Complete GeographyAmerican Book Company, 1902 - 166 halaman |
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... place in the volcanoes of Mexico , Alaska , and Hawaii , and severe earthquake shocks have been experienced in Iceland and elsewhere , but these dis- turbances , violent as they have been , have been vastly ex- ceeded , in resulting ...
... place in the volcanoes of Mexico , Alaska , and Hawaii , and severe earthquake shocks have been experienced in Iceland and elsewhere , but these dis- turbances , violent as they have been , have been vastly ex- ceeded , in resulting ...
Halaman 7
... places on the earth , and of the ways of repre- senting the earth's surface . Physical Geography deals with the causes of the natural features and phenomena of the land , water , and air , and with the causes of the distribution of ...
... places on the earth , and of the ways of repre- senting the earth's surface . Physical Geography deals with the causes of the natural features and phenomena of the land , water , and air , and with the causes of the distribution of ...
Halaman 8
... places the compass indicates nearly a north and south direction . The North Star . — NORTH STAR * - Directions can be more accurately determined by an observation on Polaris , or the North Star . The earth's axis points almost directly ...
... places the compass indicates nearly a north and south direction . The North Star . — NORTH STAR * - Directions can be more accurately determined by an observation on Polaris , or the North Star . The earth's axis points almost directly ...
Halaman 9
... places north of the equator are in north latitude , and those south of the equator , in south latitude . The latitude of the north pole is 90 ° north , and that of the south pole , 90 ° south . A degree of latitude is everywhere about ...
... places north of the equator are in north latitude , and those south of the equator , in south latitude . The latitude of the north pole is 90 ° north , and that of the south pole , 90 ° south . A degree of latitude is everywhere about ...
Halaman 10
... places on the earth on which the sun ever shines from directly overhead . - Polar Circles and Frigid Zones . - - The parallels 23 ° from the poles are called Polar Circles , — that near the north pole the Arctic Circle , and that near ...
... places on the earth on which the sun ever shines from directly overhead . - Polar Circles and Frigid Zones . - - The parallels 23 ° from the poles are called Polar Circles , — that near the north pole the Arctic Circle , and that near ...
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Africa agricultural animals Asia Atlantic Australia basin belt border California canal Cape Caribbean Sea Caspian Sea cattle central chief cities chief industries climate coal coast contains cotton county seat Describe desert drainage earth east eastern equator Eurasia Europe exported feet fertile forests fruits glaciers gold Grand grand division Greenwich Gulf harbors highland important Indian iron islands Kongo Lake land Locate the capital Longitude lowland lumber manufactures Mexico mining Mississippi Name nearly Nevada North America northern northwest ocean Pacific peninsula plains plateau population Port railroad rainfall ranges region river flows rivers drain rock Rocky Mountains Russia Russian Turkestan Santa SCALE OF MILES Sierra Sierra Nevada slope southeast southern southwest Strait streams sugar surface Text Questions tobacco trade tributaries TROPIC OF CANCER TROPIC OF CAPRICORN tropical United Ural Mountains valleys volcanoes western wheat winds Zone
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Halaman 2 - The political and more detailed maps are not mere skeletons, giving only the names which are required by the text, but are full enough to serve all ordinary purposes for reference. In addition, they show the principal railroads and canals, the head of navigation on all important rivers, and the standard divisions of time.
Halaman 38 - The legislative power is vested in a congress, consisting of a senate and house of representatives. The senate is composed of two members from each state, chosen by...
Halaman 24 - On either side of this zone and converging toward it are the trade winds, which blow from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere. The...
Halaman 2 - The illustrations are new and fresh, reproduced mostly from photographs collected from all parts of the world with a view to helping out and explaining the text and not for mere embellishment. 8. To secure proper practice in map reading, formal map studies or questions have been inserted with each map, directing attention to the most important and essential features. Correspondence regarding the examination and introduction of Roddy's Geographies is cordially invited and will receive prompt attention.
Halaman 128 - Emperor and an Imperial Diet consisting of a House of Peers and a House of Representatives.
Halaman 15 - LATITUDE. 130. What is latitude? A. It is distance from the Equator either north or south. 131. How is latitude divided ? A. Into north and south latitude. All countries situated north of the equator, are in north latitude; and those south of it, are in south latitude. 132. How is latitude represented on maps ? A. By lines drawn across the map from side to side.
Halaman 14 - The ends of the axis are called the Poles of the Earth. The diameter at the Poles is 789-S English miles; but it the Equator 7928 miles.
Halaman 38 - The House of Representatives is composed of members elected by the people of the several States, for the term of two years. The...
Halaman 24 - ... beyond these limits, the winds -are extremely variable and uncertain, and the observations made have not yet led to any satisfactory theory by which to explain them. It appears, however, that beyond the region of the trade-winds, the most frequent movements of the atmosphere are from the south-west, in the north temperate zone, and from the north-west, in the south temperate zone. This remark must be limited to winds blowing over the ocean and in maritime countries ; because those in the interior...