New geographies . e delta of the Rhine. Indeed, much \\ - il^k iJ ,^ l^m^ 1 hBhR^^^v^^. l^j5 W ^SSs I^te^i 91 n||MM L . mm HHIHH^HI Industries Fig. 263. — a windmill in The Netherlands, used for pumping out the waterfrom the land inclosed in dikes. of it is even lower than the surface of the sea. In order to live on this very low part, the in-habitants have built embankments, called dikes, 208 WOBLD GEOGBAPHT to keep the sea out, and have dug canals todrain the land. The water that collects insidethe dikes is pumped out by windmills (), or by steam. Canals extend in all direc-tions, and
New geographies . e delta of the Rhine. Indeed, much \\ - il^k iJ ,^ l^m^ 1 hBhR^^^v^^. l^j5 W ^SSs I^te^i 91 n||MM L . mm HHIHH^HI Industries Fig. 263. — a windmill in The Netherlands, used for pumping out the waterfrom the land inclosed in dikes. of it is even lower than the surface of the sea. In order to live on this very low part, the in-habitants have built embankments, called dikes, 208 WOBLD GEOGBAPHT to keep the sea out, and have dug canals todrain the land. The water that collects insidethe dikes is pumped out by windmills (), or by steam. Canals extend in all direc-tions, and furnish excellent highways for are, in fact, among the most importanthighways (Fig. 264), being used in summer forboats, and in winter for skating and sledding. The damp, level land is well suited toagriculture, and this is the principal in-dustry. Cattle raising and Agriculture , . , . . dairying are most dairy products, especially butter andcheese, are shipped to other Fig. 265. — Women in Belgium talting mills; to market in a some of the cheese —called Dutch cheese— being sent to the United States. The Hollanders, or Dutch, as theyare usually called, have been great ex-Navigation plorers. They once had and commerce possession of the Hudson Valley, even the. part where New YorkCity now stands; and they still ownsome of the richest islands in the EastIndies. They have much commercewith the colonies, as well as with otherparts of the world. The Netherlands is a limited mon-archy. The monarch resides at TheHague, but the largest city . A Principal cities IS Amstekdam. Anotherlarge city is Rottekdam, a noted sea-port. (4) Belgium Holland is smaller than Denmark,but Belgium, another limited monarchy,is even smaller than Holland. Area ana popu-Yet it contains more people lotionthan the Netherlands, and is, in fact,the most densely settledcountry in Europe. Findits area and population inthe table on page 255,and compare it in these
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