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FIRST LESSONS
IN
GEOGRAPHY;
OR,
By JAMES MONTEITH.
1856.
No. 2.—MONTEITH'S YOUTH'S MANUAL OF GEOGRAPHY, for Junior and Intermediate Classes.
No. 3.—McNALLY'S SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY, for Advanced Classes in Schools, Academies, and
Seminaries.
The above Books, which are written by Practical Teachers, constitute the most complete Geographical School
Series extant; and they are so adapted to each other, that the learner advances from one to the other with
satisfaction and success.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, By JAMES MONTEITH, In the Clerk's Office of the
District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
PREFACE.
It is evident, that to secure a complete system of teaching Geography in our Schools, there should be at least
three grades of Text-books; namely, Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced. As the necessity for a
Geography more introductory in its character than those now in use has been long felt, the Author would
respectfully solicit the notice of his fellow-teachers to this little work.
Its plan is such, that the subject is presented in the most simple form.
It treats of General Features, such as the locality and description of Continents, Countries, States, Rivers,
Mountains, &c., without dwelling prematurely upon the minute details that embarrass the learner in his first
effort.
The Maps are free from all meridians, parallels of latitude, and any superabundance of names; thereby giving
a greater prominence to the general divisions of land and water.
CONTENTS.
DEFINITIONS
FIRST LESSONS
IN
GEOGRAPHY.
LESSON I.
Q. What is Geography?
LESSON II.
Q. What is a Continent?
Q. What is an Ocean?
LESSON III.
Q. What is an Island?
Q. What is a Peninsula?
Q. What is a Lake?
Q. What is an Isthmus?
Q. What is a Strait?
LESSON IV.
Q. What is a Cape?
Q. What is a Mountain?
Q. What is a Hill?
Q. What is a Volcano?
Q. What is a Valley?
Q. What is a Plain?
Q. What is a Desert?
LESSON V.
Q. What is a Sea?
Q. What is a River?
A. By Springs.
Q. What is a Spring?
LESSON VI.
A. An Emperor.
A. A King or a Queen.
A. Russia.
A. Great Britain.
LESSON VII.
Q. What is a Map?
A. Toward the top, North; toward the bottom, South; to the right, East; to the left, West.
A. North.
Q. The Isthmus?
Q. What is in the East? In the West? In the South? In the North? In the Northwest? In the Southeast? In the
Northeast? In the Southwest?
LESSON VIII.
A. In North America.
A. South America.
Q. When you look at the rising Sun, what Ocean is before you?
A. Atlantic Ocean.
A. In the East.
A. East of America.
Q. When you look at the setting Sun, what Ocean is before you?
A. Pacific Ocean.
A. In the West.
A. West of America.
A. Northern Ocean.
LESSON IX.
A. Southern Ocean.
A. Isthmus of Darien.
A. Greenland.
A. Baffin's Bay
LESSON X.
A. Asia.
A. Europe.
A. Asia.
A. Africa.
A. Pacific Ocean.
A. Indian Ocean.
A. Atlantic Ocean.
A. Mediterranean Sea.
LESSON XI
A. Red Sea.
A. Oceanica.
A. Australia.
LESSON XII.
A. Greenland.
A. Central America.
A. British America.
A. Mexico.
A. Russian America.
A. Yucatan.
LESSON XIII.
A. Baffin's Bay.
A. Hudson's Bay.
A. Caribbéan Sea.
LESSON XIV.
A. Gulf of Mexico.
A. Rocky Mountains.
A. Iceland.
Q. Where is Iceland?
LESSON XV.
NORTH AMERICA.
A. Dark-colored Savages.
A. Indians.
A. It is very cold.
A. It is very warm.
LESSON XVI.
A. Texas.
A. Rhode Island.
A. California.
A. Michigan.
A. Lake Superior.
A. Lake Huron.
A. Lake Michigan.
A. Rio Grande.
LESSON XVII.
A. Mississippi River.
A. Rio Grande.
LESSON XVIII.
A. Maine.
Q. Where is Maine?
A. Florida.
A. California.
Q. Where is California?
A. Eight.
A. Nebraska.
LESSON XIX.
A. Americans.
A. From 13 to 31 States.
LESSON XX.
CAPITALS.
EASTERN STATES.
* kon-net'e-kut.
LESSON XXI.
MIDDLE STATES.
LESSON XXII.
SOUTHERN STATES.
* bat' on-roozh.
LESSON XXIII.
WESTERN STATES.
* sang'ga-mon.
LESSON XXIV.
A. New York.
A. Connecticut River.
A. Merrimac River.
LESSON XXV.
A. Massachusetts.
A. Green Mountains.
A. In New Hampshire.
LESSON XXVI.
A. Canada.
A. New York.
A. Long Island.
A. South of Connecticut.
A. Lake Champlain.
LESSON XXVII.
EASTERN STATES.
A. New England.
A. Lumber.
A. For Sheep.
A. Boston.
LESSON XXVIII.
A. Four.
A. New York.
A. Pennsylvania.
A. New Jersey.
A. Delaware.
A. Canada.
A. Genesee River.
LESSON XXIX.
A. Susquehanna River.
A. New York.
LESSON XXX.
A. Delaware River.
A. Delaware Bay.
A. Chesapeake Bay.
LESSON XXXI.
A. Niagara Falls.
A. Penn's Woods.
A. A Quaker from England, who was good and just to the Indians.
A. Philadelphia.
LESSON XXXII.
A. Ten.
A. Texas.
A. Florida.
A. A Peninsula.
A. Cuba.
A. Ohio River.
A. Tennessee River.
LESSON XXXIII.
A. Delaware.
A. Tennessee.
A. Savannah River.
LESSON XXXIV.
A. Cuba.
Q. Where is Cuba?
A. South of Florida.
A. Florida Strait.
LESSON XXXV.
A. Warm.
A. Louisiana.
LESSON XXXVI.
A. Eleven.
A. Lake Superior.
A. Lake Huron.
A. Lake Michigan.
A. Lake Erie.
LESSON XXXVII.
A. California.
Q. In what direction do nearly all the Rivers in the Western States flow?
LESSON XXXVIII.
A. Wisconsin River.
A. Iowa River.
A. Missouri River.
A. Arkansas River.
A. Tennessee River.
A. Illinois River.
LESSON XXXIX.
A. California.
LESSON XL.
A. A Peninsula.
A. North America.
A. Atlantic Ocean.
A. Pacific Ocean.
A. Caribbean Sea.
A. Amazon River.
A. Orinoco River.
LESSON XLI
A. La Plata River.
A. Andes Mountains.
A. Brazil.
LESSON XLII.
A. Isthmus of Darien.
A. West Indies.
A. Patagonia.
A. Strait of Magellan.
A. Cape Horn.
LESSON XLIII.
SOUTH AMERICA.
A. The tops of some are continually covered with ice and snow; while at the foot of the mountains, the heat is
very great.
A. The Mule.
A. Earthquakes.
LESSON XLIV.
A. Arctic Ocean.
A. Atlantic Ocean.
A. Mediterranean Sea.
A. Bay of Biscay.
A. Russia.
A. Switzerland.
A. Greece.
LESSON XLV.
A. Ireland.
A. France.
A. Spain.
LESSON XLVI.
A. Baltic Sea.
A. Black Sea.
A. Danube River.
A. Pyrenees Mountains.
A. Iceland.
A. Sicily.
LESSON XLVII.
EUROPE.
Q. What great General, a few years ago, led the most powerful army in the world?
A. Napoleon Bonaparte.
A. William Tell.
LESSON XLVIII
A. Arctic Ocean.
A. Pacific Ocean.
A. Indian Ocean.
A. Arabian Sea.
A. Bay of Bengal.
A. Red Sea
LESSON XLIX.
A. Europe.
A. Africa.
A. Siberia.
A. Chinese Empire.
LESSON L.
A. China.
Q. What Country between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal?
A. Hindoostan.
A. Arabia.
A. Ural Mountains.
A. Borneo.
A. Australia.
LESSON LI.
ASIA.
A. Asia.
A. Yellow.
A. Idols.
Q. For what purpose did the Chinese build the Great Wall?
A. The Camel.
LESSON LII.
A. A Peninsula.
A. Europe.
A. Mediterranean Sea.
A. Asia.
A. Red Sea.
A. Gulf of Guinea.
A. Madagascar.
LESSON LIII.
A. Egypt.
A. Nubia.
A. Abyssinia.
LESSON LIV.
A. Isthmus of Suez.
A. Spain.
A. Strait of Gibraltar.
LESSON LV.
Q. What is Africa?
RECAPITULATION.
OCEANS.
Where is?
RIVERS.
Where is?
Volga In Russia.
SEAS
Where is?
Where is?
LAKES
Where is?
MOUNTAINS.
Where are?
Green In Vermont.
ISLANDS.
Where is?
NATIONAL SERIES
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