A system of modern geography : for schools, academies, and families : designed to answer the twofold purpose of a correct guide to the student, and of a geographical reading book . ropean cities as compared with the American. For what are theRoman Catholic cities noted ? What rural scenes are found in the cities of Europe ?What is the largest city in Europe ? Ans. London. What is its population ? Wliereis it situated ? In what latitude is it ? In what country, and in what latitude is Paris ?Constantinople? Petersburgh? Naples? Vienna? Lisbon? Dublin? Berlin?Amsterdam? Moscow? On what waters is
A system of modern geography : for schools, academies, and families : designed to answer the twofold purpose of a correct guide to the student, and of a geographical reading book . ropean cities as compared with the American. For what are theRoman Catholic cities noted ? What rural scenes are found in the cities of Europe ?What is the largest city in Europe ? Ans. London. What is its population ? Wliereis it situated ? In what latitude is it ? In what country, and in what latitude is Paris ?Constantinople? Petersburgh? Naples? Vienna? Lisbon? Dublin? Berlin?Amsterdam? Moscow? On what waters is Cadiz? Oporto? Brest? Hague? Toulon? Marseilles?Amsterdam? Naples? On what river is London? Paris? Rouen? Hamburg andDresden? Lyons 1 Warsaw? Bordeaux? Toulouse? Vienna? 13* M0 ENGLAND. / BRITISH EMPIRE. ? The British Empire is equal or superior to any on the globe,especially in wealth, commerce, political influence, and comprehends the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ire-land ; also great foreign possessions in Asia, America, Africa,and Australia, embracing nearly 150 millions of the human fa-lAily. Great Britain is composed of England, Scotland, ^ V l^lew of London. ENGLAND. PART , 50,000 sq. miles—Pop. 13,000,000—262 per sq. mile. England is one of the finest and most beautiful countries inthe world. Its natural features are interesting, and it exhibitsa very happy and striking combination of the works of nature,with the effects of extraordinary human diligence and skill. Itslength is about 400 miles, and its breadth, in some instances,300. It is divided into 40 counties. The climate is very moist and variable, but peculiarly mode-rate and mild, considering the high latitude of,the the winter nor the summer is here found in extremes,both heat and cold being greatly tempered by the influence otthe surrounding seas. The face of the country is uneven, or (0 ^ ENGLAND. 151 undulating, neither elevated into lofty mountains
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