New elementary geography : adapted for use in Canadian schools . meof the King. Many other lands of the EasternContinent are parts of the British of the most important are India, a largecountry north of the Indian Ocean, and Aus-tralia, a large island east of it. Find these onthe map. The greater number of Canadians are de-scendants of people who left their homes in theBritish Isles. Many others are of Frenchorigin, that is to say their forefathers camefrom France. This is a country ontlie mainland of Europe, just south ofthe British Isles. One of the first white men to findthe way
New elementary geography : adapted for use in Canadian schools . meof the King. Many other lands of the EasternContinent are parts of the British of the most important are India, a largecountry north of the Indian Ocean, and Aus-tralia, a large island east of it. Find these onthe map. The greater number of Canadians are de-scendants of people who left their homes in theBritish Isles. Many others are of Frenchorigin, that is to say their forefathers camefrom France. This is a country ontlie mainland of Europe, just south ofthe British Isles. One of the first white men to findthe way to America was ChristopherColumbus. He sailed from Spain,the country south of France. Muchof the southern part of the Americancontinent is occupied by descendantsof Spanish people. The English and the French alsncook possession of large tractsNorth English settle-ments extendedalong the Atlanticcoast, while theFrench were thediscoverers and firstwhite settlers ofCanada. Readabout this in yourCanadian Historyand how the In-dians were civi-lized. Ill. TOPICS FOR ORAL OR WRITTEN WORji. {Answer in Stntences.) I. The Eastern Continent. Why is it useful to ustWliy is it interestinj^ ?n. WuiTE Men in America. Where is the home of thewhite race ? Wliy are you interested in this rare ?Why are England, France, and Spain especially inter-esting to us ^ 9. Homes of the Races of Mankind. Where is the home of the Caucasian race? Have yon everseen any negroes? Chinamen? Indians? HoAV does the color of negroes differ fromthat of white men ? How does their hairdiffer? Negroes usually have broader andflatter noses, and thicker lips, than whitemen. The ancestors of every negro in this countrycame from Africa, for Africa is the home of thehJach or negro race, and most ofthe negroes in the worldstill live in that grand di-vision. Find Africa onthe map. In what part, , of the Eastern Conti-\\i nent is it? Negroes havebeen living in thiscountry so longthat those we seehere have learnedto
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