1. By whom and in what year was America discovered? 2. After whom was it named? 3. What is remarkable in the climate of America? 4. What are the principal divisions of North America? 5. In what part are the British Possessions? 6. Mexico? 7. The United States? 8. Greenland? 9. The Russian Possessions? 10. Guatimala? 11 to 16. How is each one of these divisions bounded? 17. What range of mountains extends through the whole length of North America? 18. What is its course? 19. Near which coast is this range? 20. What range of mountains is in The United States? 21. Which is the highest mountain in North America? 22. Which are the principal lakes? 23. Bays and gulfs? 24. How is Lake Nicaragua situated? 25. Which is more northwardly, Hudson’s or Baffin’s bay? 26. Where is Repulse bay? 27. Wager? 28. James’s? 29. Bristol? 30. Campeachy? 31. Honduras? 32. Where is the Gulf of Darien? 33. Gulf of Mexico? 34. Gulf of St. Lawrence? 35. What large river flows from the lakes, north from The United Slates, to the Atlantic Ocean? 36. How is Lake Winnipeg connected with Hudson’s bay? 37. Slave lake with the Arctic sea? 38. Where is Columbia river? 39. What is its course? 40. Into what does it flow? 41. Which is the largest river in North America? 42. What rivers form the boundary, in part, between Mexico and The United States? 43. What river flows into the Lake of the Hills? 44. Into the Gulf of Mexico? 45. Hudson’s bay? 46. Gulf of California? 47. How is America separated from Asia? 48. Newfoundland from New Britain? 49. How is Baffin’s bay connected with the Atlantic ocean? 50. Where are Hudson’s straits? 51. How is Nootka sound situated? 52. Is California an isthmus or a peninsula? 53. Where is Cape Farewell? 54. Cape Mendocino? 55. Icy Cape? 56. What cape is at the southern extremity of Nova Scotia? 57. How many degrees further north is Cape Race, than Cape Corrientes? 58. What islands are near the western coast of North America? 59. What is the latitude of Vancouver’s Island? 60. How are the Bahama Islands separated from Florida? 61. Where are the West India Islands? 62. Which of them is largest? 63. To what nations do they principally belong? 64. Where is North Georgian Island? 65. In what part of the United States is the Oregon Territory? 66. The Missouri Territory? 67. In what part of the British Possessions is Labrador? 68. Is the direction towards the top of a map always exactly north, and towards the bottom always exactly south? 69. What directions are exactly north, and south? 70. Which way from Newfoundland is Cape Farewell? 71. Which way from the northern extremity of Labrador is Cape Farewell? 72. Which way from the Fox Islands are Bhering’s straits? 73. On what island is Havanna? 74. Kingston? 75. Where is Quebec? 76. Montreal? 77. How far south does Florida extend? 78. How is it bounded on the east and west? 79. Between what parallels of latitude do the United States principally lie? 80. In what zone does North America principally lie? 81. Does any part lie in the Northern Frigid Zone? 82. From what meridian is longitude computed on the map of North America? 83. Which way is St. John’s, the capital of Newfoundland, from New York? 84. Quebec from Mexico? 85. Halifax from Boston? 86. Which way from the Bermuda islands is Newfoundland? North America is divided into portions belonging to different nations. It embraces every variety of soil and climate, and its peculiar features are great ranges of mountains, long rivers, and extensive lakes. Previously to its discovery by Columbus, it was in possession of tribes of wandering Indians, most of whom were savages. They were remarkable for strength, courage, and activity, and showed all the peculiarities incident to the savage life, in the greatest degree. VIEW OF THE GREAT SQUARE, AT MEXICO. Russian America is chiefly valuable on account of its fur trade. It is an exceedingly cold country, and is still, mostly in possession of native Indians. British America comprises Canada, New Wales, and Labrador, New Brunswick, and the neighboring islands, together with the extent of country between Hudson’s Bay and the Russian Possessions. Canada and New Brunswick are the only parts which are settled by any considerable numbers of civilized people, nine tenths of the country being still inhabited by Indians. Furs are the staple article of the commerce and trade of the country. The Northwest Fur Company have an establishment at Fort Chipawyan, where the Indians resort to sell their furs. Mexico. The coasts of this country are level and low. Towards the interior the land gradually rises, until it attains an elevation of 6700 feet above the sea, and then forms an immense plateau. The climate is hot and unhealthy, except on the plateau, where it is salubrious. Mexico contains the richest gold and silver mines in the world, and the pursuit of these treasures led the Spaniards, when they first discovered the country, to oppress the natives. The city Mexico is situated in the midst of this plateau, and is surrounded by mountains. It is one of the most magnificent cities in the world;—its streets are regular, and its buildings truly elegant. The churches are adorned with gold and silver. Above is the view of the great square. In the centre and opposite the Cathedral, is an equestrian statue of Charles IV. on a pedestal of marble. This was cast in Mexico, and weighs 40,500 pounds. It is one of the handsomest monuments in the world. Guatimala. The climate is like that of Mexico. Volcanoes abound, and not less than twenty are constantly burning. Logwood and mahogany are obtained here in vast quantities. [Click anywhere on map for high resolution image.] Map of United States. Published by Robert S. Davis, Boston. G. Boynton Sc. |