Advanced Geography . ge rivers are near the southernand western borders of the prairies of the upperMississippi^ Which states are partly in the prairies andpartly in the Western plains ? Which states arecrossed by the Rocky mountains ? Name the two states that are almost wholly inthe Basin region. What three states include theColumbia plateau region ? What states are crossedby the Cascade range ? In which state is theSierra Nevada ? Name the states lying along thePacific coast. Which states border on Canada ? Which statesand territories are next to Mexico ? Name twoerritories crossed by the Ar
Advanced Geography . ge rivers are near the southernand western borders of the prairies of the upperMississippi^ Which states are partly in the prairies andpartly in the Western plains ? Which states arecrossed by the Rocky mountains ? Name the two states that are almost wholly inthe Basin region. What three states include theColumbia plateau region ? What states are crossedby the Cascade range ? In which state is theSierra Nevada ? Name the states lying along thePacific coast. Which states border on Canada ? Which statesand territories are next to Mexico ? Name twoerritories crossed by the Arkansas river. Which is the largest state in our country ? Key to Relief Map on pages 34 and 35. What bodies of water partly surround Alaska ? What countryis on the east of that territory ? Where are the Pribilof islands ? 115. Climate, — Temperature. What belts of heat cross the United States ? How do theseasons on the land in these belts differ from the seasons overthe oceans on_th£-east and west ? See lesson CHART A. — The above map shows that the greatest difference between January andJuly temperature is found on the northern part of the prairies and Western plains. There isless difference along the southern boundary and western coast. A \7 128 CLIMATE, — TEMPERATURE. At about what part of the distance from the equator to thepole is the mouth of the Mississippi? — The middle of LakeHuron ? What does this show about the location of our country? Although the winters in this district are so severe, the tempera-ture rises rapidly in spring. There the long days of Timmer ripengreat crops of wheat even northward in Canada. Cattle that canbarely survive the winter climate find abundantpasturage in summer on the grassy plains. Thenoonday heat may then reach 90° or 100°, even atour northern boundary. What is the difference of temperature betweenthe Gulf coast and the northern part of Minnesotain January ? — In July ? See charts B and C. The contrast of temperature b
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