An Abridgement of Universal Geography, Modern and AncientW.D. Ticknor, 1835 - 520페이지 |
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... temperature of the sea changes much less suddenly than that of the atmosphere , and it is by no means subject to such extremes of heat and cold as the latter . III . SURFACE OF THE LAND . 1. Mountains . INTRODUCTION .
... temperature of the sea changes much less suddenly than that of the atmosphere , and it is by no means subject to such extremes of heat and cold as the latter . III . SURFACE OF THE LAND . 1. Mountains . INTRODUCTION .
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... latter the appearance of a long chain of moun- tains . 5. Deserts , Steppes , & c . There are vast tracts consisting merely of wide plains of sand or shingle , or occasionally broken only by bare rocky heights , destitute of water and ...
... latter the appearance of a long chain of moun- tains . 5. Deserts , Steppes , & c . There are vast tracts consisting merely of wide plains of sand or shingle , or occasionally broken only by bare rocky heights , destitute of water and ...
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... latter . 7. Bed , Banks , & c . The cavity or channel , in which a river flows is called its bed , and generally has the appearance of having been cut or worn by the current itself . The borders of the channel are called the banks of ...
... latter . 7. Bed , Banks , & c . The cavity or channel , in which a river flows is called its bed , and generally has the appearance of having been cut or worn by the current itself . The borders of the channel are called the banks of ...
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... latter prevails in the tropical regions over which the sun is vertical , and is succeeded by the dry season when the sun retires to the other side of the equator . The rains are produced by the powerful action of a vertical sun ...
... latter prevails in the tropical regions over which the sun is vertical , and is succeeded by the dry season when the sun retires to the other side of the equator . The rains are produced by the powerful action of a vertical sun ...
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... latter , and consequently has double the declivity of the Connecticut in a given space ; its current is therefore more rapid . The Merrimack is a beau- tiful stream ; its waters are pure and salubrious , and on its borders are situated ...
... latter , and consequently has double the declivity of the Connecticut in a given space ; its current is therefore more rapid . The Merrimack is a beau- tiful stream ; its waters are pure and salubrious , and on its borders are situated ...
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19 페이지 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
19 페이지 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
128 페이지 - It shall be the duty of the General Assembly, as soon as circumstances will permit, to provide by law for a general system of education, ascending in a regular gradation from township schools to a State University, wherein tuition shall be gratis, and equally open to all.
176 페이지 - ... change of seasons; as in a few minutes he can pass from summer to winter, from the lower to the higher regions of the atmosphere, the abode of eternal cold; and thence descend at will to the torrid or the arctic regions of the earth.
130 페이지 - Assembly, and consists of a senate and house of representatives. The senators are nine in number, namely, three from each county, and are elected for a term of four years. The representatives are elected for a term of two years, and are twenty-one in number, seven from each county.
84 페이지 - Henry, Highland. Isle of Wight. James City. King and Queen, King George, King William. Lancaster, Lee, Loudoun, Louisa, Lunenburg.
143 페이지 - ... it descends from that direction ; yet in its passage southward, it is in some places called Rio Grande, on account of its extent ; but the name of Rio Bravo (Bold or Rapid river), so often given to it on maps, is seldom if ever heard among the people. Though its entire length, following its meanders from its source in the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico, must be considerably over two thousand miles, it is hardly navigable to the extent of two hundred miles above its mouth. The head branch...
176 페이지 - ... but man, and, from the ethereal heights to which he soars, looking abroad at one glance, on an immeasurable expanse of forests, fields, lakes and ocean, deep below him; he appears indifferent to the...
273 페이지 - This celebrated volcano has thrown out flames, at intervals, for more than 2000 years. Its immense size and solitary elevation, the beauty and magnificence of the surrounding scenery, and the terrific grandeur of the convulsions to which it has been subject, have made it one of the wonders of the world. At a distance, it appears like a truncated cone. Upon a nearer approach, the traveller is astonished at the wild and grotesque appearance of the whole mountain.
176 페이지 - He has been long known to naturalists, being common to both continents, and occasionally met with from a very high northern latitude, to the borders of the torrid zone, but chiefly in the vicinity of the sea, and along the shores and cliff-s of our lakes and large rivers. Formed by nature for braving the severest cold; feeding equally on the produce of the sea, and of the land; possessing powers of flight capable of outstripping even the tempests themselves; unawed by...