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, 1861 - 405 sider |
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Side 20
... capital ? Sitka . How is it situated ? On Sitka Island , off the west coast of Russian America . 2. How is Russian America bounded ? Where is Bristol Bay ? Point Barrow ? Chelighoff Strait ? Cape Prince of Wales ? Point Beechy ? Kodiak ...
... capital ? Sitka . How is it situated ? On Sitka Island , off the west coast of Russian America . 2. How is Russian America bounded ? Where is Bristol Bay ? Point Barrow ? Chelighoff Strait ? Cape Prince of Wales ? Point Beechy ? Kodiak ...
Side 22
... capital ? What celebrated vol- cano on this island ? Where is Newfoundland ? What town is the capital ? Mention the rivers of British America in order , from the Mackenzies to Albany River . M. , Great Bear , A. , P. , S. , H. , L. , P ...
... capital ? What celebrated vol- cano on this island ? Where is Newfoundland ? What town is the capital ? Mention the rivers of British America in order , from the Mackenzies to Albany River . M. , Great Bear , A. , P. , S. , H. , L. , P ...
Side 25
... capital of the Russian Possessions , and the chief settlement of the Russian Ameri- can Company . Sailing vessels ply between Sitka and Petropaulovski , the principal Russian port in Kamtchatka , by means of which , govern- ment ...
... capital of the Russian Possessions , and the chief settlement of the Russian Ameri- can Company . Sailing vessels ply between Sitka and Petropaulovski , the principal Russian port in Kamtchatka , by means of which , govern- ment ...
Side 29
... capital of British America ; but , at present , the Legislature meets at Quebec . KINGSTON , Situated at the north - east extremity of Lake Ontario , immediately above its outlet , the St. Lawrence ( here called Cataraque ) , is the ...
... capital of British America ; but , at present , the Legislature meets at Quebec . KINGSTON , Situated at the north - east extremity of Lake Ontario , immediately above its outlet , the St. Lawrence ( here called Cataraque ) , is the ...
Side 35
... capital of the island , on the south - east coast , is much resorted to during the fishing season ; and is the only town worthy of note on the island . THE ISLAND OF CAPE BRETON . Area in square miles , 3,100 . Population , 55,000 ...
... capital of the island , on the south - east coast , is much resorted to during the fishing season ; and is the only town worthy of note on the island . THE ISLAND OF CAPE BRETON . Area in square miles , 3,100 . Population , 55,000 ...
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Cornell's High School Geography: Forming Part Third of a Systematic Series ... Sophia S. Cornell Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1871 |
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Side 323 - 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.
Side 325 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Side 112 - Missouri defined her northern boundary to be the parallel of latitude which passes through the rapids of the Des Moines River. The lower rapids of the Mississippi immediately above the mouth of the Des Moines River had always been known as the Des Moines Rapids, or "the rapids of the Des Moines River.
Side 44 - State, elected by the legislature thereof, for the term of six years ; and the whole number is divided into three classes ; of which one goes out at the expiration of every two years.
Side 401 - Rectify the globe for the latitude of the place. Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the brass meridian ; the number of degrees on the meridian between the horizon and the sun's place is the altitude required.
Side 42 - 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 ; about one-sixth less than the area of all...
Side 93 - British possessions on the north, to the Gulf of Mexico on the south, and from Mississippi River on the east to the Rocky Mountains on the west.
Side 51 - Rivers. The climate is subject to great extremes of heat and cold; the winters are long and severe, the lakes being covered with ice from December to April. • Among the most important productions are grain, potatoes, wool, butter, cheese, bees'-wax and honey. The great staple product is lumber. The chief minerals are iron, limestone, granite and slate. Inhabitants, etc.—The inhabitants are mainly of British descent.
Side 137 - MEXICO, the capital, is situated in a vast plain of carefully cultivated fields, enclosed by lofty mountains, about two miles from Lake Tezcuco. The city is in the form of a square (each side of which is about 9,000 feet in length), and is enclosed by high walls. It is noted for its numerous churches, convents and squares. The city markets are abundantly supplied with animal and vegetable productions ; the latter are chiefly cultivated on the chinampas, or floating islands, in the adjacent lakes....
Side 33 - 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.