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... leading line of thought , because commerce , domestic and foreign , is becoming more and more a dominant interest in the affairs of the leading nations of the world , and because no other department of the general subject presents in ...
... leading line of thought , because commerce , domestic and foreign , is becoming more and more a dominant interest in the affairs of the leading nations of the world , and because no other department of the general subject presents in ...
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... leading facts of local geography are rapidly and efficiently reviewed in the construction of quickly drawn outline maps , approx- imately correct , and showing the actual condition of the pupil's knowl- edge of the location of mountains ...
... leading facts of local geography are rapidly and efficiently reviewed in the construction of quickly drawn outline maps , approx- imately correct , and showing the actual condition of the pupil's knowl- edge of the location of mountains ...
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... leading industry . Its chief seats are the Central and Atlantic Plains and the California Basin . Among the principal agricultural products are the grains , which , in the order of their latitude , are rice , corn , wheat , rye , oats ...
... leading industry . Its chief seats are the Central and Atlantic Plains and the California Basin . Among the principal agricultural products are the grains , which , in the order of their latitude , are rice , corn , wheat , rye , oats ...
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... leading imports , and the principal countries from which they come , are dry goods from England and France , sugar from the West Indies , coffee from Brazil , hides from South America , tea from China and Japan , and iron and tin from ...
... leading imports , and the principal countries from which they come , are dry goods from England and France , sugar from the West Indies , coffee from Brazil , hides from South America , tea from China and Japan , and iron and tin from ...
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... leading interest ? - 8. How many kinds of commerce ? What is domestic commerce ? -9 . What are its principal channels ? Which is the first water route ? The second ? What is said of it ? The third ? What is said of it ? -10 . What is ...
... leading interest ? - 8. How many kinds of commerce ? What is domestic commerce ? -9 . What are its principal channels ? Which is the first water route ? The second ? What is said of it ? The third ? What is said of it ? -10 . What is ...
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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.