Methods and aids in geography, for the use of teachers and normal schools . UPHEAVALS DCFHtSSroNS. Fig. 56.—The Upheavals and Depres. m Different Parts of the World. CONTRASTED BELTS 187 Forests and Deserts. A large part of the surface of the earth is covered by oneof these contrasted belts, depending upon the amount ofmoisture. By glancing at Fig. 55, it will be seen at oncethat the belts of desert plains are on or near the tropics;while the forest belts are mostly on or near the equator andsixty degrees north parallel. If the teacher is provided with an oil-painted outlinemap of the world on
Methods and aids in geography, for the use of teachers and normal schools . UPHEAVALS DCFHtSSroNS. Fig. 56.—The Upheavals and Depres. m Different Parts of the World. CONTRASTED BELTS 187 Forests and Deserts. A large part of the surface of the earth is covered by oneof these contrasted belts, depending upon the amount ofmoisture. By glancing at Fig. 55, it will be seen at oncethat the belts of desert plains are on or near the tropics;while the forest belts are mostly on or near the equator andsixty degrees north parallel. If the teacher is provided with an oil-painted outlinemap of the world on Mercators projection, he can readilyreproduce Fig. 55 before the class in contrasted colors. Upheavals and Depressions. A bit of geology always pleases an intelligent simple facts and good illustrations will be found insuch books as Shalers First Book m Geology, and DanasGeological Story Biiefly Told. In Fig. 56, the upheavals anddepressions so quietly going on about the coast of the Atlan-tic Ocean, and on the western side of South America, areplainly indicated. If these are shown on the blackboardwith colored cray
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