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... sometimes called the Tropics ; it is so called from the Latin word " Torridus " hot . The Torrid Zone is 47 ° in breadth . Where are the Frigid Zones ? The north Frigid Zone lies round the north pole , and is 23 ° in breadth ; and the ...
... sometimes called the Tropics ; it is so called from the Latin word " Torridus " hot . The Torrid Zone is 47 ° in breadth . Where are the Frigid Zones ? The north Frigid Zone lies round the north pole , and is 23 ° in breadth ; and the ...
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... called the Old World . What quarter is comprised in the western hemi- sphere ? America ; this is sometimes named the New World , in consequence of its not having been known so long as the other . By whom was America discovered ? By ...
... called the Old World . What quarter is comprised in the western hemi- sphere ? America ; this is sometimes named the New World , in consequence of its not having been known so long as the other . By whom was America discovered ? By ...
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... name of Scotland ? Caledonia , hence the Scots were sometimes called Caledonians . What two English kings were great enemies of Scotland ? Edward I. and his grandson Edward III . Sir William Wallace and Robert Bruce opposed the former ...
... name of Scotland ? Caledonia , hence the Scots were sometimes called Caledonians . What two English kings were great enemies of Scotland ? Edward I. and his grandson Edward III . Sir William Wallace and Robert Bruce opposed the former ...
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... called " Goitre . " It is sometimes as large as a man's fist . Savoy belongs to the king of Italy . Name three former dukedoms in Italy , but which now belong to the king of Italy . Tuscany , Modena , and Mantua . The capital of Tuscany ...
... called " Goitre . " It is sometimes as large as a man's fist . Savoy belongs to the king of Italy . Name three former dukedoms in Italy , but which now belong to the king of Italy . Tuscany , Modena , and Mantua . The capital of Tuscany ...
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... sometimes called ? The Papal States ; the capital of which is Rome , on the Tiber . Rome was built by Romulus , 753 years B.C .; his brother's name was Remus , they were the sons of Rhea Sylvia , the daughter of Numitor , the son of ...
... sometimes called ? The Papal States ; the capital of which is Rome , on the Tiber . Rome was built by Romulus , 753 years B.C .; his brother's name was Remus , they were the sons of Rhea Sylvia , the daughter of Numitor , the son of ...
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Page 10 - Aries (the Ram), Taurus (the Bull) Gemini (the Twins), Cancer (the Crab), Leo (the Lion), Virgo (the Virgin), Libra (the Scales), Scorpio (the Scorpion), Sagittarius (the Archer), Capricornus (the Goat), Aquarius (the Water-bearer), and Pisces (the Fishes).
Page 14 - America is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the south by the Antarctic Ocean ; on the east by the Atlantic ; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Page 108 - South America is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific.
Page 92 - British possessions on the north, to the Gulf of Mexico on the south, and from Mississippi River on the east to the Rocky Mountains on the west.
Page 127 - It is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean ; on the east by the little river El Arish, (supposed to be the scriptural " River of Egypt,
Page 124 - Mediterranean sea, on the east by the isthmus of Suez and the Red sea, which divide it from Asia, on the south by Abyssinia, and on the west by Libya.
Page 52 - It is bounded on the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany (Hanover and Prussia), and on the south by Belgium.
Page 38 - Biscay, on the south by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, on the east by Italy, Swit2erland, and Germany, and on the nortn by Belgium. La.t. 42° 20' to 50° 5