Elements of Geography: Mathematical, Physical and PoliticalW. Collins, Sons, & Company, 1872 - 160 páginas |
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... length of day and night : its motion on its own axis causes the apparent rising and setting of the Sun , or the alternation of day and night . The Earth's Orbit , or path round the Sun , is about 184,000,000 miles in mean diameter , and ...
... length of day and night : its motion on its own axis causes the apparent rising and setting of the Sun , or the alternation of day and night . The Earth's Orbit , or path round the Sun , is about 184,000,000 miles in mean diameter , and ...
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... length of the earth's axis ? MATHEMATICAL DIVISIONS OF THE EARTH . For the purpose of determining the position of places , a great number of imaginary lines are supposed to be drawn on the earth's surface , as represented on maps and ...
... length of the earth's axis ? MATHEMATICAL DIVISIONS OF THE EARTH . For the purpose of determining the position of places , a great number of imaginary lines are supposed to be drawn on the earth's surface , as represented on maps and ...
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... length throughout the year , and vegetation is most luxuriant . The Temperate Zones have a milder or temperate climate , the sun never being vertical , the days and nights are more unequal , the four seasons are more distinct , and the ...
... length throughout the year , and vegetation is most luxuriant . The Temperate Zones have a milder or temperate climate , the sun never being vertical , the days and nights are more unequal , the four seasons are more distinct , and the ...
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... Length . Greatest Breadth . Area in Sq . Miles . * Compara- tive Size . Europe , Asia , Africa ,. ( OLD WORLD ) , N. America , S. America , Oceania , ... Australia , 3,400 M. 6,700 5,000 2,450 M. 3,800,000 1+ 5,400 " " 17,000,000 4 / 1 ...
... Length . Greatest Breadth . Area in Sq . Miles . * Compara- tive Size . Europe , Asia , Africa ,. ( OLD WORLD ) , N. America , S. America , Oceania , ... Australia , 3,400 M. 6,700 5,000 2,450 M. 3,800,000 1+ 5,400 " " 17,000,000 4 / 1 ...
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... Length of Coast . 17,000 225 1 * 35,000 486 16,000 750 24,000 354 13,600 515 7,600 395 ONCO CORO Of all the continents Europe has comparatively the greatest extent of coast- line ; it is therefore the most accessible , and consequently ...
... Length of Coast . 17,000 225 1 * 35,000 486 16,000 750 24,000 354 13,600 515 7,600 395 ONCO CORO Of all the continents Europe has comparatively the greatest extent of coast- line ; it is therefore the most accessible , and consequently ...
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Página 11 - Paper be considered as North ; the Bottom, South ; the Right hand, East ; and the Left hand, West...
Página 6 - GEOGRAPHY is a description of the earth. The form of the earth is nearly that of a sphere or globe.
Página 12 - An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger portions together; as the Isthmus of Suez.
Página 22 - California in general, the year is divided into two seasons, the rainy and the dry.
Página 10 - Latitude-]- is the distance of a place north or south from the equator. Longitude is the distance of a place east or west from the first meridian.