The European race in temperate climates has fair complexions, but in warm climates it is of a - swarthy colour.

The European race has regular features, and is found chiefly in Europe, the northern part of Africa, and western parts of Asia, and in America.

QUESTIONS.

How many human beings exist on the globe, and into what number of varieties are they divided?

Where is the first variety found?

Describe the inhabitants of the Polar regions.

Which is the second variety of the human race?

Describe the Tartar race.

Where is the Tartar race found?

Which is the third variety, and where is it found?

Describe the Malay race.

Where is the fourth, or black race found?

Describe the Negro race.

Which is the fifth variety?

Describe the American Indian.

Which is the sixth variety?

Describe the European or white race, and tell where they are found.

QUESTIONS ON THE MAP OF THE WORLD.

The first variety of the human race is found in the polar regions or countries between the polar circles and poles.

Name the countries which extend within the polar circles. The Tartar race extends over nearly the whole of the eastern part of Asia. In what part of the world is Asia?

The Malay race is found in Malacca, and some of the adjacent islands.

Tell where Malacca is situated.

The Negro or black race is found in Africa and Austral Asia.
In which hemisphere are Africa and Austral Asia?
The Indian race is found in America.

In which hemisphere is America?

The European or white race is found in Europe, the northern part of Africa, and western parts of Asia, and in America.

Tell the situations of the countries in which the European or white race is found.

RELIGIONS.

The inhabitants of the earth profess four kinds of religion: Paganism, Mahometanism, Judaism, and Christianity.

Pagans are those who believe in a plurality of gods, and worship idols.

The Mahometans are believers in Mahomet, a pretended prophet, who lived in Arabia 622 years after Christ.

The Jews were the ancient inhabitants of Judea, but are now scattered among every nation on the earth.

The Jews believe in the Old Testament, but not in the New; they consider Christ as an impostor, but expect a Messiah yet to come.

Christians are the believers in Christ.

There are three great divisions of Christians; Roman Catholics, Greek Christians, and Protest

ants.

Roman Catholics obey the Pope, whom they believe to have received his office by continued succession from the Apostle Peter to the present time. They worship before images.

The Greek Christians resemble the Roman Catholics, but do not acknowledge the authority of the Pope.

Protestants disclaim the jurisdiction of the

Pope, and take the Bible only for their guide in religious matters.

Protestants are divided into a great number of sects; among which are Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Baptists, Quakers, &c.

Of the 800 millions of inhabitants supposed to exist on the globe, the number of Pagans is probably 480 millions, Mahometans 140 millions, Catholics 80 millions, Greek Church 30 millions, Protestants 65 millions, and Jews 4 or 5 millions. QUESTIONS.

What religions do the inhabitants of the earth profess?

Describe Pagans.

Who are the Mahometans?

What is said of the Jews?

In what do the Jews believe?

Who are the Christians?

Which are the three principal divisions of Christians?
What is said of the Roman Catholics?

Do the Greek Christians resemble the Roman Catholics?

What is said of the Protestants?

Which are the principal sects among Protestants?

What is the supposed number of Pagans? Mahometans? Catholics? Greek Christians? Protestants? Jews?

QUESTIONS ON THE MAP OF THE WORLD.

Pagans are those who worship idols, and believe in a plurality of gods. They are found throughout nearly the whole of Asia, the Asiatic islands, and Africa, and in some parts of Europe and America.

Examine the Map, and tell how the countries in which Paganism is the prevailing religion, are situated.

Mahometans are followers of Mahomet, a pretended prophet, who lived in Arabia.

In what part of Asia is Arabia?

The Jews are the ancient inhabitants of Judea, a small country, situated at the eastern extremity of the Mediterranean sea. This was likewise the country in which our Saviour, Jesus Christ, after whom we are called Christians, lived, and was crucified.

In what grand division of the earth is Judea?

Roman Catholics obey the Pope, who exercises a temporal jurisdiction in Italy, and a spiritual jurisdiction extending to all Roman Catholic countries. The countries in which the Roman Catholic is the prevailing re ligion, are Italy, Austria, France, Spain, Portugal, South America, and

Mexico.

In what part of the world are each of the above Roman Catholic countries?

Greek Christians are principally found in Greece, Russia, and Turkey.

In what grand division of the globe are those countries inhabited by the Greek Christians?

Protestants are principally found in Great Britain, Germany, Prussia, Sweden, Norway, and in North America.

In what grand division of the globe are the principal Protestant countries?

GOVERNMENT.

There are three kinds of Government instituted among mankind: Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy.

In an absolute Monarchy, the will of the monarch is the law; as in Russia and Turkey.

An Aristocracy, is a government which is exercised by nobles; but in which the great body of the people have no voice.

A Democracy, or Republican Government, is that in which the people choose their own rulers; as in the United States.

Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy, arc sometimes found combined in the same government, and it is then called a limited Monarchy; as that of Great Britain.

Savage and barbarous tribes are governed by petty monarchs, or chiefs.

QUESTIONS.

What three kinds of government prevail among mankind?

What is an absolute Monarchy?

What kind of government is an Aristocracy?

Describe a Democracy, or Republican government.

When the three forms of government are combined, by what name is the government called?

How are the savage tribes usually governed?

QUESTIONS ON THE MAP OF THE WORLD.

An absolute Monarchy is that in which the voice of the monarch is the law. All the countries of Asia, and Africa, and Russia, and Turkey in Europe, are governed by absolute Monarchs."

Point out on the map those countries which are governed by absolute monarchs.

Democracy, or Republican government, is that in which the people choose their own rulers. Republican governments are only found in America, all the countries of which, whose form of government has been fixed, are republican, (Brazil excepted.)

Point out on the Map the division of the globe which is Republican, (except Brazil.)

A limited Monarchy is that form of government which is composed of Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy. This form of government is principally confined to Europe; all the governments of which may come under this class, in various degrees, excepting Russia and Turkey.

Point out on the Map the countries, the government of which are limited Monarchies.

DEFINITION OF GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS.

1st. Of those applied to Land.

A Continent is a large body of land surrounded, but not divided, by Oceans or Seas.

There are only two continents, the Eastern and Western.

An Island is a smaller portion of land, entirely surrounded by water; as Great Britain, Cuba. A Cape is the extremity of a point of land extending into the sea.

When a Cape is considerably elevated above the level of the sea, it is called a Promontory.

A Peninsula is a portion of land surrounded by water, excepting a narrow strip which joins it to some other larger portion of land; as Nova Scotia.

An Isthmus is a narrow neck of land, connecting two more extensive divisions; as the Isthmus of Darien, or Panama.

A Mountain is land much elevated; as the Andes.

Those mountains which emit smoke and flames are called volcanoes, or volcanic mountains.

A Desert is a tract of country the soil of which is incapable of being rendered productive by cultivation, as the Great Sahara in Africa.