The Teacher's Manual of GeographyD.C. Heath & Company, 1890 - Počet stran: 174 |
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Strana 142 - Red river; then, following the course of the Rio Roxo westward, to the degree of longitude 100 west from London, and 23 from Washington ; then, crossing the said Red river, and running thence by a line due north, to the river Arkansas...
Strana 142 - The whole being as laid down in Melish's map of the United States published at Philadelphia, improved to the first of January, 1818.
Strana 125 - The Avon to the Severn runs, The Severn to the sea, And Wickliffe's dust shall spread abroad, Wide as the waters be.
Strana 139 - ... that a line drawn from the said point due north or south as the case may be, until the said line shall intersect the said parallel of north latitude, and from the point of such...
Strana 139 - It is agreed that a line drawn from the most northwestern point of the lake of the woods, along the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude, or, if the said point shall not be in the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude...
Strana 130 - From the Cascades' frozen gorges, Leaping like a child at play, Winding, widening through the valley, Bright Willamette glides away; Onward ever, Lovely River, Softly calling to the sea, Time, that scars us, Maims and mars us, Leaves no track or trench on thee.
Strana 170 - ... the locations of areas of mineral deposits, of forest growth, of prairies, deserts, plateaus, of the various kinds of soil, of staple products, of dense population, of manufacturing districts, etc. (b) For developing the features of continents, made specially prominent in Physical Geography, these maps are very valuable. (c) In connection with the study of Ancient History, these maps may be used to represent the location of ancient tribes and barbarous hordes of men, the provinces of ancient...
Strana 174 - ... Cloth. 80 pages. Price, 40 cents. Presents, in a few simple lessons, the main facts of this world's relation to other worlds. Picturesque Geography. Twelve plates, 15 x 20 inches, and descriptive pamphlet. Per set, $3.00; mounted, $5.00. Intended to picture the natural divisions of land and water, and at the same time to meet the modern demand for artistic and instructive pictures for decoration of schoolrooms. Progressive Outline Maps : United States, United States, No. 2 (with State boundaries),...
Strana 139 - Superior; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux to the Long Lake; thence through the middle of said Long Lake and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods, to the said Lake of the Woods; thence through the said lake to the most northwestern point thereof, and from thence on a due west course to the river Mississippi...
Strana 169 - ... to correspond with the detailed knowledge gained. Among the advantages of the Progressive Outline Maps, we may mention the following : — I . Economy of time. By using the Progressive Outline Maps all the practical benefits of map-drawing are secured. By tracing the dim outline, and then developing a continent along such special lines as the teacher may direct, every important feature is clearly fixed in the mind of the pupil, in as little time as is ordinarily consumed in memorizing the construction...