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Crown Svo, 416 pp., strongly bound in cloth, price 3s. 6d. GLASS-BOOK OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY. With Examination Questions, Notes, Index, and Pronouncing Vocabulary. By WILLIAM HUGHES, F.R.G.S., t Late Professor of Geography in King's College, London. "Hew fiMtion. IRcviscfc anb Enlarges Bt J. FRANCON WILLIAMS, F.R.G.S., Author of "The Geography of the Oceans," &c. J6S" "There is no reason why the work before us should not take the place among the first, if not of itself the first, of geographical class-books. In addition to unfailing accuracy, this book possesses some unusually meritorious features. . . . The amount of information contained in the 400 pages of this admirable class-book is remarkable. And when we state that this is not given in a bald way, but with a fair amount of explanation, and in a readable style, we say nothing more than the book merits, but which few books of the same nature and design possess." — Practical Teacher.
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Preface
. The very favourable reception accorded to the new and enlarged editions of Professor Hughes's " Class Book of Modern Geography," and the " Elementary Class Book of Modern Geography " by the same able Author, indicate that the Editor's work on these Manuals has approved itself to both teachers and students. Looking, however, at the wide difference between the elementary and the advanced " Class Books," an intermediate course seemed desirable if not necessary, hence the present work, which is based upon, and in arrangement and style is uniform with, these Class Books. As in the Advanced Class Book, the Questions, suitable for oral or written examinations, form a special and most valuable feature. J. F. W. MAP-DRAWING. PHILIPS' SERIES OF MAP-DRAWING BOOKS. Imperial 4to Series, 24 Books, each 6d. Crown 4to Series, 24 Books, each 3d. *»* Each Book contains (1) a complete Full-coloured Map, so attached as to be always available for copying; (2) an uncoloured Map without the names ; (3) an Outline Map with coast-line and lines of latitude and longitude only : (4) Map with lines of latitude and longitude only ; (5) a blank sheet with border of map only.
CONTENTS. PAGE Introduction, i Mathematical Geography, 2 Physical Geography, 4 Political Geography, 10 EUROPE, 12 The British Isles, 21 England and Wales, 21 Scotland, 36 Ireland, 44 France, 49 Belgium, 54 Holland, or the Netherlands, 56 Switzerland, 58 The German Empire, 61 Prussia, 64 Smaller States of North Germany, 66 States of South Germany, . . . . . 67 Austro-Hungarian Empire, 69 Denmark, 73 Sweden and Norway, 75 Russia, 78 Turkey in Europe, Si Turkey Proper, 83 Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia, .... 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 85 Independent States 85 Montenegro, CONTENTS. X PAOE Servia, 86 Roumania, 87 Greece, 88 Italy, 91 Spain, 96 Portugal, 101 ASIA, 104 Turkey in Asia, 112 Arabia, 119 Persia, 122 Beluchistan, . 126 Afghanistan, 127 India, 129 Indo-Chinese Countries, 139 Lower Burma, 141 Upper Burma, 142 Siam, 142 Annam, 142 Cambodia, 143 French Cochin-China, 143 Independent Malacca, 143 The Straits Settlements, 143 Chinese Empire, 144 China, 144 Tibet, 148 Mongolia, . . 148 Manchuria, 149 Corea, 149 Turkestan, 150 Eastern Turkestan, 151 Western Turkestan, 15 r Asiatic Russia, ijr The Caucasus, ir2 Siberia, i--, Russian Central Asia, j c r Malay Archipelago, 156 Japan i5g CONTENTS.
XI PAGE AFRICA, 1 60 The Atlas Region, or Northern Africa, . . 167 Morocco, 168 Algeria, 168 Tunis, 169 Tripoli, . . 169 Egypt, 170 Nubia, and the Eastern Soudan, . . . .172 Abyssinia, ... .... 173 Central Africa, 174 Western Africa, 176 Eastern Africa, 178 Southern Africa, 179 The Cape Colony, ... ... 179 Natal, 181 The Orange River Free State, . . . .182 The Transvaal, 183 zululand, . 183 Islands of Africa, 184 AMERICA, " 187 North America, . 187 British North America, 195 Quebec, 197 Ontario, 198 New Brunswick, 198 Nova Scotia, 199 Prince Edward Island, 199 British Columbia, 199 North-West Provinces, ..... 200 Manitoba, 200 Newfoundland, 200 Labrador, 201 Greenland, 201 Alaska, 201 United States, 202 Mexico, CONTENTS XII PAGE Central America, . . 2°9 Guatemala 21° San Salvador, -'° British Honduras, 211 Honduras, 211 Nicaragua, 211 Costa Rica, 211 The West Indies, 211 South America, 216 Brazil 220 Gciana, 222 Venezuela, 223 Colombia, 224 Ecuador, 225 Peru, 226 Bolivia, 227 Chili, 228 La Plata, or the Argentine Confederation, . 229 Paraguay, 230 Uruguay, 231 Patagonia, 231 Falkland Islands, 231 AUSTRALIA, 232 The Australian Colonies, 235 New South Wales, 236 Queensland, 236 Victoria, 236 South Australia, 237 West Australia, 238 Tasmania, 238. POLYNESIA, 23g New Zealand, 239 Smaller Islands of Polynesl\, . . . .241 AN INTERMEDIATE CLASS-BOOK OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY.
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