Colton and Fitch's Introductory School Geography; Illustrated by Twenty Maps and Numerous Engravings (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 edition. Excerpt: ...near the Florida Keys dangerous? Yes; there are many shipwrecks here every year. For what is St. Augustine noted? For being the oldest town in the United States. Alabama: for what noted? It yields more cotton than any other state. What is its climate? Warm: ice and snow are seldom seen. Which is the largest city in Alabama? Mobile, on Mobile Bay. For what is it noted? For being, next to New Orleans, the greatest cotton market in the United States. What u the capital of Alabama? Montgomery, on Alabama River. COTTON PLANT. LESSON 49. QUESTIONS ON THE MAP. Which of the states shown on the above map are Southern States? M-i, L-a, T-s. What state north of Mississippi? T-e. What state on the east? A-a. What gulf on the south? M-o. What two states on the west? L-a, A-s. What state north of Louisiana? A-s. What gulf on the south? M-o. What state on the west? T-s. What territory north of Texas? I-n. What gulf and country on the south? G. of M-o, M-o. RIVERS.--What river divides Mississippi from Arkansas and the northern part of Louisiana? M-i. What two rivers from the State of Mississippi flow into the Mississippi River? Y-o, B-g B-k. What river flows south and empties into the Gulf of Mexico? P-l. What river on the northern boundary of Texas? R-d. Through what states does it flow? A-s, L-a. Into what river does it empty.' M-i. What river from Arkansas flows into Red River? W-a. What, divides Louisiana from Texas? S-e (sah-been'). What river flows into Galveston Bay? T-y What two large rivers west of Trinity River? B-s (brah'zos), C-o (kol-o-rah'do). What river divides Texas from Mexico? Rio G-e. What rivers between the Colorado and the Rio Grande? San A-o, N-s (nwa'ces) CITIES AND TOWNS.--What town on the Pearl River, the capital of Mississippi?...