 | John Anderson (of Glenside, Mauritius.) - Mauritius - 1858 - 176 pages
...circumference of a wheel, or any part of it. PART FIRST. What is Geography? Geography is^ description of the earth. What is the form of the earth ? The earth is round, but flattened at each extremity like an orange. What do you mean by the axis of the earth? The... | |
 | American Bureau of Geography - Geography - 1900 - 858 pages
...questions and answers — was put into my hands and I proceeded to memorize it like the Catechism. What is the earth ? The earth is a large, round body composed of land and water. How much of the surface of the earth is land? One-fourth of the surface of the earth is land. How much... | |
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THE EARTH. What is the form of the earth? The earth is a large round body, composed of land and water. 