Sadlier's Elementary Geography |
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Africa America-Continued Antarctic Arctic Circle Arkansas Asia Atlantic Ocean Australia Austria Bavaria Bodies of Water Britain British America called Cape CAPITALS Carolina Caroline Islands Catholic climate Columbus Continent Davis Strait Desert DIVISIONS OF LAND Dominion of Canada Earth Eastern England Equator Europe form of Government German Empire Globe grand divisions Greenland Greenwich GUINEA GULF OF GUINEA Gulf of Mexico Hudson Independence Hall Indian inhabitants Ireland Island South-east Isthmus large island large river flows largest Lawrence LESSON Longitude West Middle million Mississippi Missouri Mn.-What moun Natural Divisions North America North Pole North-East north-west Nova Scotia ocean east OCEANICA Ohio Ontario Ottawa Pacific Ocean Peninsula Penn point half province Questions.-What race Richmond river flows south-east Rocky Mountains Russell & Struthers Sa.-What Salt Lake Scale of Miles South-West Strait TERRITORIES AND ADJACENT Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Turkey United Virginia WASHINGTON WESTERN HEMISPHERE
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Page 4 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 16 - That the discovery and exploration of America were Catholic enterprises, undertaken by Catholics with Catholic motives, and carried out by Catholic co-operation ; 2.
Page 7 - ... South America. What are the divisions of the Eastern Continent ? Europe, Asia, and Africa. What is an Ocean ? The largest division of the water. How many Oceans are there ? Five ; Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern or Antarctic, Northern or Arctic. Which is the largest Ocean ? The Pacific Ocean. What is an Island ? A portion of land entirely surrounded by water. What is a Peninsula? A portion of land almost surrounded by water. What is a Lake ? What is an Isthmus?
Page 7 - What is the largest body of Water called ? An Ocean. And the largest body of Land? A Continent. What is a portion of Land with water all round it? An Island. If it has water round it at all parts but one ? A Peninsula ; which means, ' ' almost an island. " What is an Isthmus? A narrow neck of land joining two larger portions. What is a narrow neck of Water joining two larger portions ? A Strait. And a passage wider than a Strait ? A Channel. What is a Cape? A point of land jutting into the sea. What...