27. The bay of Fundy is remarkable for its tides, which rise sometimes, in the narrowest part, to the height of 60 feet.

28. Some of the principal exports are fish, timber, and plaster of Paris or gypsum.

29. Halifax, the capital, has considerable commerce, and is noted for its fine harbour, and for being the principal Englisli naval station in the northern part of America.

ST. JOHN's and CAPE BRETON.

30. St. John's or Prince Edward island and the island of Cape Breton', (Bre-toon'), have only a few inhabitants but are valuable for their fisheries.

31. Louisburg, on Cape Breton', was once strongly fortified, and is famous for having been twice taken from the French, the first time before the middle of the last century, by New England troops; the second time, a few years after, by the English.

NEWFOUNDLAND.

32. Newfoundland is a large island, very little cultivated, having a cold, dreary climate, much subject to fogs and

storms.

33. It is important chiefly for its cod fisheries, which are the most valuable in the world.

34. They are carried on chiefly by the United States and Great Britain upon the banks of Newfoundland, and have employed annually more than 3,000 sail of small vessels.

27. For what is the bay of Fundy remarkable? 28. What are some of tne principal exports?

29. What is said of Halifax?

30. What is said of the islands of St. John's and Cape Breton? 31. For what is Louisburg famous ?

32. What is said of Newfoundland ` 33. For what is it chieflv important ' 34. How are the fishes batījoù vu

THE BERMUDAS.

35. The Bermudas, or Somers Islands, are situated nearly equidistant from Nova Scotia and the West Indies.

36. They are about 400 in number, but most of them are very small, barren, and uninhabited.

37. The climate is of a delightful temperature, yet subject to violent storms.

35. How are the Bermudas situated?

36. What is said of them? 37. What is the climate?

QUESTIONS ON THE MAP OF NORTH AMERICA.

1. What ocean lies east of North America?

2. What ocean is west?

3. What part of North America do the United States comprise?

4. What countries lie north of them? 5. What countries souta 6. Which is most northerly, Baffin's or Hudson's bay?

7. With what ocean do these bays communicate?

8. Where is James's bay?

9. Where is the gulf of St. Lawrence? 10. The gulf of Mexico? 11. The gulf of California? 12. The Caribbean

sea?

13. What lakes lie between the United States and Canada?

14. What river flows from these lakes into the gulf of St. Lawrence?

15. What lakes lie farther to the northwest ?

16. What river flows from Slave Lake into the Arctic ocean?

17. What rivers flow into Hudson's bay?

18. What two large ones flow into the gulf of Mexico?

19. Where is the Oregon or Columbia river?

20. What are its principal branches?

21. Where are the Rocky Mountains?

22. What great rivers rise in the Rocky Mountains?

23. Where is Beering's strait?

24. In what part of North America are the Russian possessions?

25. Where is Mount St. Elias?

26. Where the peninsula of Alaska?

27. Where are Cook's Inlet and Prince William's Sound?

28. Where is Nootka Sound?

29. What islands are near the west coast of North America?

30. What islands are near the east coast?

31. Where is Greenland? 32. Where Cape Farewell?

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UNITED STATES.

1. The territory of the United States embraces the middle division of North America, extending from the Atlantic ocean, on the east, to the Pacific on the west; nearly 3,000 miles from east to west, and 1,700 from north to south.

2. Most of the country which lies west of the Mississippi, is still in the possession of the Indians, and also a part of that which is east of this great river.

3. The number of states is 24; and, in addition to these, there are several large territories, which are but little settled.

33. By what is Greenland separated from the northeast part of North America?

34. How is Labrador situated?

35. How New North and New South Wales?

36. What countries lie between New Britain and the United

States?

37. How is Newfoundland situated? 38. Cape Breton and St John's islands? 39. Nova Scotia? 40. New Brunswick,

(N. B.)?

41. Where is Halifax? 42. Where the bay of Fundy? 43. Where the Bermuda Islands?

Questions to be answered from the Map of the United States

44. How is Upper Canada separated from the United States? 45. What lakes lie within Upper Canada?

46. What river separates Upper from Lower Canada?

47. On which side of Lower Canada is Upper Canada ?

48. How is York situated? 49. Kingston?

50. In what direction does the St. Lawrence flow?

51. What rivers flow into it?

52. What towns are situated upon it?

53. How is Quebec situated? 54. In what direction from Boston? 55. Which way is Montreal from Quebec? 56. Which way from New York?

QUESTIONS. UNITED STATES.

1. What is the extent of the territory of the United States? 2. What part is in the possession of the Indians?

3 How many states are there?

4. The states are distinguished into four general divisions, the Eastern, Middle, Southern, and Western.

4. Into what general divisions are the states distinguished? Wha are the Eastern States? The Middle States? The Soutnern States? The Western States? What Territories are there? What is the seat of government of Maine? Of New Hampshire? &c.

5. The states are all divided into counties, and in the Eastern, Middle, and a part of the Western States, the counties are subdivided into townships, but in the rest they are not.

6. Tue Eastern States are generally mountainous or hilly. South of Long Island, the coast, in some parts, for more than 100 miles from the sea, is mostly a low, sandy plain; but above the tide waters, the country becomes hilly and mountainous. The vast extent of country between the Alleghany and Rocky Mountains, is, for the most part, but moderately uneven.

7. The two great ranges of mountains are the Alleghanies in the east, and the Rocky Mountains in the west. The Alleghany Mountains extend from Alabama into the state of New York; or, according to some, nearly to the mouth of the St. Lawrence, including the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

8. Lakes Michigan' and Champlain' are wholly within the United States. Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Onta'rio, lie one half in this country, and one half in Canada.

9. The United States contain many large and navigable

5. What is said respecting the division of the states into counties and townships?

6. What is said of the face of the country?

7. What mountains are there? 8. What lakes? 9. What rivers?

QUESTIONS ON the Map of the United STATES.

1. Which state lies farthest to the northeast?
2. What part of the United States is farthest south?

3. What is the direction of the coast from Florida to Maine?
4. What are the principal bays on the coast?

5. What capes are there at the mouth of Massachusetts bay?
6. Where is Delaware bay? 7. What capes at its mouth?
8. Where is Chesapeake bay? 9. What capes at its mouth?
10. What capes are there on the coast of North Carolina?
11. What is the direction of the Alleghany Mountains?

12. What is the direction of the course of the St. Lawrence? 13. Of the Connecticut, Hudson, and Delaware?

14. In what direction do the rivers in the Southern States flow into the Atlantic?

15. What are the principal rivers that flow into the Atlantic? 16. What rivers flow into the gulf of Mexico?

17. In what direction do they run?