Cornell's High School Geography: Forming Part Third of a Systematic Series of School Geographies : Comprising a Description of the World : Arranged with Special Reference to the Wants and Capacities of Pupils in the Senior Classes of Public and Private Schools : Embellished by Numerous Engravings and Accompanied by a Large and Complete Atlas, Drawn and Engraved Expressly for this WorkD. Appleton & Company, 1857 - 405 oldal |
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28. oldal
... fruits and various kinds of grain are among the chief produc- tions . Wild animals abound in the forests ; many of them valuable for their fur . Maple trees are numerous , from which a considerable quantity of sugar is obtained ...
... fruits and various kinds of grain are among the chief produc- tions . Wild animals abound in the forests ; many of them valuable for their fur . Maple trees are numerous , from which a considerable quantity of sugar is obtained ...
36. oldal
... fruits of both temperate and tropical regions are raised . The group belongs to Great Britain . A regular steam communication is maintained between Bermuda and New York , and Bermuda and the West India Islands . VANCOUVER ISLAND ...
... fruits of both temperate and tropical regions are raised . The group belongs to Great Britain . A regular steam communication is maintained between Bermuda and New York , and Bermuda and the West India Islands . VANCOUVER ISLAND ...
72. oldal
... fruits , potatoes , butter , wool , and live - stock . Native grapes are abundant . Pennsylvania stands first among the states in the abun- dance of her coal and iron . Inhabitants , etc. - The territory of Pennsylvania was granted to ...
... fruits , potatoes , butter , wool , and live - stock . Native grapes are abundant . Pennsylvania stands first among the states in the abun- dance of her coal and iron . Inhabitants , etc. - The territory of Pennsylvania was granted to ...
82. oldal
... fruits , & c . The staple products are Indian corn , tobacco , and sweet potatoes . This state is rich in minerals , especially gold . Inhabitants , etc. - The first English settlement in North America , was made on Roanoke Island ...
... fruits , & c . The staple products are Indian corn , tobacco , and sweet potatoes . This state is rich in minerals , especially gold . Inhabitants , etc. - The first English settlement in North America , was made on Roanoke Island ...
83. oldal
... fruits , vegeta- bles , & c . The climate is similar to that of North Carolina , but the state being further south , it partakes in a greater degree of the tropical character . Cotton and rice are the great staples . Of the minerals ...
... fruits , vegeta- bles , & c . The climate is similar to that of North Carolina , but the state being further south , it partakes in a greater degree of the tropical character . Cotton and rice are the great staples . Of the minerals ...
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abundant Africa Agriculture Area in sq Area in square Asia Atlantic Atlantic Ocean belong Bolivia Britain called Cape capital Caribbean Sea Caucasian race chief productions chiefly Cities and Towns climate coast colony commercial city consist contains Continental cotton Describe the following divided Duchy earth east eastern elevated Empire equator etc.-The inhabitants etc.-The soil Europe extensive feet fertile following Cities form the leading Geographical Position Germany globe Guadeloupe Gulf Gulf of Mexico important Indian island lies Isles kingdom Lake land latitude leading exports leading industrial pursuits leading pursuit LESSON Malay race manufactures Mediterranean Sea Mention meridian Mexico minerals Mississippi mouth North America northern Norway noted numerous Pacific Ocean peninsula plain Population port portion principal province Prussia race region Republic River Russian America seaport situated south-east south-west southern square miles Strait surface table-land territory trade tropical Turkey valleys western zone
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323. oldal - CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as the figure ADB E.
218. oldal - Africa ; the small Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ; the Islands of St.
325. oldal - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
401. oldal - Rectify the globe for the latitude of the place, find the sun's place in the ecliptic and bring it to the brass meridian, and set the index of the hour circle to 12.
42. oldal - We have now a territorial extent nearly ten times as large as that of Great Britain and France combined ; three times as large as the whole of France, Britain, Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Holland, and Denmark together ; one and a half times as large as the Russian empire in Europe...
33. oldal - Warehouses rise over the wharves, or tower aloft in different parts of the town, and dwellinghouses and public buildings rear their heads over each other, as they stretch along and up the sides of the hill.
51. oldal - Oporto, 1 ; Quebec, 15. Internal improvements in all the provinces will appear in a general table. UPPER CANADA. — This province is separated from Lower Canada by the Ottawa river, which empties into the St. Lawrence near Montreal. Of Canada generally, it has been said, that the climate is subject to great extremes of heat and cold ; the thermometer ranging between 102° above, and 36° below Fahrenheit ; the ground being covered five months in the year with snow. The geographical limits are given...
116. oldal - The broad plain was said to be bounded in the east by the Sierra Nevada, and on the west by the Bolbones and Diablo mountains.
400. oldal - ... then bring the given place to the meridian, and set the index to the given hour. Turn the globe till the index points to twelve at noon ; and the place exactly under the sun's declination on the brazen meridian will have the sun vertical at the given time.
62. oldal - When the traveler first arrives at the cataract, he stands and gazes, and is lost in admiration. The mighty volume of water which forms the outlet of the great Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie, is here precipitated over a precipice 160 feet high, with a roar like that of thunder, which may be heard, in...