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... remarkable ? ( They are the highest in the world . ) How high is the highest peak ? ( About 5 miles . ) What mountains near the centre of Asia ? In the northern part of Africa ? In the southern part ? In the southeastern part of ...
... remarkable ? ( They are the highest in the world . ) How high is the highest peak ? ( About 5 miles . ) What mountains near the centre of Asia ? In the northern part of Africa ? In the southern part ? In the southeastern part of ...
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... remarkable for the number of its islands and border seas ; these seas are enclosed or partly enclosed by curved lines of islands . 2. The Atlantic Ocean is about half as large as the Pacific . It is remarkable for the many inland seas ...
... remarkable for the number of its islands and border seas ; these seas are enclosed or partly enclosed by curved lines of islands . 2. The Atlantic Ocean is about half as large as the Pacific . It is remarkable for the many inland seas ...
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... remarkable ? What is said of Central America ? -3 . How high are the highest peaks of the Appalachian system ? Has the Eastern Highland any table - land ? -5 . By what is the Low Central Plain divided ? Into what ? What name has each ...
... remarkable ? What is said of Central America ? -3 . How high are the highest peaks of the Appalachian system ? Has the Eastern Highland any table - land ? -5 . By what is the Low Central Plain divided ? Into what ? What name has each ...
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... remarkable depres- sion , which contains the valleys of the Hudson and the Mohawk , and forms the most important natural highway of commerce on the whole continent . 3. The Eastern Highland divides the lowlands into two unequal plains ...
... remarkable depres- sion , which contains the valleys of the Hudson and the Mohawk , and forms the most important natural highway of commerce on the whole continent . 3. The Eastern Highland divides the lowlands into two unequal plains ...
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... remarkable for the peculiar advantages of its position and for its excellent harbor . It is the chief natu- ral doorway to the populous eastern half of the United States . It lies at the outlet of a narrow valley which is the only deep ...
... remarkable for the peculiar advantages of its position and for its excellent harbor . It is the chief natu- ral doorway to the populous eastern half of the United States . It lies at the outlet of a narrow valley which is the only deep ...
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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.