Ward's illustrated geography, by a lady. A sequel to 'First lessons in geography'.1853 |
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Page 24 - N. latitude, and 53° 50' and 58° 20' E. longitude, and bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by the river...
Page 34 - Europe and Africa on the east, and North and South America on the west ; and it is more than 4000 miles in breadth between Africa and the United States.
Page 12 - In the Atlantic Ocean near the European mainland and separated from Great Britain by St. George's Channel, the Irish Sea and the North Channel, is a picturesque country consisting mainly of a central plateau surrounded by Isolated groups of hills and mountains.
Page 90 - Leicestershire Lincolnshire Middlesex Monmouthshire Norfolk Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Rutlandshire Shropshire Somersetshire Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Westmoreland Wiltshire Worcestershire On a Sheet, price 6d.
Page 39 - Periodical winds are those which blow regularly in the same direction, at the same seasons, and at the same hours of the day ; the monsoon, simoom, and the land and sea breeze are examples of this class. The name monsoon is given to winds which blow for six months in one direction, and for six months in another.
Page 37 - ... enclosed on the west by Africa, on the east by the Malayan peninsula, the islands of Sumatra, Java, &c., and Australia, and is quite open to the south. Its form is that of an irregular triangle.
Page 20 - Equator between the Indian Ocean to the west, and the Pacific Ocean to the east.
Page 24 - Strait ; the Gulf of St. Lawrence ; the Gulf of Mexico ; the Bay of Honduras ; the Gulf of California ; and Behring's Strait.
Page 45 - ... 93. What are Zones ? Zones are belts or divisions of the Earth's surface, lying parallel to the Equator. The word zone is from the Greek, and means a belt or girdle. 94. By what lines are the Zones formed ? Zones are formed by the Tropics and the Polar Circles. 95. How many Zones are there ? There are five Zones: the Torrid Zone, the North and South Temperate Zones, and the North and South Frigid Zones. Torrid means hot or parched; frigid means cold or frozen. 96. Where is the North Frigid Zone...