Monteith's physical and political geography; in two parts Part I Geography taught as a science .. Part II Local and civil geography .. . •:A ,^ ?;-- ,- ?* :f-/r - ?^^?.-, < tit i- -i- V,-i -^. A Procession in Japan, in honor of the MiKaoo Descriptive Seography. ^£>!i) 1. ASIA is remarkable for its extent of surface, its high moun-tains, extensive phiias and deserts, excessive climates, vast popula-tion, and historical antiquity. 2. T/ie HbtKilayas, the highest mountains in the world, aresouth of the central part of Asia. Northward, the slope is gradual,while southward, it is very ab
Monteith's physical and political geography; in two parts Part I Geography taught as a science .. Part II Local and civil geography .. . •:A ,^ ?;-- ,- ?* :f-/r - ?^^?.-, < tit i- -i- V,-i -^. A Procession in Japan, in honor of the MiKaoo Descriptive Seography. ^£>!i) 1. ASIA is remarkable for its extent of surface, its high moun-tains, extensive phiias and deserts, excessive climates, vast popula-tion, and historical antiquity. 2. T/ie HbtKilayas, the highest mountains in the world, aresouth of the central part of Asia. Northward, the slope is gradual,while southward, it is very abrapt. 3. The great Plateau Scf/ioii of Asia is in the center ; thegi-eat jjlains are in the north, west, and east. 4. Ihe Highest 3Ioimtain on the globe is Mount Everest,29,000 feet above the level of the sea; the plateau of Thibet isfi-om 10,000 to ,000 feet high. 5. Xearly crcri/ Cointtrij is rirh in wheat, Iice and othergrains, besides precious metals and stones. 6. Famous for the Mauufarfure of rich shawls, carpets, silksand velvets, are India, Persia and Turkey. 7. SIBERIA is composed of forests, stepj)es or prairies,marshes and fertile tracts, with fresh and salt lakes. 8. The N
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