Excerpt from Guyot's New Intermediate Geography The land, the water, and the air the sunlight falling upon them, and the useful plants and animals, which are so abun dant, are all nec ary for the comfort and well-being of man, for whose home fie earth was made. 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.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ...sq. m. Pop. 4,214,000. Position.--The West Indies is the general name given to the great archipelago lying between North and South America, and inclosing the Caribbean Sea. It includes three principal groups, " nan ely: the Bahama. Islands," the Greater Antilles, and-the Lesser Antilles. The Greater Antilles are Cubaj Hayti, Jamaica, and Porto Rico. Characteristics.--1. SuRFACE.-rThe Greater and Lesser Antilles are high and inountainoiisjjuid contain several active volcanoes. 'mt The Bahama Islands are quite fla.Btid arc only from six to ten feet above the level of.'the seBKThey.are the highest portions of a vast batik: irf-coral rock which rises, with nearly perpendicular Ride's, froa ibe bottom of the sea. 2.1 Minerals.--TriBrireate Antilles, have tensive coal lids andKipper.miqMaud snmll quantities of gold, iron, and lead. TB other islands ive iio minerals of importance. The frk Islands, 1 the Bahamas, are famous for the production of salt from sea-water. 3. ffflp CmiAirE is tropical, with an abifndance of rain during the summer months, and the vegetation luxuriant. 4. The 1?roduction6 include sugar, coffee, tobacco, indigo, cotton, corn, ginger, and all-spice; and a great variety of delicioUsgfi'uit8. These; with rum, timber and dye-stuffs, are largely "erported, both to Europe and the United States. Thanana, bread-fruit, and yam form a large portion of the fjM of the fcule. The-manioc, from the rooof which tapioca is inadofl also cultivated. Cities.--Havan on thdwhern coast of luba, is the most populous city and chief commercunbtre of the West Indies, and is one of the greatest sugar markets of tfe world. Next-in population and commercial importance are Santiago and Matanzas, irrT?upa; and Kingston, in...

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Excerpt from New England States: Special Geography of Massachusetts and Vermont; Designed to Accompany Guyot's New Intermediate Geography It lies mainly between the parallels of 42 and 43 north latitude, and the meridians of 70 30' and 73 30' west longi tude. The extreme limits, however, lie more than one-half a degree farther to the east and the south. 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.

Excerpt from The New Primary Geography: Illustrated by Twenty Colored Maps and Embellished With a Hundred Engravings; Designed as an Introduction to the Author's New Intermediate Geography The maps are constantly revised, the text is arranged upon the topic plan, and the whole system is carefully graded. 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.