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First Lessons in Geography: Or, Introduction to "Youth's Manual of Geography"
First Lessons in Geography: Or, Introduction to "Youth's Manual of Geography"
First Lessons in Geography: Or, Introduction to "Youth's Manual of Geography"
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First Lessons in Geography: Or, Introduction to "Youth's Manual of Geography"

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    First Lessons in Geography - James Monteith

    James Monteith

    First Lessons in Geography

    Or, Introduction to Youth's Manual of Geography

    EAN 8596547172659

    DigiCat, 2022

    Contact: DigiCat@okpublishing.info

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    A young man on his way to school.

    LESSON I.

    Q. What is Geography?

    A. A description of the Earth's surface.

    Q. What is the Earth?

    A. The planet or body on which we live.

    Q. What is the shape of the Earth?

    A. Round, like a ball.

    Q. Of what is the Earth composed?

    A. Land and Water.


    LESSON II.

    Q. What is a Continent?

    A. The largest division of the land.

    Q. How many Continents are there?

    A. Two; the Eastern and the Western.

    Q. On which Continent do we live?

    A. On the Western Continent.

    Q. What are the divisions of the Western Continent?

    A. North America and South America.

    Projection map Western and Eastern Hemispheres.

    Q. What are the divisions of the Eastern Continent?

    A. Europe, Asia, and Africa.

    Q. What is an Ocean?

    A. The largest division of the water.

    Q. How many Oceans are there?

    A. Five; Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern or Antarctic, Northern or Arctic.


    LESSON III.

    Q. Which is the largest Ocean?

    A. The Pacific Ocean.

    Q. What is an Island?

    A. A portion of land entirely surrounded by water.

    Q. What is a Peninsula?

    A. A portion of land almost surrounded by water.

    A globe flying through clouds.

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