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Page 7 - What is a cape ? A cape is a point of land extending into the sea.
Page 6 - What is an island ? An island is a portion of land entirely surrounded by water ; as -Great Britain, Newfoundland, Cuba, Madagascar.
Page 7 - What is a peninsula ? A peninsula is a portion of land almost surrounded by water. What is an isthmus ? An isthmus is a narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land.
Page 71 - Is the greater part of Africa north or south of the equator ? 208.
Page 24 - Q What is the government of the United States ? A. It is a republic consisting of three branches, viz.
Page 15 - Lake Supe'rior, in North America, is the largest body of fresh water in the World.
Page 56 - Sea, Black Sea, the Bay of Biscay, the Gulf of Bothnia, and the Gulf of Finland. A Sea is a part of an Ocean, having a particular name, as the Irish Sea. A Bay has a wide opening, and runs but a little way into the land, as the Bay of Biscay. A Gulf has a wide opening, and runs a great way into the land, as A Strait is a narrow strip of water which connects two larger portions...
Page 42 - What River connects Lake Superior with Lake Huron ? What Strait connects Lake Michigan with Lake Huron? What River separates Illinois from Kentucky ? What Mountains divide Tennessee into two parts?
Page 5 - How is the surface of the Earth divided? Into Land and Water.
Page 21 - Where is the Gulf of Mexico? Where is the Gulf of California ? What Strait connects the Arctic and Pacific Oceans?