Woodbridge and Willard's Universal Geography ...: Accompanied by Modern and Ancient Atlases ...Belknap and Hamersley, 1836 - 96 páginas |
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Términos y frases comunes
Africa agriculture alluvial ancient animals Asia basin Black Sea boundaries bounded branches called Canal Cape capital Caspian Sea celebrated chain chief chiefly China climate coast cold College commerce connected contains countries cultivated declivity deserts earth east eastern elevated England equator Europe exported extends feet fertile France furnish Germany globe Greenland Gulf Gulf of Mexico heat height Hindoostan important India Inhab inhabitants Ireland islands Italy Lake land language latitude manufactures Mexico miles Mississippi mountains nations navigation northern Norway ocean Ohio pass Persia Peru population portions principal produce quantities regions remarkable render resemble ridge rise rivers rocks Russia salt Scotland seasons Siberia snow soil sometimes South America southern Southern United Spain springs streams surface Sweden Switzerland Tartary Temperate temperature tion Torrid Zone towns tracts trade tribes Turkey United Ural Mountains usually vegetables volcanoes warm western winds winter
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Página 43 - I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Página 78 - In regard to this extensive section of country, we do not hesitate in giving the opinion, that it is almost wholly unfit for cultivation, and of course uninhabitable by a people depending upon agriculture for their subsistence. Although tracts of fertile land, considerably extensive, are occasionally to be met with, yet the scarcity of wood and water, almost uniformly prevalent, will prove an insuperable obstacle in the way of settling the country.
Página iv - An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints.
Página 15 - The native Caledonians preserved in the northern extremity of the island their wild independence, for which they were not less indebted to their poverty than to their valour. Their incursions were frequently repelled and chastised; but their country was never subdued.
Página 6 - March, it is less than half enlightened, and the days are less than 12 hours; while the southern hemisphere has the long days of summer. 38. In going from the equator to the polar circles, the days of summer are from...
Página 28 - Euphrates flowed through it, and over this river was a bridge more than a half a mile in length. At the end of the bridge were two palaces that communicated with each other, by a vault built under the channel of the river. Before the bridge and vault could be built, a lake 37 miles square and 35 feet deep, was dug to receive its waters. After this was completed, the river was again permitted to flow in its ancient channel.
Página iv - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Página 53 - Jimerica is distinguished for the size of its lakes; which have even been the scenes of naval engagements. Lake Superior is the largest body of fresh water on the globe. The lakes of Nicaragua, in Guatemala, and of Maracaybo, and Titicaca, in South America, are also very large bodies of fresh water.
Página 8 - The mariner's compass is divided into 32 points. 52. On the Earth, east is that part of the heavens in which the Sun rises, and west, that part in which it sets. When we stand with our right hand to the east, the west is on our left, north before us, and south behind us. 53. On a map or chart, the upper part is always north — the bottom, south, — the right hand, east — and the left hand, west, as represented in the following figure.
Página 121 - ... exposure is coldest. 704. When the sun's rays strike upon the land, they are stopped and accumulated at the surface. They are then reflected into the air and to surrounding objects; so that the reflected heat is often greater than the direct heat of the sun. Hence the heat of valleys, where the rays are reflected by the mountains, is sometimes very great.