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... railways , towns , etc. The ex- ercise is best prepared for in the class - room ; it can then be gone over at home by the pupil , if thought desirable ; and should finally be re- viewed and repeated in the class- room as the equivalent ...
... railways , towns , etc. The ex- ercise is best prepared for in the class - room ; it can then be gone over at home by the pupil , if thought desirable ; and should finally be re- viewed and repeated in the class- room as the equivalent ...
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... railways there were in 1889 over 154,000 miles in operation , or two thirds as many as in all the rest of the world . It will therefore be seen that- 9. The physical geography of the eastern half of the United States gives it ...
... railways there were in 1889 over 154,000 miles in operation , or two thirds as many as in all the rest of the world . It will therefore be seen that- 9. The physical geography of the eastern half of the United States gives it ...
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... railways in 1889 ? -10 . What two lines separate the treeless regions of the West from the forest regions of the East ? What important production particularly depends upon frequent showers ? What are the other agricultural productions ...
... railways in 1889 ? -10 . What two lines separate the treeless regions of the West from the forest regions of the East ? What important production particularly depends upon frequent showers ? What are the other agricultural productions ...
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... great water routes to the sea and many lines of railway are the principal channels of this commerce . The first water route is by the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence to the ocean . 34 The second water route is by the Great Lakes. 5.
... great water routes to the sea and many lines of railway are the principal channels of this commerce . The first water route is by the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence to the ocean . 34 The second water route is by the Great Lakes. 5.
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... railway routes are much more numerous and complicated . The principal lake - ports , sea - ports , and other cities are connected by railroads . These railroads and their branches cover the low half of the country , and especially its ...
... railway routes are much more numerous and complicated . The principal lake - ports , sea - ports , and other cities are connected by railroads . These railroads and their branches cover the low half of the country , and especially its ...
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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.