The Geographical Reader and Primer: A Series Journeys Round the World (based Upon Guyot's Introduction) with Primary LessonsIvison, Blakeman, 1882 - 282 páginas |
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Página 182 - Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful World, With the wonderful water round you curled, And the wonderful grass upon your breast — World, you are beautifully dressed. The wonderful air is over me. And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree, It walks on the water, and whirls the mills, And talks to itself on the top of the hills.
Página 206 - Mexico and far down to into Mexico. Even in Alaska their remains are not uncommon. Unfortunately, many of the sp.ecies are known to us from their teeth only; and, in many...
Página 182 - And talks to itself on the tops of the hills. You friendly Earth, how far do you go, With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow, With cities and gardens, and cliffs and isles And people upon you for thousands of miles ? Ah! you are so great, and I am so small, I tremble to think of you, World, at all; And yet, when I said my prayers today, A whisper inside me seemed to say, "You are more than the Earth, tho you are such a dot: You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!
Página 199 - America has a hot climate, our country has a temperate climate, and the Arctic shores have a cold climate. Countries alike in climate are situated about the same distance from the equator; so we think of them as forming belts, or zones, around the earth. There are four parallels, with names, which mark the boundaries of the zones. The climate of a country is the state of the air. It may be warm, cold, or temperate ; moist or dry; healthy or unhealthy. The hottest countries lie on and near the equator,...
Página 212 - House," as shown in the engraving. Who is President at the present time ? 9. By what body are the laws made ? Of what does Congress consist ? By whom are the Senators chosen ? The Representatives ? Where does Congress meet ? 10. How old is the United States ? Tell what you know about its history. LESSON XI., p. 28. — I. In what part of the United States is New England ? What does this name imply ? 2. Who gave New England its name ? 3.
Página 188 - POLE The Earth in Hemispheres. Directions are shown on maps and globes by two sets of lines crossing each other. North-and-south lines cross the map from top to bottom, and are called meridians. On the globe the meridians all meet in two points, the north pole and the south pole. The east-and-west lines cross the map from side to side, and are called parallels. The line extending around the globe, half way between the poles, is the equator. Toward the top of the map, along a meridian, is north ;...
Página 143 - Alps, a high, rugged mountain range. Its lower slopes are covered with vineyards, orchards, wheat fields, and meadows, with pleasant villages in every valley. Higher up are green forests of oak and walnut, then tall, dark pines and firs.
Página 202 - ... races of men, — one white, three brownish, and two black. The white race are the native people of Europe and Western Asia ; but they have spread over America and parts of the other continents. This is the most powerful race, and has made most improvement. GEOGRAPHICAL PRIMER. The yellowish-brown people belong to Japan, China, and the rest of Eastern Asia. They are called the yellow, or Mongolian, race. The blackish-brown people live on the islands of the Pacific. They are called the brown race,...
Página 222 - WEST VIRGINIA. Alleghany Mountains, WHEEL'-ING. DIST. CO-LUM'-BI-A. WASHINGTON. How would you go by water from Albany to Philadelphia? From Philadelphia to Baltimore? From Baltimore to Washington? From New York to Richmond? From Buffalo to New York ? Write the names of all States, mountains, rivers, and cities learned in Lesson XXVIII. XXIX.