Advanced Geography . and lakes of this region ? CHART E.—The regions of heaviest rainfall are in the eastern half of our country andnear the northwestern coast. The mountains have more rainfall than the lower lands in thesame region. drouths are seldom severe enough to cause great loss. Far inland where the rainfall is least, more than half the rain falls in the warm season when it is most needed. 130 COTTON. Cotton containing seedsenters here In Florida the rainfall is greatest in summer, when thesea-winds blow toward the warm land. In winter thewinds tend to flow outward from the cold interi
Advanced Geography . and lakes of this region ? CHART E.—The regions of heaviest rainfall are in the eastern half of our country andnear the northwestern coast. The mountains have more rainfall than the lower lands in thesame region. drouths are seldom severe enough to cause great loss. Far inland where the rainfall is least, more than half the rain falls in the warm season when it is most needed. 130 COTTON. Cotton containing seedsenters here In Florida the rainfall is greatest in summer, when thesea-winds blow toward the warm land. In winter thewinds tend to flow outward from the cold interior. Therainfall of our eastern coast is therefore doubly unlikethat of the western coast. Onthe former, the amount decreasesfrom south to north, with theheaviest rains in the western coast, theamount of rainfall increasesfrom south to northwith the heaviestrains in winter. Seecharts D and The best grade of cotton grows on the low sandy islandsalong the coast of Georgia and South Carolina. This isknown as Sea-island cotton. It has fine fibers that arelong and strong. Most of the Sea-island cotton is sent to the mills of England, to be woven into cloth. 117. Cotton.* What lands that we havestudied produce cotton?See lessons 41, 4®> 61 and76. Which heat beltcrosses each of those lands ?Is it a wet or a dry country? Where is the cotton belt ofthe United States ? Describeits surface. What regions arepartly included in the tinted area of the Cotton map ? What are the seasons of this cotton belt ?From over what part of the sea do its rain-bearing winds blow ? Name some of the other products of the cotton district of ourcountry. See lessons and J$. Tell some of the uses of cotton. Cotton Gin.
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