The advanced class-book of modern geography, by W. Hughes and J.F. Williams. By W. Hughes1908 |
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Σελίδα 12
... entire rotation , because the moon has in the meantime been travelling eastward on her journey round the earth . The Lunar Day is thus 50 minutes longer than the solar day , and the tides will not , therefore , occur at the same time ...
... entire rotation , because the moon has in the meantime been travelling eastward on her journey round the earth . The Lunar Day is thus 50 minutes longer than the solar day , and the tides will not , therefore , occur at the same time ...
Σελίδα 29
... entire water - area , while there is only one - third of it in the Continental Hemisphere . Distribution of Land and Water in Zones : The areas ( in square miles ) of the land and water in each Zone have been estimated at : - Zones ...
... entire water - area , while there is only one - third of it in the Continental Hemisphere . Distribution of Land and Water in Zones : The areas ( in square miles ) of the land and water in each Zone have been estimated at : - Zones ...
Σελίδα 31
... entire surface . Africa is closed to the ocean ; Asia opens only its margins ; Europe surrenders entirely to it , and is the most accessible of all the continents . " North America is more deeply indented than South America ...
... entire surface . Africa is closed to the ocean ; Asia opens only its margins ; Europe surrenders entirely to it , and is the most accessible of all the continents . " North America is more deeply indented than South America ...
Σελίδα 39
... entire mass . This consists in a periodical rise and fall in level of the water , which ebbs and flows every twelve hours . We have already explained the cause of the tides ; we must now trace the course of the tidal wave from its ...
... entire mass . This consists in a periodical rise and fall in level of the water , which ebbs and flows every twelve hours . We have already explained the cause of the tides ; we must now trace the course of the tidal wave from its ...
Σελίδα 40
... entire mass of the waters of the ocean . ( 2. ) The " drifting " of bottles for hundreds and thousands of miles from the place where they were thrown into the sea , and the fact that branches and leaves of tropical plants are often ...
... entire mass of the waters of the ocean . ( 2. ) The " drifting " of bottles for hundreds and thousands of miles from the place where they were thrown into the sea , and the fact that branches and leaves of tropical plants are often ...
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Africa agricultural Alps Altai Mountains amount ancient annual Arctic Ocean Asia Asiatic Austria-Hungary Baltic bank Black Sea border Britain British Canal Cape Cape Colony capital Caspian Caspian Sea Central centre Channel chief towns chiefly China Chinese climate coal coast Colony commerce continent cotton Danube desert districts divided division east eastern elevation Empire England and Wales Europe European exports extensive feet fertile flows foreign France French Germany Government Gulf harbour Himalayas important includes India industry inhabitants interior island Italy Japan Lake land largest manufactures Mediterranean millions sterling mineral Mountains mouth native navigable nearly Nile North Sea north-west northern Ocean Orange River Colony peninsula Persia plains plateau population port portion principal provinces railway region Rhine rises River Russia Sea of Marmara shores Siberia south-west southern Spain square miles steamers Strait streams territory total area trade tributaries Turkey United Kingdom valley vast vessels western
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Σελίδα 595 - Here's to the United States ! " said the first speaker, — " bounded on the north by British America, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean...
Σελίδα 768 - Religion. There is no State Church, and no State aid is given to any form of religion. When the settlements of Canterbury and Otago were originally founded...
Σελίδα 589 - From its geographical position and its peculiar characteristics, Manitoba may be regarded as the keystone of that mighty arch of sister provinces which spans the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Σελίδα 13 - A plane superficies is that in which any two points being taken, the straight line between them lies wholly in that superficies.
Σελίδα 13 - 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.
Σελίδα 682 - State, the numbers shall be as follows : — New South Wales 26 Victoria 23 Queensland . . . . . . . . . . 9 South Australia . . . . . . . . . . 7 Western Australia . . . . . . . . 5 Tasmania 5 27.
Σελίδα 709 - December 10, 1859, on its separation from New South Wales. The power of making laws and imposing taxes is vested in a Parliament of two Houses — the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly. The former consists of thirty-nine members, nominated by the Crown for life. The Legislative Assembly comprises fifty-nine members, returned from forty-four electoral districts, for five years, elected by ballot, a six months' residence qualifying every adult male for the franchise.
Σελίδα 41 - in whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern.
Σελίδα 97 - Is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea.
Σελίδα 332 - It 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 the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Oural Mountains.