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... direction of the motion is from west to east : this causes the sun to appear to move from east to west . The sun appears to rise in the east because the place where we are is moving towards it ; it appears to set in the west because the ...
... direction of the motion is from west to east : this causes the sun to appear to move from east to west . The sun appears to rise in the east because the place where we are is moving towards it ; it appears to set in the west because the ...
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... directions ? What places are in north latitude ? In south latitude ? What places have no latitude ? What places have ... direction of the meridians towards the top ; south , towards the bottom . 5. Figures showing the latitude are placed ...
... directions ? What places are in north latitude ? In south latitude ? What places have no latitude ? What places have ... direction of the meridians towards the top ; south , towards the bottom . 5. Figures showing the latitude are placed ...
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... direction of the meridians and parallels whenever pos- sible . Let the estimate first be made by the eye only , then stated , and lastly tested by the measuring - slip . Questions . - Is Maine longer from east to west or from north to ...
... direction of the meridians and parallels whenever pos- sible . Let the estimate first be made by the eye only , then stated , and lastly tested by the measuring - slip . Questions . - Is Maine longer from east to west or from north to ...
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... direction ? What current flows from Baffin Bay ? What current northeast of South America ? Southeast ? West ? What current crosses the Pacific near the Equator ? Near the parallel of fifty north ? Zones . What circle crosses the ...
... direction ? What current flows from Baffin Bay ? What current northeast of South America ? Southeast ? West ? What current crosses the Pacific near the Equator ? Near the parallel of fifty north ? Zones . What circle crosses the ...
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... 0 20 23 SOUTH VICTORIA SOUTH POLE 90 2a EXPLANATION . Low Plains ....... Plateaus .. Very High Land .. Volcanoes . Direction of Currents . [ Copyright , 1875 , by Harper & Brothers . ] PHYSICAL EASTERN HEMISPHERE : QUESTIONS ON THE MAP . -
... 0 20 23 SOUTH VICTORIA SOUTH POLE 90 2a EXPLANATION . Low Plains ....... Plateaus .. Very High Land .. Volcanoes . Direction of Currents . [ Copyright , 1875 , by Harper & Brothers . ] PHYSICAL EASTERN HEMISPHERE : QUESTIONS ON THE MAP . -
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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.