An Introduction to Geography and the Use of the Globes, for the Use of SchoolsT. and J. Hodgson, 1829 - 230 σελίδες |
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... receives the three largest rivers on the globe , the Plata , Amazon , and Mississippi . The Pacific Ocean is 11,000 ... receive more than one - eighth of the whole river water . The Pacific Ocean , in consequence of the wide expanse of ...
... receives the three largest rivers on the globe , the Plata , Amazon , and Mississippi . The Pacific Ocean is 11,000 ... receive more than one - eighth of the whole river water . The Pacific Ocean , in consequence of the wide expanse of ...
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... receives on the west side . Mention the length and breadth of the Pacific Ocean , and how many square miles it ... receive ? Mention the length and breadth of the Indian Ocean , and how many square miles it contains . What winds prevail ...
... receives on the west side . Mention the length and breadth of the Pacific Ocean , and how many square miles it ... receive ? Mention the length and breadth of the Indian Ocean , and how many square miles it contains . What winds prevail ...
Σελίδα 31
... and Cape Bon , in Africa . Placed in the midst of high mountains , its shores are steep and narrow ; and if we exclude the waters of the Black Sea and the Nile , the districts whose waters it receives , TO GEOGRAPHY . 31.
... and Cape Bon , in Africa . Placed in the midst of high mountains , its shores are steep and narrow ; and if we exclude the waters of the Black Sea and the Nile , the districts whose waters it receives , TO GEOGRAPHY . 31.
Σελίδα 32
... receives the waters of a surface nearly five times as large as its own . Hence , like the Black Sea , it has an efflux current , and its waters , which are remark- ably fresh , are partially or entirely frozen over , for three or four ...
... receives the waters of a surface nearly five times as large as its own . Hence , like the Black Sea , it has an efflux current , and its waters , which are remark- ably fresh , are partially or entirely frozen over , for three or four ...
Σελίδα 33
... receives some considerable rivers , but is frozen during six months in the year . 14. GULPHS AND BAYS . - The Gulphs of Bothnia , Finland , Riga , and Dantzic , in the Baltic ; the Bay of Biscay , between France and Spain ; and the ...
... receives some considerable rivers , but is frozen during six months in the year . 14. GULPHS AND BAYS . - The Gulphs of Bothnia , Finland , Riga , and Dantzic , in the Baltic ; the Bay of Biscay , between France and Spain ; and the ...
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Σελίδα 192 - The legislative power is vested in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Σελίδα 137 - Asia is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the west by Europe, the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
Σελίδα 192 - No law can be passed without the concurrence of both houses. When that is obtained, it is presented to the president, who, if he approves, signs it ; if not, he returns it, with his objections, for the reconsideration of congress, and it cannot in that case become a law without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members. The president must return it within 10 days, otherwise it becomes a law without his approbation.
Σελίδα 162 - To sum up their character in a few words," concludes the same judicious author; " their vices are, revenge, envy, avarice, rapacity, and obstinacy ; on the other hand, they are fond of liberty, faithful to their friends, kind to their dependents, hospitable, brave, hardy, frugal, laborious, and prudent; and they are less disposed than the nations in their neighbourhood to falsehood, intrigue, and deceit.
Σελίδα 189 - Georgia, on the east by the Atlantic, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, and on the west by the Gulf of Mexico and Alabama.
Σελίδα 10 - CLIMATE is a part of the surface of the earth contained between two small circles parallel to the equator, and of such a breadth, that the longest day in the parallel nearest the pole, exceeds the longest day in the parallel...
Σελίδα 212 - X.) and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; bring the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will show the...
Σελίδα 201 - It is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by...
Σελίδα 40 - It is likewise composed of two bodies, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is made up of men with inherited titles who are not elected by the people.
Σελίδα 4 - When a straight line standing on another straight line, makes the adjacent angles equal to one another, each of the angles is called a, right angle ; and the straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it.