New geographies . nd at these summer resorts duringthe winter. Eesorts of this kind are very common nearlarge cities, and some of them have become well Different parts of the ocean have dif-ferent names. For instance, the A tlanticOcean is the part lying be- ^^^^^ ^f thetween the United States and ocean for navi-the land, called Europe, s^*^°°where the English, Irish, Germans, andother peoples live. We buy manyarticles from these countries, such aslinen and woolen cloth, sugar, silk,oranges, and olives; and they likewisepurchase articles from us, such as cotton,wheat, meat, iron and steel good
New geographies . nd at these summer resorts duringthe winter. Eesorts of this kind are very common nearlarge cities, and some of them have become well Different parts of the ocean have dif-ferent names. For instance, the A tlanticOcean is the part lying be- ^^^^^ ^f thetween the United States and ocean for navi-the land, called Europe, s^*^°°where the English, Irish, Germans, andother peoples live. We buy manyarticles from these countries, such aslinen and woolen cloth, sugar, silk,oranges, and olives; and they likewisepurchase articles from us, such as cotton,wheat, meat, iron and steel goods, and 48 HOME GEOGRAPHY leather. Hundreds of millions of dollarsworth of these articles are sent across theocean every year. Thousands of passen-gers also cross the ocean every year, somecoming to this country to live, others men are engaged in it. A single largesteamship may employ five or six hun-dred men, and carry as many as threethousand passengers. Many of the shipsare great steamers, costing several mil-. FiG. 61. —A .section through one of the largest ocean steamers —the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria of the Hamburg-American Line. Note the position of the engines, where the coal is stored, the places for the cargo, passengers, etc. going to Europe to travel, or to visitfriends. The fastest steamers need onlyfive or six days for the voyage. All parts of the ocean are a greathighway, and thousands of ships are al-ways traveling upon it in all directions,carrying people, fruit, iron, differentkinds of machines, mail, and many otherthings (Fig. 61). Although there are so
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