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Title: Monteith's physical and political geography; in two parts. Part I. Geography taught as a science ... Part II. Local and civil geography ..
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Monteith, James
Subjects: Physical geography
Publisher: New York, Chicago (etc.) : A.S. Barnes and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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pper Coimties. 47. The Rich Valleys, and most of the inhabitants of Oregonand Washington, are between the Cascade Mountains and thePacific Ocean. Grain, flour and wool, are exported from Oregon ;lumber and shin timber from both. 48. Portland is the principal city in Oregon, and the most im-portant city on the Pacific Slope north of California. 49. WASHIXGTON TERRITORY is in the same latitudeas the northern part of Maine and the central part of France. 50. It is divided by the Cascade Range into two physicalregions,—the western or lower, and the eastern or higher. 51. Olympiu is the capital. 52. IDAHO and MOXTAXA are noted for gold and silver.Their surface is mountainous, but well adapted to grazing. TheNorthern Pacific Raih-oad passes through these Territories. 53. The Chief Toa>ns in Idaho are Boise City and Levriston,and in Montana, Helena and Virginia City. ; p. &p. MOXTEITHS PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY. CHi^RT SFIOWING Tf^E COMPpATIVE ARE^S OF STATES, COUNTRIES, Etc.
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The Countries and Islands have areas equal, or:nearly equal, to those of the States in which their names appear. For example, the area of Iowa is about the same as that of England.The portion of the map which is colored yellow represents the area of Arabia; that colored red. Hindoostan ; green, Persia. What tlirre countries in Asia taken together cover an area nearly equal tothat of the United States, without Alaska? How many States together comprise an area equal to that of Arabia ?Am. 31. What States are included in this area? An.i. All those between the At-lantic Ocean and the Musimppi River, besides the five States which are situatedon the west xide of that river. What State is in the north-eastern part of the region which is here com-pared with Arabia ? In the south-western jjart ? North-western ? South-eastern part V Wliat rivers How through that part, of the United States ? What States and Territories together comprise an area equal to that ofIlindoostan V What mountains extend

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