New elementary geography : adapted for use in Canadian schools . iaiidon, Emerson, Rapid City, Selkirk, Carberry,Minnedosa, Morris, Morden, Neepawa, Caniiaii, Virden,and Souris. Find the boundaries of Manitol)a. [ Ix)ok at tlie direction of the riverspoint out the lowest side andthe highest side of Alanitoba. th. This provinco liesiienrlyhalfway hotwoeiithe eastern and west-ern extremities of tlicDominion. It is nearthe centre of the con-tinent. The westernboundary is formed by the meridian 101° 80;the northern by the (iOth parallel oi area is a little more than that of a squareof
New elementary geography : adapted for use in Canadian schools . iaiidon, Emerson, Rapid City, Selkirk, Carberry,Minnedosa, Morris, Morden, Neepawa, Caniiaii, Virden,and Souris. Find the boundaries of Manitol)a. [ Ix)ok at tlie direction of the riverspoint out the lowest side andthe highest side of Alanitoba. th. This provinco liesiienrlyhalfway hotwoeiithe eastern and west-ern extremities of tlicDominion. It is nearthe centre of the con-tinent. The westernboundary is formed by the meridian 101° 80;the northern by the (iOth parallel oi area is a little more than that of a squareof which the side is jIOO miles. Find thestates and provinces bordering on this prov-ince. Describe the direction of the boundaryline between Ontario and Manitoba. Physical Features. The northeastern corneras far as Lake Winnipeg be-longs to the Laurentian pla-teau and contains more orless forest, but the rest of theprovince is part of the greatplain which stretches to theRocky Mountains. This .^ ^uiL«»P^^ (t^-^^ ^ Legislative Buildings, Harvesting in Manitoba plain is lowest near Winnipeg and the Red Rivervalley and steadily rises westward. AboutLakes Winnipeg and Manitoba the elevation isonly 700 feet above sea level, but near theRocky Mountains the elevation is from 3,000 to 4,000 feet. There are two distinct rises onthe way westward, dividing the plain into threelevels or steppes. The first is marked by arange of hills running northwest near Carberryand forming the western limit of the Red Rivercountry. The second ridge passes northwestnear Moosejaw and Ioniis the edge of the third steiipe which slopes up-ward to the loot of themountains. The southof Manitoba is higherthan the north, and the])lain slopes northwardabout a foot in tlie the south the plaindrained by Red Rivier isonly about fifty mileswide but expauds toover 200 miles at the north. The principal rivers are Red River andAssiniboine, both navigable for long lakes cove
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