Monteith's physical and political geography; in two parts Part I Geography taught as a science .. Part II Local and civil geography .. . The Mountains and Plateaus of the United States are here colored Brown ; the Lowlands and Valleys, Green. 87. What States eastof the Mississippi Riv-er contain high land ? In what direction dothe mountains of thatregion extend ? In what part ofMaine is the surfacemost elevated ? OfMassachusetts ? Con-necticut ? New York ?Pennsylvania? Vir-ginia ? 5Iarj-land 1Tennessee ? Ken- tucky ? North Caro-lina ? South Carolina ?Georgia ? Alabama ? What portions of theAtl
Monteith's physical and political geography; in two parts Part I Geography taught as a science .. Part II Local and civil geography .. . The Mountains and Plateaus of the United States are here colored Brown ; the Lowlands and Valleys, Green. 87. What States eastof the Mississippi Riv-er contain high land ? In what direction dothe mountains of thatregion extend ? In what part ofMaine is the surfacemost elevated ? OfMassachusetts ? Con-necticut ? New York ?Pennsylvania? Vir-ginia ? 5Iarj-land 1Tennessee ? Ken- tucky ? North Caro-lina ? South Carolina ?Georgia ? Alabama ? What portions of theAtlantic States consistof lowlands ? Whatportions of the GulfStates consist of low-lands ? What river drainsthe great lowland re-gion of the UnitedStates ? What rivers havetheir sources in theAppalachian System 1 rOLCAXOES,—EAB,THQ UAKES, 19 Sedion VII. §olcanoes-| A Volcano, and Fissures caused by Earthquakes, may be illustrated by means of a Cakewhich IS burst open at the Top. by the Escape of Steam arising from the Fluids withinthe Cake | the Heat of the Oven corresponding to that of the Earths Interior. 1. Volcanoes, Earfliquakes, the Rising and Sinking of theLanxl are all attributed to the pressure of steam and gases,proceeding from the heated interior of the earth. 2. A Volcano is an opening in the earths crust through?which issue melted rock, or laTa, stones, ashes, flame, smoke,and steam. {See Illustration on page 8.) 3. The Materials throivn out usually accumulate aroundthe opening, called the crater. 4. A Rent in the Earths Crust may be made beneath thesea, where a high mountain will sometimes be formed; some-times no elevation appears; the fire, lava, and other materialbeing thrown upwards through the water. 5. Volcanoes allow the Escape of fire and gases from theinterior of the earth, and thus prevent greater destruction byearthqua
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