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... falls at noon is called north . * The opposite point is called south . If you face the north , your right hand is to- wards the east , and your left hand is towards the west . S. North , east , south , and west are called the cardinal ...
... falls at noon is called north . * The opposite point is called south . If you face the north , your right hand is to- wards the east , and your left hand is towards the west . S. North , east , south , and west are called the cardinal ...
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... falls from the atmosphere as rain or snow ; they contain the sources of nearly all XVII . PLATEAUS OR TABLE - LANDS . 1. The great plateaus of each continent are in the same regions and lie in the same direction as the chief mountain ...
... falls from the atmosphere as rain or snow ; they contain the sources of nearly all XVII . PLATEAUS OR TABLE - LANDS . 1. The great plateaus of each continent are in the same regions and lie in the same direction as the chief mountain ...
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... falls upon the land as rain or snow . This water leaves the iand surface in three ways : first , the greater part is evaporated ; second , a part flows directly away , forming lakes , rivers , and smaller streams ; third , a part sinks ...
... falls upon the land as rain or snow . This water leaves the iand surface in three ways : first , the greater part is evaporated ; second , a part flows directly away , forming lakes , rivers , and smaller streams ; third , a part sinks ...
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... Falls are those parts of a river in which the water flows over a precipice . Falls of small streams are called cascades ; of large rivers , cataracts . 4. The rivers in the low plains are the chief natural channels of commerce ...
... Falls are those parts of a river in which the water flows over a precipice . Falls of small streams are called cascades ; of large rivers , cataracts . 4. The rivers in the low plains are the chief natural channels of commerce ...
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... FALL ATSEA LEVEt .. 120 80 40 8. The rain - fall of a country is the quantity of water that falls upon it as rain or snow . In the Torrid Zone the average annual fall is about 100 inches , but in some places in that zone it is four or ...
... FALL ATSEA LEVEt .. 120 80 40 8. The rain - fall of a country is the quantity of water that falls upon it as rain or snow . In the Torrid Zone the average annual fall is about 100 inches , but in some places in that zone it is four or ...
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Page 22 - It is bounded on the north by the United States, on the east by the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, on the south by British Honduras and Guatemala, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Page 8 - The United States is bounded on the north by the Dominion of Canada, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and the Republic of Mexico, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean; the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
Page 3 - It is from the equator that latitude on the earth is reckoned. All places between the equator and the north pole are in north latitude, and all places between the equator and the south pole are in south latitude. The latitude is greater, as the place is farther from the equator and nearer the poles.
Page 3 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, etc.
Page 35 - States in favor of such legislation as will bring about a proper co-operation between the General Government of the United States and the several State Governments for a uniform and efficient system for the registry of deaths, births, and marriages of the population.