in the southern part of Russian America? Cs. What bay in the south-western part Bl. What strait connects the Arctic Ocean with the Pacific? B's. What two Grand Divisions of the earth does it separate? Ans. North America and Asia. What gulf in the northern part of British America? Ba. What inlet connects the Gulf of Boothia with the Arctic Ocean? R's. What harbor in the Arctic Ocean! Ans. Winter Harbor, noted for the winter residence of Captain Parry and his crew, whence it received the name of “Parry's Winter Harbor.”

What is a peninsula? See Definition 8. What peninsula in the S. W. part of Russian America? Aa. What peninsula between Hudson's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia? Me. What peninsula between the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic? N. Sa. What peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic? Fa. What peninsula between the Bay of Campeachy and the Bay of Honduras? Yn. What peninsula between the Gulf of California and the Pacific? Ca.

*The West India Islands comprise three divisions, the Bahama Islands, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

The Bahamas embrace a large group of arid, rocky islets, extending about 700 miles from northwest to south-east, but only a few are inhabited.

The Greater Antilles comprise four islands, Cuba, Jamaica, Hayti, and Porto Rico.

The Lesser Antilles embrace all the Caribbean group, (east of the Caribbean Sea,) and those along the northern coast of South America.

† An-teel'.

Homeward we speed, and on the coast Remote from these, Vancouver's Isle

Still onward speed to Kodiack Isle
Which freezing seas surround,
And lastly see Aleutian Isles
In icy fetters bound.

QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES ON THE MAP.

What is an island? See Definition 7. What islands in the Arctic Ocean N. of British America? N. Gn. What large island off the E. coast of Greenland? Id. What island near the W. coast of Greenland? Do. What name is given to the north-eastern part of British America? P. Ld.

What large island in Hudson's Bay? Sn. What large island on the E. side of the Gulf of St. Lawrence? Nd. What is the capital of Newfoundland? S. Js. What island in the northern part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence? Ai. What two islands N. E. and E. of Nova Scotia? C. Bn., Se. What island in the S. part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence? P. Es.

What two islands off the S. E. coast of Massachusetts? Nt., M. Vd. What island S. of Connecticut? L. Id. To what state does Long Island belong? N. Y. What islands in the Atlantic about 2700 miles due E. of Virginia? As. To what country do they belong? Ans. To Portugal. What islands, belonging to Portugal, about 20° S. of the Azores ? C. Ve. What islands in the Atlantic about 900 miles E. of South Carolina? Ba. To whom do they belong? Ans. To Great Britain. What islands between North and South America? W. Is. By whom are they owned? Ans. By different European powers, except Hayti. Which is the largest island? Ca. To what country does it belong? Ans. To Spain. Which is the second in size? Hi. Which is the third? Ja. To whom does it belong? Ans. To Great Britain. Which is the fourth? P. Ro. To what country does it belong? Ans. To Spain. What is the capital of Cuba? Ha. Jamaica? S. Tn. Hayti? P. Pe. Porto Rico? S. Js.

What reefs (or rocky islets) begin at the southern extremity of Florida and run S. and W. 200 miles, ending in the Tortugas? F. Rs. What island, famous for pirates, S. of the W. end of Cuba? Ps. What islands in the Pacific off the S. W. coast of Mexico? Ro. What four islands in the Pacific along the coast of British and Russian America? Vs., Q. Cs., Sa., Kk. What town on Sitka Island? Ans. New Archangel, containing about 1000 inhabitants. What islands extend far W. from the Peninsula of Alaska? An.

Capes of this land your names we declare; Cuba, the Cape St. Antonio is thine;
North Cape is first, then Cape Fare- Pause we not here-on let us go;
Gracias a Dios, to thee we incline,

well;
Trepair,
Next to Cape Race and Cape Sable
Then of Cape Cod let us tell.
Speed we away o'er the ocean afar,
Lo! that projection called CapeMalabar;
Seek Montauk point, and then fancy's
bright car

Past Sandy Hook we impel.

2.

Southward we go; to Henlopen, Cape
May,

Now, for a while, let us retreat;
Charles Cape and Henry at Chesapeake
Bay,

One on each shore shall we meet.
Hatteras Cape Carolina may boast,
There Cape Lookout and Cape Fear
take their post,
Sable Cape see upon Florida's coast,
Far to the south is its seat.

St. Lucas next shall we show.
Moro Hermoso, we hasten to thee,
Thou, Mendocino,* the next theme shall
be,

Flattery Cape and Elizabeth see,
Where icy waves ripple slow.

QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES ON THE MAP.

What is a cape? See Definition 10. What cape at the N. W. extremity of Iceland? Nh. What cape at the southern extremity of Greenland? Fl. What cape at the S. E. extremity of Newfoundland? Re. What cape at the southern extremity of Nova Scotia? Se.

What two capes in the south-eastern part of Massachusetts? Cd., Mr. What is the eastern point of Long Island called? M. Pt. What famous cape in the eastern part of New Jersey? S. Hk. What capes at the mouth of Delaware Bay? My., Hn. What capes at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay? Cs., Hy.

What three capes on the coast of North Carolina? Hs., Lt., Fr. What cape at the southern extremity of Florida? Se. What cape at the western extremity of Cuba? S. Ao. What cape at the eastern extremity of Guatemala? G. Ds. What cape at the southern extremity of the Peninsula of California? S. Ls. What cape in the western part of the Peninsula of California? M. Ho.

What cape at the western extremity of California? Mo. What cape at the N. W. extremity of Oregon? Fy. What cape in the S. part of Russian America? Eh. What cape at the western extremity? P. Ws. What cape on the opposite coast at the eastern extremity of Asia? Et. What is the most northern point of Russian America called? P. Bw. What cape in the northwestern part of British America? Bt.

* Men-do-see'-no.

Sierra Nevada, is in sight.

Green Mountains give Vermont a name, To Mount Fairweather now we change,
The Catskill ridge New York may claim; South-eastward seek the Cascade Range;
The Blue ridge note, and then survey Coast Mountains pass,-thy snow-capp'd
The Alleghany's grand array.
Now on Kentucky's south-east side,
The Mounts of Cumberland are spied;
Ozark', thy unobtrusive chain,
And High Peak's eminence we gain.

[height,
There Wahsatch chain its summits
Here Popocatapetl** glows! [shows,
Water Volcano next we trace,
And rest at Cosiguina's** base.

QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES ON THE MAP.

What is a mountain? See Definition 11. What mountains in the N. W. part of Greenland? A. Hs. What celebrated volcano in Iceland? M. Ha. What mountain in the northern part of Maine? Kn.

What mountains in New Hampshire? We. Which is the highest peak of the White Mountains? Ans. Mt. Washington, 6234 feet high. What mountains traverse Vermont from N. to S? Gn. What mountains in the south-eastern interior

of New York? Cl.

What mountains, passing through the south-eastern part of Pennsylvania, run S. W. through Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, into Georgia? B. Re. What range farther W. runs parallel with the Blue Ridge? Ay. What mountains, com

*Gau-da-loop'. + In Mexico and Guatemala, these mountains are called "Sierra Madre." Seer'rah Mah'-dray. ? Se-er-rah Ne-vah'-dah. Po-po-kah'-tah-pet'l.

Ko-se-ghee'-nah. **A volcano.