 | William Swinton - Geography - 1875 - 160 pages
...should make sure that the pupils see the correspondence. Then give the word Strait, meaning narrow 5. What is a strait ? A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger parte of water. PICTURE OF A sTRAIL VII. — PLAINS. — MOUNTAINS. — VALLEYS.... | |
 | David M. Warren - 1877 - 110 pages
...surrounded by land. What is a gulf or bay ? A gulf or bay is a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land. What is a strait? A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two. large bodies of water. What is a sound ? A sound is a passage of water so shallow,... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - Geography - 1881 - 144 pages
...encroached upon the land ; such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Persian Gulf; Hudson Bay, anil the Bay of Fundy. What is a Strait ? A Strait is a narrow passage of water, joining two larger portions of water. The Strait of Gibraltar joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean... | |
 | William Swinton - Geography - 1881 - 108 pages
...into the land. t 5. What name is given to a small bay in which shil* may lie at anchor ( A harbor. 6. What is a strait ? A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger parts of water. 7. What other names are sometimes used for "strait" f Mt Everat,... | |
 | William Swinton - Earth (Planet) - 1882 - 136 pages
...6. To what land division do they correspond? These divisions of water correspond to a peninsula. 7. What is a strait ? A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. 8. To what land division does it correspond? This division of... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - Geography - 1885 - 86 pages
...Peninsula with the main land. What is a Cape ? A Cape is a point of land extending into the water. What is a Strait ? A Strait is a narrow passage of water joining two larger portions of water. What is a Channel ? A Channel is a passage of water wider than... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Geography - 1900 - 134 pages
...are oceans ? The largest divisions of the -great sea are called oceans. What is a gulf, bay or sea 1 A gulf, bay or sea is a division of the water partly...water. What is a spring ? A spring is water flowing out of the ground. What is a river ? A river is a large stream of water flowing through the land. What... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Geography - 1904 - 166 pages
...oceans ? The largest divisions of the great sea are called oceans. What is a gulf, bay or sea ? A gnlf, bay or sea is a division of the water partly surrounded by land. What is a strait ? Another work that rivers do for us is to drain the surplus water from the land and carry it back... | |
| |
... three great river systems and the basin which each one drains. Sheets of water surrounded by land are called lakes. Some lakes are called seas. Many rivers rise in lakes. For Recitation. What are oceans ? The largest divisions of the -great sea are... 