Advanced Geography . abitants of Mexico are purewhite. In all the countries of South America the races are greatlymixed. Most of the white people live near the coasts, butthere, as well as farther inland, are found several millionIndians and thousands of Negroes. The latter are mostlydescendants of freed slaves. The Indians of the interior of South America are savages oflow grade and will doubtless remain so until that region is settled by white people. TheIndians of the selvas are scat-tered in many small tribes. When the first white settlerscame to America, the Indians ofPeru and Mexico had
Advanced Geography . abitants of Mexico are purewhite. In all the countries of South America the races are greatlymixed. Most of the white people live near the coasts, butthere, as well as farther inland, are found several millionIndians and thousands of Negroes. The latter are mostlydescendants of freed slaves. The Indians of the interior of South America are savages oflow grade and will doubtless remain so until that region is settled by white people. TheIndians of the selvas are scat-tered in many small tribes. When the first white settlerscame to America, the Indians ofPeru and Mexico had templesand other buildings of made cloth and worked incopper and gold, but the use of ironwas not known to them. Theybuilt good- roads and bridges. A Pueblo. These people had made moreprogress than any others in thered race. A Zunl Water Carrier. The American or red race includes only about onetwelfth as many people as the black race. Most of theIndians live in the torrid zone. 102 THE MALAY OR BROWN Fiji Islanders, The Malay or Brown Race. In what part of the world is the brown race found? Name three large islands peopled bythis race. What are some of the products of these islands? What great island east of Africa is settled in part by people of the brown race ? The people of the brown race have coarse black hair, flat faces and short of them have strong and well-built bodies. The brown people live mostly on islands, but their home includes also theMalay peninsula. Borneo, Sumatra, Madagascar and Java are the most importantislands peopled by the* brown race, but the region includes countless islands thatextend for thousands of miles out into the Pacific. Many people of the Malay race are yet savages. Others are traders or sailors. Manythousand people of this race inhabit the northern part of New Zealand. These are known asMaoris. They are brave and warlike, and have fought hard to prevent the white man fromseizing their island home, but they have
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