New geographies . Ruuian Empire 8, France andPoaseuions 4,279,326 United Statesand Po«e»ioni ^.„^ 3,742,557 and Pom. Aui 1,234,659 Hun. J. It. ? 1 1 Austria-Hungary 241,333 Japan and Possession j 161,113Italy and Possessions 160,839 Fig. 308. —The areas controlled by the eight World Powers. in area, is the British Empire, as seenin Figure 308. What is therank in area of each of theothers ? In Figure 309 the British Empire is seen also to have the greatest population of the What is the rank of each of the United Statescompared inarea and popu-lation withother GreatPowers eight. the e
New geographies . Ruuian Empire 8, France andPoaseuions 4,279,326 United Statesand Po«e»ioni ^.„^ 3,742,557 and Pom. Aui 1,234,659 Hun. J. It. ? 1 1 Austria-Hungary 241,333 Japan and Possession j 161,113Italy and Possessions 160,839 Fig. 308. —The areas controlled by the eight World Powers. in area, is the British Empire, as seenin Figure 308. What is therank in area of each of theothers ? In Figure 309 the British Empire is seen also to have the greatest population of the What is the rank of each of the United Statescompared inarea and popu-lation withother GreatPowers eight. the eight largest nations of the earth. They are simply the eia;ht „^, , , -^ , ,.^^ „, P other large and strongest nations. Uhma, promising for instance, has a much countries of1 1 1 , • the world larger area and population than most of these eight. Yet it is a backward nation, for reasons that we have already studied. What are they Britiih Empire. Ruuian Einpira United State* France ^ Gennaay Japan i^ •ml AuslTia. ^^ PoiessjoHs HungsiT ,000 :i S Fig. 309. —Population of the eight World Powers (1906). others in population? What is the rankof our country in area and populationcompared with the other World Powers?The Power that has the greatest for-eign possessions is the British ^^_ Figure 310 point out theof the Great principal foreign possessions^°^^^ of the British. Can you ac- count in any way for the fact that theBritish have control over so much of theearth? Point out the foreign posses- (p. 221)? China, however, is a verypromising nation for the future. Why(p. 222)? What do you know aboutits occupations (pp. 222-224) ? Argentina is the most promisingcountry in South America, What canyou tell about it (p. 182) ? What othertwo nations of that continent might becompared with Argentina in importance(pp. 182,184) ? Tell the principal factsabout each. How does Brazil compare
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