. Europe and other continents . 0, facing p. 301). — (1) Compare Austria-Hungary with Germany in area. (2) Compare the two countries inpopulation. (3) Compare the two in number of large cities. Inwhich, therefore, would you expect to find most development ? (4) About what proportion of the boundary is formed by water? (5) What countries border this empire ? (6) How does its latitudecompare with that of France? Of Italy? (7) What portions aremountainous? (8) What would you say about the variety of cli-mate ? (9) What sections do not belong to the Dauube basin ? Physiography and Climate. — A lar
. Europe and other continents . 0, facing p. 301). — (1) Compare Austria-Hungary with Germany in area. (2) Compare the two countries inpopulation. (3) Compare the two in number of large cities. Inwhich, therefore, would you expect to find most development ? (4) About what proportion of the boundary is formed by water? (5) What countries border this empire ? (6) How does its latitudecompare with that of France? Of Italy? (7) What portions aremountainous? (8) What would you say about the variety of cli-mate ? (9) What sections do not belong to the Dauube basin ? Physiography and Climate. — A large proportion of the boundary line of Austria-Hungary is determined by moun-tain out theseranges. Noticethat the Russianboundary ex-tends across anopen plain isAustrias shareof Poland, akingdom whichonce extendedfrom the BalticSea to the Car-pathian Moun-tains. Polandwas conqueredand divided be- Fig. 218. „ A „ tween Austria, A street in a small Alpine village of western Austria. Prussia, and 326. A USTRIA-H UNGAE Y 327 Russia, Austria receiving the smallest share and Russiathe largest. Austria-Hungary is one of the most mountainous coun-tries in Europe. It includes the eastern half of the Alps(Fig. 218), besides several other ranges. These moun-tains together form a circle enclosing a broad plain(Fig. 219), through which the Danube River flows. Attwo points this circle is completely broken : once nearVienna, where the Danube enters the great Hungarian
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