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Chile (chil'), 211

Cuba (kū'ba), 193

Curacao (kū-rȧ-sō'), 206
Custom house, 67

Cuzco (koos'kō), Peru, 210

D

Dairy farming, 2, (120); in Canada, 184

Chimborazo, Mt. (chỉm-bō-räʼzō), (198) Damascus (dá-măs'kŭs), Syria, 258

Chinese, 170

Chinese Republic, 249

Dams, 48, (132).

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Dates, 15, (167); date palm, 14, (15)

Day, 81; length of, 31

Dayton, Ohio, 157

Dead Sea, 48

Factories, 5

Fair, 232

Fairbanks, Alaska, 173

Farming, 60, 61, 113, 141, 169; (see

also agriculture)

Farm life, 52

Faroe Islands (fā'rō), 236

Fertilizers, 22

Fibers, 3

Fiji Islands (fē'jē), 280
Firemen, 57

Fishing, (58); in New England, 122; in
W. States, 160; in Alaska, 173; in
Canada, 185, 187; in Gt. Britain,
(219); in China, 252

Fish wheel, 160

Flood Plain, 44

Florence, Italy, 230

Flour, 155, 234

Definitions, forms of land, 41; forms Flowers, 170

of water, 46, 48, 49, 51

Delaware Water Gap, 121
Delta, 44, (45)

Denmark, 236

Denver, Colo., 164
Deserts, 13, (159)
Detroit, Mich., 154
Dikes, 237

Direction, 28, 31, 68, 69, 80
Dogs in Alaska, (172)
Drainage, 33

Dublin, Ireland, 219

Duluth (doo-looth'), Minn., 154

E

Earth, form and size, 78; rotation of, 80
Earthworms, 19

Eastern States, 118–139
East Indies, 264

East St. Louis, Ill., 156

Columbia, S. C., 142; River, 159, (160) Ecuador (ěk'wa-dôr), 209

Columbus, Ohio, 157

Commerce, (127), 128

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Edinburgh (ĕd'n-bŭr-o), Scotland, 219 Edmonton (ěd'mun-tun), Canada, 186 Egypt, 272

Elba, 229

Elbe River, 223

El Capitan, 168

Elections, 65
Electricity, 4, 124

Elevators, grain, 152, (187)
Equator, 83, 87

Erie Canal, 45, 59

Den- Erosion, (18)

Eskimos, 6-10

Estancias (ĕs-tän'syäs), 207
Estuary, 44

Euphrates River (û-frā'tēz), 258

Eurasia (ūr-a'sha), 213

Europe, 213-247

Fog, 50

Food, 1; of Eskimo, 8; of Negro, 11; of Arab, 15; of Mexican, 190; of Australian, 278

Forests, (12); in E. States, 121; in So.

States, 145; in W. States, 152; in
Porto Rico, 174; in Canada, 184; in
Germany, 223

Formosa (fôr-mō'sa), 255

Fort Wayne, Ind., 157
Fort Worth, Texas, 147
France, 225

Frankfort, Ger, 225

Fremantle (fre'măn-t'l), Australia, 279 Frost, 50

Fruits, 92; in So. States, 141; in Cali.,

169; in Cuba, 194; in Colombia, 209 Fujiyama, Mt. (foo-je-yä'mȧ), (255), 256 Furniture, 4, 157 Furs, 3

G

Galveston (găl'věs-tŭn), Texas, 147 Garden of the Gods, (111)

Geneva (je-nē'va), Switz., 243

Genoa (jen'ō-a), Italy, 230
Geography, 1

Georgetown, Brit. Guiana, 205
Georgia, 142

Germany, 222–225

Geysers, 167, (192)

Giant's Causeway, 218

Ginger, 195

Glaciers, (6), (8), 47, 119, 168, 172

Glasgow (glas'ko), Scotland, 220

Gloucester (glos'ter), Mass., 125

Gold, 19, 169

Golden Horn, 245

Gothenburg (got'ěn-bûrg), Sweden, 236

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Jersey City, N. J., 137

Jerusalem (jê-roo'sa-lěm), Syria, 258 Jetties, 116

Libia, 273

Libraries, 56

Liège (lê-ězh'), Belgium, 239
Life-saving service, 100
Light-houses, 84, 99
Lighting, 4

Lima (lī'ma), Peru, 210
Linen, 2

Lisbon (liz'bun), Portugal, 241
Little Rock, Ark., 147, 148
Liverpool, Eng., 221

Llanos (lä'nōs), 206

Lobsters, 122

Lodz (lôdz), Russia, 233

Logan Mt., 172

London, England, 221

Long Branch, N.J., 137
Longitude, 83

Lookout Mountain, (140)

Los Angeles (lōs ăŋ'gèl-ès), Cal., 162, 163

Louisiana country (lōo-ē-zê-ă'na), 112
Louisville, Ky., 156

Louvre (loo'vr'), 227
Lumber, 147, 152

Haidarabad (hi-der-ä-bäd'), India, 255 Johannesburg (yo-hän'es-burg), So. Lumbering, 121, 160

Hail, 50

Haiti (hā'tÏ), 194

Hakodate (hä-kō-dä'tâ), Japan, 257
Half Dome, 168

Hamburg, Germany, (223), 225
Hamilton, W. Indies, 196

Hammerfest (häm'er-fest), Norway,
235

Hankow (hän’ko'), China, 252
Harbors, 98, 99

Harpers Ferry, Va., 121
Hartford, Conn., 134

Harvesting, 151

Havana (hả-vănả), Cuba, 194

Haverhill (ha'ver-il), Mass., 133

Havre (hä'věr), France, 227

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Hawaiian Islands (hä-wi'yăn), 102, 174 Killarney, lakes, 218

Hay, 180

Hills, 33-35, 119

Hilo (he'lō), Hawaiian Is., 175
Himalaya Mts. (hl-mä'lä-ya), 249
Hoang River (hwäng), 251
Hoboken, N. J., 137
Holland, 237

Holyoke (hol'yök), Mass., 134
Homes, (1), 3, 4, 9, 15

Honduras (hon-doo'ras), 192

Hongkong (hong'kong'), China, 252 Honolulu (hō-nō-loo ́loo), Hawaiian Is., 174

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Kilns, 4

Luzon (loo-zon'), 176 Lynchburg, Va., 148 Lynn (lin), Mass., 133

M

Machinery, 123, 151
Mackenzie River, 110

Madagascar (måd-a-gås'kar), 275
Madras (ma-dràs'), India, 255
Madrid, Spain, 241

Magdalena River (mäg-dä-lā'nä), 209
Magellan, 240

Maguey (măg'wa), 189

Magyars (modʼyors), 233

Manchester, N.H., 132

Manchuria (măn-choo′rl-i), 250

Mandalay, India, 255

Kimberley (kim'ber-li), So. Africa, 274 Manila, Ph. Is., 176
Kingston, Jamaica, 195
Klondike River (klon'dik), 173
Knoxville (noks'vil), Tenn., 146
Kobe (kō'bě), Japan, 257
Kongo River, 11; State, 274
Koran (kō-rän'), 16
Korea (kō-rē'a), 257
Kurds, 259

Mansfield, Mt., 120

Manufacturing, 4, 5, 61; in E. States,

Kyoto (kyō'tō), Japan, 257

L

La Guayra (lägwi'rä), Ven., 206
Lakes, 42, 47, 119

Land and sea breezes, 26
La Paz (lä päs'), Bolivia, 211
Lassa (läs'ä), Tibet, 251
Latitude, 82

Leadville (lěd'vil), Colo., 164
Leipzig (lip'sik), Ger., 225
Liberia (li-be'ri-a), 274

123, 124, 134, 138; in So. States, 146; in W. States, 153; in England, 221; in Germany, 224; in France, 227; in Italy, 229; in Russia, 232; in Austria, 234; in Belgium, 239; in Switzerland, 243; in China, 252; in India, 254; in Japan, 256 Maoris (mä'o-riz), 280 Maps, 72, 73

Marcy, Mt., 120

Marseilles (mär-sālz'), France, 227
Matto Grosso (mät'oo grōs'soo), 204
Mauna Kea (mou’nä kā ́ä), vol., 174
Mayaguez (mä-yä-gwas'), Porto Rico,
174

Mazatlan (mä-sä-tlän'), Mexico, 188
McKinley, Mt., 172
Measurements, 69
Meat-packing, 151, 156

Mecca (měk'a), Arabia, 258
Melanesia (měl-a-nē'shl-a), 265

Melbourne (měl'burn), Australia, 279
Menam River (mä-näm'), 260
Merced River (mĕr-sed'), 168
Mercury, 161

Meriden (měr'í-děn), Conn., 134
Meridian, 83; city in Miss., 148
Merrimac River, 126

Mesopotamia (měs-o-pô-tā'mi-α), 258
Mexican Cessions, 112
Mexico, 188-193

Miami (mi-ăm'I), Fla., 148

Michigan, Lake, 153

Middle West, 149

Milan (mil′ăn), Italy, 230 Milk, 2

Milwaukee (mil-wô'ke), Wis., 154 Minerals, as plant food, 21; in mountain regions, 39; in U. S., 114; in E. States, 122; in C. States 153; in W. States, 161; in Mexico, 190; in S. A., 201, 204, 207, 210, 211; in England, 221; in Germany, 223; in Italy, 229; in Russia, 232; in Austria-Hungary, 234

Mining, 164, 169; (see minerals)
Minneapolis, Minn., 155
Mint, 129, 130

Mississippi River System, 115
Mississippi Valley, 41
Mobile (mo-bēl'), Ala., 148
Mocha (mō'ka), Arabia, 258
Mohammedans, 258, 270

Mohave Desert (mô-ha’vā), 159
Molucca Islands (mô-lŭk'α), 264
Monazite (mon'a-zīt), 204
Mongolia (mon-gō'll-a), 250
Montenegro (mōn-tā-nā'grō), 246

Montevideo (mōn-tâ-vē-thā’ō), Uruguay, 208

Montgomery, Ala., 148

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Natural gas, 123, 136, 153
Naval stores, 145

Negroes, 10-13, (11), (13), (269)
Nelson River, 110
Netherlands, 237
New Amsterdam, 138
Newark, N. J., 137

New Bedford, Mass., 127
Newburyport, Mass., 125
Newcastle (nū'kȧs-'l), Eng., 221
New England, 120, 131

Newfoundland (Nu'fund-lănd), 187
New Guinea, 264

New Haven, Conn., 134

New Jersey, 129, 137

127

New Orleans (ôr'lê-ănz), La., 147
Newport, R. I., 127
New York City, N. Y.,
New York State, 119, 137
New Zealand, 279
Niagara Falls, 119, (138)
Nicaragua (nîk-d-rä'gwa), 193
Night, 81

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Nijni Novgorod (nyĭzh'nyê nôv'gð-rôt), Peru, 210
Russia, 232
Nile River, 272
Nitrate, 211

Nitrogen, 26

Nome, Alaska, 173

Norfolk (nôr'fok), Va., 145

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Mountains, 36–39; (see under different Oporto (ô-pôr'too), Portugal, 241

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Petrograd, Russia, 233

Petroleum, 115, 136, (161), 232

Philadelphia, Pa., 129

Philippine Islands, 175, 265

Phosphate, 146

Pilots, 99

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Potash, 224

125

Potatoes, 119, 223, 283

Potomac River, 120

Poughkeepsie (po-kip'sÏ), N. Y., 137

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San Antonio (ăn-to/ni-6), Texas, 148
San Diego (dé-ā'gō), Cali., 163
Sandusky (săn-dšski), Ohio, 155
San Francisco, Cali., 163
San José (hô-să'), Costa Rica, 193
San Juan (hwän'), Porto Rico, 174
San Luis Potosi (sän loo-ēs' pō-to-se'),
Mexico, 191

Santiago (sän-tê-ä'gō), Chile, 212
Santo Domingo (dō-miŋ'gō), 194
Santos (sän'toosh), Brazil, 203

Smith, John, 120 Snow, 50

Soil, source of food, 17; how composed, 18; how made, 19; how carried, 20; names of, 20; uses of, 21; how kept fertile, 22

Solar System, 75

Solomon Islands, 264

South America, 196–212
South Bend, Ind., 154
Southern States, 140-148
Spain, 240

Spartanburg, S. C., 142
Sphinx, 272

Spokane (spō-kǎn'), Wash., 164
Sponges, 95, 229

Springfield, Mass., 134
Springs, 24, 42, (43)
Stamping mill, 162
Steamboats (113), 114
Steamships, (62), 63

Sao Paulo (soun pou loo), Brazil, 203, Steel, 136, (162)

205

R

Sardines, 185, 226

Sardinia (sär-dIn'I-a), 230

Races, 103-105

Racine (ra-sen'), Wis., 154

Sarsaparilla, 189

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Steppes, 263

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Saskatchewan River (săs-kăch'e-won) Straits Settlements, 260

Suez, city, 273; Canal, 273

Rain, 22-24

Savannah, Ga., 148

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Sugar, 143, (190), 193

Sugar beets, 152

Schenectady (skě-něk'tȧ-dľ), N.Y., 138 Sugar-cane, 143

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Sulphur, 190

Sumatra (soo-mä'tra), 264 Sun, 29-32

Ranges, 165

Scranton, Pa., 135

Rangoon (rǎn-gōon'), Burma, 255, 261 Seals, 172

Regina (rê-ji'na), Canada, 186

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Seasons, 29-32

Seattle (se-ǎt'l), Wash., 163

Semi-cardinal points, 69

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Sierra Nevada Mts. (sl-ĕr'á nê-vä'da), Tar, 145

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Sacramento (săk-rd-měn'tō), Cali., 163 Sisal hemp (se-säl'), 190

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Teak, 260

Teutons, 214 Texas, 141

Skagway (skǎg'wā), Alaska, (171), 173 Thebes (thēbz), Egypt, 272
Slate, (122)

Tashkend (tåsh-kěnt'), Cen. Asia, 264 Tasmania (tǎz-mā'nĬ-α), 276

Teheran (tě-h'rän'), Persia, 262, 263 Tennessee River (těn-e-sē'), (140)

Thames River (těmz), 222

Threshing, 151, (152)

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