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4 Name and locate the capital of each division. 5 What is the capital of Mexico?

6 Where is the volcano Popocalopetl?

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Cape Corrientes?

8 What peninsulas belong to Mexico?
9 Where is the Isthmus of Tehuantepec?

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13 What isthmus in the S. E. part of Mexico? 14 How wide is it?

15 What three cities in Mexico are noted for the silver mines in their vicinity?

16 To what country does the Isthmus of Panama belong?

17 What is the capital of Yucatan ?

WEST INDIES.

1 Into what groups are the West Indies divided? P. 50.

2 What islands compose each group?

3 Name the principal islands of the Bahamas. 4 What islands belong to Spain? To France? to Holland? To Denmark? To Sweden? To Venezuela?

5 Which are the principal islands belonging to Great Britain ?

6 What is the capital of Cuba? Of Hayti? Of Bahama Islands? Of Jamaica? Of Porto Rico? Of Trinidad ?

7 Which is the largest city in the West Indies?

GENERAL QUESTIONS ON NORTH AMERICA.

1 Who were the original inhabitants of North America? P. 52.

2 When and by whom was America discovered?

3 How long is North America?

4 What was the origin of the term Indian, as applied to native Americans?

5 What are the chief minerals of North America?

6 What are the most noted animals of North America?

7 Describe Russian America.

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Iceland.

British America.

Hudson's Bay Company's territory.
Canada. P. 53.

New Brunswick.

Prince Edward's Island.

Newfoundland.

Nova Scotia.

The Great Lakes.

United States.

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22 What are the chief imports of the United States?

23 What are the chief exports of the United States ?

SOUTH AMERICA.

1 Bound South America. P. 57.

2 Name the divisions of South America, and bound each division.

3 Name and locate the capital of each division of South America.

4 Name and locate the principal mountains of South America.

5 Name and locate principal capes of So. Am.

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15 How many and what republics in S. Am.?

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17 What empire in South America?

18 For what is Aconcagua volcanoe noted?
19 How wide is the mouth of the Amazon ?

20 What countries are drained by the Amazon and its branches?

21 Name the five largest cities of South Am.? See Table No. 4.

22 Give a general description of South Am.?

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your parents?

EUROPE.

1 Bound Europe. P. 61.

2 Name the divisions of Europe.

3 Which is the largest country in Europe? Smallest? Most populous? See Table No. 2. 4 What is the extent of Europe? Population? 5 Name and locate the principal mountains of Europe.

6 Name and locate the principal capes of Europe.

7 Name and locate the principal peninsulas of Europe.

8 Name and locate the principal islands of Europe.

9 Name and locate the principal seas, gulfs, and bays of Europe.

10 Name and locate the principal straits and channels of Europe.

11 Describe the principal rivers of Europe.

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14 In what zone is the greater part of Europe? 15 Which is the most northern cape

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17 What Isthmus joins the Crimea to the rest

of Russia?

18 How long is the Mediterranean sea? 19 What five seas border on Russia?

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Turkey?

21 What seas between Europe and Asia? 22 Which is the largest sea wholly in Europe?

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23 Name the largest five rivers of Europe in order of size. See Table No. 6.

24 Name the largest five cities of Europe in order of size. See Table No. 4.

25 What is the latitude of North Cape?

26 Through what countries does the meridian of Greenwich pass?

BRITISH ISLES.

1 What are the divisions of the island of Great Britain? P. 63.

2 What do the British Isles include?

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4 What is the population of Great Britain? Of Ireland? See Table No. 2.

5 Name and locate the mountains of the British Isles.

6 Name and locate the hills of the British Isles.

7 Which is the highest mountain in Great Britain.

8 What group of islands west of Scotland? 9 Which is the longest river of Great Britain? 10 Name the chief rivers of Ireland?

11 Which are the seaports of England?

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13 What is the latitude of London?

14 For What is London noted?

15 Where is each of the following cities and

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