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EUROPE. 
LESSON CI. 
EXERCISES ON THE MAP OF EUROPE. 
ISLANDS. 
Questions.— Where is it situated ? 
COUNTRIES. 
Questions. — What is its relative position? 
How is it bounded on the north ?—on the east? 
—80uth *—west ? 
ExAMPLE,.—Spain ?—Situated in the southwestern part of 
Eu’rope,—bounded on the north by the Bay of Bis’cay and France; 
an the east by the Mediterra’nean ; on the south by the Mediter- 
ra’nean, the Strait of Gibral’tar, and the Atlantic; and on the 
west.by Por’tugal and the Atlantic. 
Rus’sia ! 
Swe’den ? 
Nor’way ? 
Den’mark ? 
Prus’sia ? 
Aus’tria ? 
Tur‘’key (in Europe) ? 
Greece? 
ExAMPLE.—Ice’land ?—It is situated in the Atlantic Ocean, 
vbout 700 miles west of Nor’way.* 
Nova Zem’bla ? 
Cy’prus 1. ? 
Dan’dia I. ? 
[o’nian Is. ? 
Malta (maul’ta) 1 
Sie’ily I. ? 
Sardin/ia 1.7 
Cor’sica 1. ? 
Balearic (bal-e-ar’ik) Is. ? 
Ireland (irland) ? 
The Heb’rides Is. ? 
Ork’ney Is. ? 
Shet/land Is. ? 
Faroe ( far’o) Is. ? 
Ice/land I. ? 
Lofo’den Is. ?t 
CAPES, 
Questions.—Where is it situated? Into what 
waters does it project ? 
ExAmMPLE.—North ?—It is the most northern cape in Eu’rope. 
and projects into the Arctic Ocean. [North Cape is situated on 
he island of Mag’eröe, & little to the north of the mainland. ] 
North ? Finisterre ( fin-is-tare‘)? 
Matapan’ ? Land’s End? 
St. Vin’cent ? Clear ? 
RIVERS. 
SEAS, GULFS, AND BAYS. 
Questions.— Where is it situated? To what 
large water is it tributary ? 
Examrpu.e,—White?-—It is situated in the northern part of 
Rus’sia, and is tributary to the Arctic Ocean. 
Cas’pian Sea ?* Li/ons, Gulf ? 
Az’of, Sea? Bis’cay, Bay 
Black Sea ? I’rish Sea? 
Marmo’ra, Sea? North Sea ? 
Mediterra’nean Sea ? Bal’tic Sea ? 
Taran’to, Gulf? Rı’ga (e), Gulf? 
Adriat’ic Sea? Fin/land, Gulf? 
Gen’oa. Gulf ? Both’nia, Gulf? 
Questions.—Throngh what country or countries, 
and in what direction, does it flow? Where does 
it empty ? 
ExAMmPLE.-—-Dwina ?—Flows through the northern part of 
Rus’sia, and empties into the White Sea, 
Dwina? E’bro ? 
Petch’ora ? Guadalaquiver”? 
Ural (vo’ral) ? Ta’gus ? 
Vol’ga? Douro (doo’ro) ? 
Don? Seine (sane) ? 
Dnieper (nee; Rhine ? 
Pruth ? Elbe ? 
Dan’ube ? Vis’tula ? 
Save? Niemen (nee’men) ? 
Po? Duna? 
Rhone? "Tornea (tor/ne-0\? 
STRAITS. 
Questions.—What countries does it separate ? 
What waters does it connect ?, 
ExAmMmPi_LE.—Do'ver ?—Separates England from France, and 
:onnects the Eng’lish Channel with the North Sea, 
Messina (ee)? Gibraltar ? 
Dtiran/ta ? Do/ver? 
* The distance from the mainland need not generally be given. 
t The island of Nova Zem’bla belongs to Ruy’'sie; Cy'prus and Can’dia, 
o 7ur'key; Bieily, to Na’ples; Bardin’ia, to the kingdom of Surdin' ia, 
Dor’sica, to France; the Balear'ie, to Sprin ; Ire‘land, the Heb'rides, Ork'- 
1ey, Shetland, and Mal’ta, to Areat Britain; the Far’oc and Ice’‘land. to 
Denmark: and the Lafo’den. to NOoranau. 
* The Cas’'pian is an inland sea, and has no visible outlet, though it re- 
ceives the waters of several laryo rivers.