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Excerpt from Geography of the Pacific Coast Region: Prepared Expressly for Monteith's Geography What is the planet called on which we live? The Earth. On what Continent do we live? The Western. In what country? In what State? In what county? In what city, town, or village? Mention the name of one or more rivers which you have seen. Lakes. Hills. Mountains. Bays. Islands. Which IS the highest mountain you have seen? What is its height? In what direction is it from you? Point in that direction. Which is the largest city, town, or village you have seen? Point towards it. How did you go there? What, most attracted your attention there? Name some of the largest buildings you ever saw? What can you say about them? Of what materials were they built? How is a railroad built? A bridge? What is a tunnel? A mill? What do you know about mills? About wheat? About corn? About flour? About (arming? About mining? About cloth? About leather? How is this country governed? By men elected by the people. What kind of a government is it therefore? A Republic. Mention some other republics. France, Switzerland, Mexico, and most of the Countries in South America. What kind of government is that of Great Britain, Prussia, Spain, and most Other countries in Europe and Asia? Monarchy. How does a Monarchy differ from a Republic? The monarch or ruler holds his or her office for life, and is succeeded by a son, daughter, or some other relative. What is that city called in which a monarch resides, or in which the laws of a Country or State are made? The capital. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"The Pacific Coast region of the United States contains many distinctive natural features and much unique material for scientific research. Many of the problems presented here are peculiar to the West, but in their larger aspects they have a significant bearing upon fundamental questions of world-wide concern both in the field of natural science and in the relation of these problems to the affairs of men. However interesting western materials may be, the traveler wishing to know of them has little time for study, and sources of information which might be used are frequently scattered and inaccessible. Recognizing the need for ready information on nature and science in the West, the Pacific Coast Committee of the American Association for the Advancement of Science has considered it desirable in this year of the two expositions celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal to bring together in hand-book form concise data upon matters of general interest for the use of travelers in this region. A special committee was appointed to assemble the material and to enlist the assistance of men well informed upon the subjects to be discussed. The descriptions contained in this book have been prepared with care by specialists, and the volume is addressed to all travelers in the West who wish to know the significant features of the land through which they pass."-- c taken from Introductory Note, page v.