The advanced class-book of modern geography, by W. Hughes and J.F. Williams. By W. Hughes1908 |
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... rises in the heavens , the longer his apparent course , hence the duration of daylight depends on the elevation or height that the sun attains in the sky . In the latitude of London , the sun rises 62 ° above the horizon at noon in ...
... rises in the heavens , the longer his apparent course , hence the duration of daylight depends on the elevation or height that the sun attains in the sky . In the latitude of London , the sun rises 62 ° above the horizon at noon in ...
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... rises in the east and sets in the west . If we turn towards the sun at noon we face the south , then the east will be to our left , and the west to our right . ( 3 ) By the Compass : In ordinary Pocket Compasses a magnetised needle is ...
... rises in the east and sets in the west . If we turn towards the sun at noon we face the south , then the east will be to our left , and the west to our right . ( 3 ) By the Compass : In ordinary Pocket Compasses a magnetised needle is ...
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... rises in high ground , and discharges its waters into the sea , some times passing through one or more lakes on its ... rise in ground which is nearly level , and at only a trifling height above the sea ; in such cases , the water ...
... rises in high ground , and discharges its waters into the sea , some times passing through one or more lakes on its ... rise in ground which is nearly level , and at only a trifling height above the sea ; in such cases , the water ...
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... rise gradually from the coast towards the interior to the line of greatest elevation . ( 2 ) In all the ... rises from the Poles towards the Tropics-- the highest elevation in the Old World being under the Tropic of Cancer ...
... rise gradually from the coast towards the interior to the line of greatest elevation . ( 2 ) In all the ... rises from the Poles towards the Tropics-- the highest elevation in the Old World being under the Tropic of Cancer ...
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... rises above it . sea . The sea - level is thus , as it were , the relief - equator of the earth , equi - distant from the highest absolute elevation of the land , and the greatest depth of the But the depressed area , or Abysmal Region ...
... rises above it . sea . The sea - level is thus , as it were , the relief - equator of the earth , equi - distant from the highest absolute elevation of the land , and the greatest depth of the But the depressed area , or Abysmal Region ...
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Página 595 - Here's to the United States ! " said the first speaker, — " bounded on the north by British America, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean...
Página 768 - Religion. There is no State Church, and no State aid is given to any form of religion. When the settlements of Canterbury and Otago were originally founded...
Página 589 - From its geographical position and its peculiar characteristics, Manitoba may be regarded as the keystone of that mighty arch of sister provinces which spans the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Página 13 - A plane superficies is that in which any two points being taken, the straight line between them lies wholly in that superficies.
Página 13 - When a straight line standing on another straight line makes the adjacent angles equal to one another, each of the angles is called a right angle ; and the straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it.
Página 682 - State, the numbers shall be as follows : — New South Wales 26 Victoria 23 Queensland . . . . . . . . . . 9 South Australia . . . . . . . . . . 7 Western Australia . . . . . . . . 5 Tasmania 5 27.
Página 709 - December 10, 1859, on its separation from New South Wales. The power of making laws and imposing taxes is vested in a Parliament of two Houses — the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly. The former consists of thirty-nine members, nominated by the Crown for life. The Legislative Assembly comprises fifty-nine members, returned from forty-four electoral districts, for five years, elected by ballot, a six months' residence qualifying every adult male for the franchise.
Página 41 - in whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern.
Página 97 - Is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea.
Página 332 - It is bounded on the North by the Arctic Ocean ; on the East by the Pacific Ocean ; on the South by the Indian Ocean ; and on the West by the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Oural Mountains.