A System of Geography for the Use of Schools; Illustrated with More Than Fifty Cerographic Maps and Numerous Wood-Cut Engravings

A System of Geography for the Use of Schools; Illustrated with More Than Fifty Cerographic Maps and Numerous Wood-Cut Engravings

A System of Geography for the Use of Schools; Illustrated with More Than Fifty Cerographic Maps and Numerous Wood-Cut Engravings by Sidney Edwards Morse

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Author: Sidney Edwards Morse
Page Count: 78 pages
Published Date: 01 Mar 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Type: Pdf
ISBN: 9781130891331
File Name: A.System.of.Geography.for.the.Use.of.Schools;.Illustrated.with.More.Than.Fifty.Cerographic.Maps.and.Numerous.Wood-Cut.Engravings.pdf
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ...elevated from 9000 to 10,000 feet above the sea. On both sides of the mountains the country is low and level. PERU.--What country on the N.? on the E.? on the S.E.? What water on the S. W7 and W.? What is the face of the country? Ans. Along the coast is a low, sandy, barren plain, from 30 to 100 miles wide. Then comes the Andes, in parallel ridges, between which are high tablelands. East of the Andes is the great plain of the Amazon. What great river receives all the waters which fall in Peru, east of the Andes? Naioe some of the principal tributaries of the Amazon from Peru. What is the capital of Peru? What port on the coast nearest Lima' Which way from Lima is Cusco 1 In what part of Perit uArequipa? Huancavelica? Guamanga? Truxilloi BOLIVIA.--Whas country on the N.? E.? S.? W.? What water on the S.W.? What desert along the shore of the Pacific? What lake on the border of Peru? What is the face of the country? Ans. The Andes runs in a continued line from Chili through the western part of Bolivia into Peru. Near lat. 20 S. a branch passes to the east of lake Titicaca, where it throws up the loftiest summits on the American continent. The country around these lofty summits for a peat distance is a very elevated table-land. What great river drains the northern part of Bolivia 1 the southern part? Which u the highest mountain in America? What is its height? What is the capital of Bolivia? Where is Potosi? La Paz? Cochabamba? What port has Bolivia t r_ CHILI.--What country on the N.? E.? S.E.? What water on the W.? What mountains on the eastern border? What island at the south extremity? What islands 400 miles W. of Valparaiso? What is the capital? What port nearest the capital? What town of 10,000 inhabitants N. of Valparaiso? What one, south? What is the fa...

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