A System of Universal Geography: On the Principles of Comparison and Classification, Tema 1Oliver D. Cooke & Company, 1827 - 340 páginas |
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... elevated plain is called a plateau or table - land . 122. Deserts are extensive plains , which are almost destitute of vegetation , and contain few springs or streams of water . 123. A body of water enclosed by the land is called a lake ...
... elevated plain is called a plateau or table - land . 122. Deserts are extensive plains , which are almost destitute of vegetation , and contain few springs or streams of water . 123. A body of water enclosed by the land is called a lake ...
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... elevated shore , with deep water , and harbours free from shoals . Sometimes a primary shore descends suddenly , in a uniform line , with few bays or islands ; as on the southern coast of Africa , and the western coast of America . But ...
... elevated shore , with deep water , and harbours free from shoals . Sometimes a primary shore descends suddenly , in a uniform line , with few bays or islands ; as on the southern coast of Africa , and the western coast of America . But ...
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... elevated above the sea . They are also free from rocks ; and when the soil is fertile , are easily cultivated . 189. The rivers run smoothly over deep beds , and are navigable almost to their sources . But the mouths of the rivers and ...
... elevated above the sea . They are also free from rocks ; and when the soil is fertile , are easily cultivated . 189. The rivers run smoothly over deep beds , and are navigable almost to their sources . But the mouths of the rivers and ...
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... elevated above the level of the sea , as may be seen in the Section of South America ; and descend towards the sea , so that they have not those marshes and collections of water , so common in the steppes of Asia . 209. The llanos of ...
... elevated above the level of the sea , as may be seen in the Section of South America ; and descend towards the sea , so that they have not those marshes and collections of water , so common in the steppes of Asia . 209. The llanos of ...
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... elevated of any extent upon the globe . This circum- stance , and its northern latitude , preserves it from the scorching heats of more southern deserts ; but it is equally destitute of water , and camels only can be used in crossing it ...
... elevated of any extent upon the globe . This circum- stance , and its northern latitude , preserves it from the scorching heats of more southern deserts ; but it is equally destitute of water , and camels only can be used in crossing it ...
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Página 41 - They were unenlightened by science, and unacquainted with that religion, which enjoins men to do unto others as they would that others should do unto them.
Página 11 - 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 8 - 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.
Página 28 - ... and it is difficult to observe the temperature of the atmosphere, without these particles of sand striking against the bulb of the thermometer. All around us, the plains seemed to ascend toward the sky, and that vast and profound solitude appeared to our eyes like an ocean covered with sea-weeds. According to the unequal mass of vapours diffused through the atmosphere, and the variable decrement in the temperature of the...
Página 84 - Carolina are navigable nearly through the alluvial region, and there are some good harbors at their mouths. The coast of North Carolina is bordered with a range of low, sandy islands, enclosing a chain of sounds. Their entrances are generally obstructed by bars, which vessels of considerable size cannot pass. But the streams are navigable for sloops some distance into the interior.
Página 47 - ... hung with festoons of various forms and brilliant appearance. In some parts, immense columns descend to the floor; others present the appearance of trees and brooks turned to marble. The Peak cavern, in Derbyshire, England, is also a celebrated curiosity of this kind.
Página 71 - PROBLEM X. — To find the Length of the Day and Night at any time of the Year. Only double the time of the sun's rising that day, and it gives the length of the night ; double the time of its setting, and it gives the length of the day. Thus...
Página 257 - Several of these are navigable, with occasional obstructions from fells, for boats and canoes, while they offer many choice situations for the erection of mills. On the northern shores of Lake Ontario is a ridge of heights of no great elevation, and of inconsiderable breadth, from which the land soon descends again, and forms a level...
Página 83 - As a navigable channel, it is superior to any north-east of the Hudson. The numerous rivers on the eastern declivity of the Apalachian chain afford the advantages of a good inland navigation to most parts of the Atlantic states. In all those streams which flow through the alluvial region from the Mississippi to the...
Página 70 - It runs nearly parallel with the coast of the Pacific Ocean, at the distance of several hundred miles ; and probably extends to the Arctic Circle.