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affl Africa ancient Arctic Ocean Area and Population Area and Population.-The area is estimated Asia Atlantic Australia Baltic basin belong Black Sea Boundaries.-N Britain British Isles Cape Cape Colony Caribbean Sea central centre coal coast colony commercial city consists continent copper cotton Divisions eastern elevation embraces empire England Europe exports extensive commerce feet France Geography Guin'ea Gulf highest summit immense important iron Islands Italy kingdom Lake largest manfs manufacturing Mexico miles mnfs mountain-ranges Mountains mouth nearly North North Sea northern Norway Nubia numerous Oceania Pacific Patagonia plain plateau Population.-The area populous city principal seaport principal towns Products.-The climate province race Rhine Rivers and Towns.-The Russia Russian America Scotland seaport seat second city Siberia Soudan South southern Spain St Petersburg strongly fortified Surface and Mountains.-The Sweden Tobolsk Towns.-The principal rivers trade Turkestan Turkey United West western wild animals
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Page 109 - We have carefully read this truly satisfactory book, and do not hesitate to say that it is an excellent compendium of the great facts of Geology, and written in a truthful and philosophic spirit.
Page 109 - The Geological Examinator. A Progressive Series of Questions, adapted to the Introductory and Advanced TextBooks of Geology. Prepared to assist Teachers in framing their Examinations, and Students in testing their own Progress and Proficiency. By the SAME.
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Page 109 - It has not been our good fortune to examine a text-book on science of which we could express an opinion so entirely favourable as we are enabled to do of Mr Page's little work."— Atheiutmn.
Page 109 - THE GEOLOGICAL EXAMINATOR. A Progressive Series of Questions, adapted to the Introductory and Advanced Text-Books of Geology. Prepared to assist Teachers in framing their Examinations, and Students in testing their own Progress and Proficiency. By the Same.