The earth as a whole

Front matter

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Tarr and McMurry's Geographies

Section I. Form and Size of the Earth Ill

Its Form, 111. Size op the Earth, 113.

Section II. Daily Motion of the Earth and its Results . 115 The Axis and Poles, 115. The Equator, 116. Gravity, 116. Sunrise and Sunset, 117. Day and Night, 117.

Section III. The Zones 120

Boundaries of the Zones, 120. Torrid Zone, 121. Temperate Zones, 121. Frigid Zones, 122. Hemispheres, 123. Section IV. Heat within the Earth and its Effects . . 124 Heat in Mines, 124. Melted Rock, 125. The Earth's Crust, 125. Cause of Mountains, 125. Cause of Continents and Ocean Basins, 126. Change in the Level of the Land, 126.

Section V. The Continents and Oceans 128

Land and Water, 128. The Continents, 129. North America, 129. South America, 129. Eurasia, 130. Africa,

133. Australia, 133. The Oceans, 134. The Arctic and Antarctic, 134. The Atlantic, 134. The Pacific,

134. The Indian, 134. The Ocean Bottom, 134. Mountains in the Oceans, 135. Coral Islands, 136.

Names, 142. Seaports, 142. Fishing, 143. Farming, 143. Quarrying, 144. Lumbering, 144. Manufacturing, 146. Commerce, 147.

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Section X. Middle Atlantic States 149

The Coast Line, 149. The Seaports, 149. Reasons for the Great Size of New York City, 149. Cities Near by, 149. Water Route to the Interior, 150. Lumbering, 151. Farming, 151. Salt, 152. Manufacturing, 152. Com= merce, 153. Reasons why Philadelphia has become a Great City, 153. Cities Near by, 153. Farming, 153. Iron, 154. Coal, 154. Oil and Gas, 155. Commerce, 156. Other Cities, 156. Baltimore, 156. Washington, 156. Virginia and West Virginia, 157.

Section XL Southern States 159

Relief, 159. Coal and Iron, 160. Cotton, 160. Ranching, 161. Sugar and Rice, 162. Fruits, 162. Lumbering, 162. Manufacturing, 163. New Orleans, 163. Other Seaports, 165. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, 165. Climate, 166.

Section XV. Canada and Other Countries North of the

Canada and Newfoundland, 190. Industries, 190. Cities, 192. The Far North, 192. Islands North of North America, 193.

Section XVI. Countries South of the United States . . 195 Mexico and Central America, 195. The West Indies and Bermuda, 197.

The Dark Continent, 242. Northern Africa, 243. Central Africa, 246. South Africa, 246.

Section XXI. Australia, the East Indies, Philippines, and Other Islands of the Pacific ...... 249

Australia, 249. The East Indies, 252. The Philippine Islands, 253. Islands of the Pacific, 254.

Books of Reference ......... 256

Climate, Plants, Animals 262

The Human Race 284

Appendix — Tables of Area, Population, etc 290

LIST OF MAPS

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119. The Hemispheres 137

120. Mercator Map of the World 137

121. Relief Map of North America .... On page 138

123. North America 140

125. New England 142

221. Australia, East Indies, Philippine Islands, and Islands

of the Pacific 249

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