Q. What is a continent ? A. It is a large body of land not divided by water . Q. What is an Island ? A. A tract of land entirely surrounded by water . Q. What is a ...
... Europe , Asia and Africa ; and the western North and South - A- merica . Q. What is a continent ? A. It is a large body of land not divided by water . Q. What is an Island ? A. A tract of land entirely surrounded by water . Q. What is a ...
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... European who set foot in the New World . Q. When and where did Columbus die ? A. He died at Valladolid , May 25th , 1506 , in the 59th year of his age . Q. How is America divided ? A. Into North and South - America . NORTH - AMERICA . Q ...
... European who set foot in the New World . Q. When and where did Columbus die ? A. He died at Valladolid , May 25th , 1506 , in the 59th year of his age . Q. How is America divided ? A. Into North and South - America . NORTH - AMERICA . Q ...
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... European continent . Q. What do you observe of the North West Coast ? A. It extends on the shores of the Pacific o cean , from the 30th degree of N. lat . to the 65th ; the climate on this side of America is mild ; south of 45 it is ...
... European continent . Q. What do you observe of the North West Coast ? A. It extends on the shores of the Pacific o cean , from the 30th degree of N. lat . to the 65th ; the climate on this side of America is mild ; south of 45 it is ...
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... European continent . Q. What is the state of literature ? A. Very little attention is paid to learning ; there are only a few private schools . Q. What towns are there ? A. New - Madrid and St. Louis , the latter is situated near the ...
... European continent . Q. What is the state of literature ? A. Very little attention is paid to learning ; there are only a few private schools . Q. What towns are there ? A. New - Madrid and St. Louis , the latter is situated near the ...
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... EUROPE : Q. What are the situation and extent of Europe ? " A. It is situated between 10 west , and 60o east longitude from London , and between 36 * and 72 north latitude . It is 3300 miles long , and 2350 broad . Q. What are the ...
... EUROPE : Q. What are the situation and extent of Europe ? " A. It is situated between 10 west , and 60o east longitude from London , and between 36 * and 72 north latitude . It is 3300 miles long , and 2350 broad . Q. What are the ...
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Page 7 - Q. What is the axis of the earth ? A. An imaginary line passing through the centre of the earth from north to south, the extreme points of which are called the poles.
Page 45 - States, bounded on the north by British Columbia; on the south by the Gulf of Mexico; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Page 9 - Q. What is an Island ? A. A portion of land entirely surrounded by water. Q. What is a Peninsula? A. A portion 'of land almost surrounded by water. Q. What is an Isthmus ? A. A neck joining two larger portions of land. Q. What is a Cape ? A. A point of land extending into the water. Q.
Page 40 - States, is bounded on the north by Tennessee, east by Georgia, south by Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, and west by Mississippi.
Page 26 - In no part of the world is the education of all ranks of people more attended to than in Connecticut ; almost every town in the State is divided into districts, and each district has a public school kept in it a greater or less part of every year. Somewhat more than...
Page 43 - On the north by unknown regions ; east by Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico ; south by the Isthmus of Darien ; and west by the Pacific ocean.
Page 29 - ... Manufactures are rapidly on the increase, and the demands of an increasing intercourse are ever calling for new establishments. In 1850 the county contained 3,984 dwellings, 4,003 families, 24,013 inhabitants, 1,581 farms, and 179 productive establishments. INDIANAPOLIS is the county seat and also CAPITAL OF THE STATE. It is situated on the east bank of the west fork of White river, in latitude 39° 46' north and longitude 86° 4' west, and is as nearly as possible in the center of the state.