New geographies . d King-dom is centered largely in . ^ ^ ?^ Great centers the prmcipal seaports, espe- of manufactur-ciallv London, Liverpool, ingandcom- - >, merce and Glasgow. London, the largest city in the world,is situated on the short Thames River, asfar up as ocean vessels can go. It is thecapital of the country, is engaged inmanufacturing of almost every kind, andhas the most important shipping interestsof any city in the Kingdom. Locate Liverpool,Glasgow,Edinburgh,Birmin gham, and Manchester. What h asbeen said about each? Name the twoprincipal cities of Ireland. For what iseach i
New geographies . d King-dom is centered largely in . ^ ^ ?^ Great centers the prmcipal seaports, espe- of manufactur-ciallv London, Liverpool, ingandcom- - >, merce and Glasgow. London, the largest city in the world,is situated on the short Thames River, asfar up as ocean vessels can go. It is thecapital of the country, is engaged inmanufacturing of almost every kind, andhas the most important shipping interestsof any city in the Kingdom. Locate Liverpool,Glasgow,Edinburgh,Birmin gham, and Manchester. What h asbeen said about each? Name the twoprincipal cities of Ireland. For what iseach important ? 192 WORLD GEOGRAPHY Great Britain and togetherwith thecolonies,form theBritishIts gov- Ireland, The BritishEmpire andits form ofgovernment , unlike ourown, is a monarchy,and the name ofthe present king isGeorgeV().This is not an abso-lute monarchy, how-ever, for the peoplehave an importantshare in making thelaws, as in our owncountry. They electrepresentatives tocorresponds to our. Fig. 240. — George V, King of England Parliament, whichCongress at Wash- ington, and meets inLondon (Fig. 241). (2) Q-erman Empire Until the year1871, the countrymarked Formofgov-German emment Empire on the mapwas divided amonga large number ofsmall independentgovernments. Inthat year they allunited to form theGerman government isa monarchy, thepresent ruler, called the Kaiser, beingEmperor William II (Fig. 242). ^
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