New geographies . _^ii^?r;>-^5^ Fig. 287. — A Burmese working woman carrying her child. The greater part of these two largepeninulas is under the control of Euro-pean nations. The lions xhe controlshare belongs to the British, of this vastwho rule India and much of ^^^wnthe peninsula east of it. On Figure 310trace the British possessions; the Frenchpossessions. Siam is an independentcountry. This is the part of the world that Co-lumbus was seeking when he discovered 228 WORLD GEOGRAPHY. FiQ. 288. —Natives of India picking tea leaves on a tea plantation. America. He undertook his voyage inor
New geographies . _^ii^?r;>-^5^ Fig. 287. — A Burmese working woman carrying her child. The greater part of these two largepeninulas is under the control of Euro-pean nations. The lions xhe controlshare belongs to the British, of this vastwho rule India and much of ^^^wnthe peninsula east of it. On Figure 310trace the British possessions; the Frenchpossessions. Siam is an independentcountry. This is the part of the world that Co-lumbus was seeking when he discovered 228 WORLD GEOGRAPHY. FiQ. 288. —Natives of India picking tea leaves on a tea plantation. America. He undertook his voyage inorder to find a short and easy route forWhy these briijging to Europe the silks,possessions are dyewoods, spices, perfumes,vaiuab e ivory, and precious stones that had long been reaching Europefrom the Indies. These same valuable products are stillbrought from this region, but other prod-ucts as well now come from here. Onereason why India is of special value toEngland is that it produces much cotton,which is shipped to the British Isles tobe made into cloth. Wheat is anotherimportant crop in India. Why shouldGreat Britain welcome this (p. •190)?Other crops are rice, tea (Fig. 288),coffee, sugar, and poppies, from whichopium is made. The peninsula east of India, and the EastIndian Islands, supply many precious stones. and produce many spices, such as pepper, nut-meg, and cinnamon, besides tropical woods andfruits. Many of these products are shipped toEurope from the principal sea
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