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PRIMARY GEOGRAPHY,.
and silver, which have produced vast wealth; but they
are not so rich at present as they were formerly,
8. On the coast of Peru the climate is hot, and rain is almost un-
known; among the mountains, however, the weather is temperate,
and sometimes cold, while rain is abundant, Lima is the capital
Arequipa and Cuzco are the chief cities.
9. Bouıyvıa, formerly called Upper Peru, was named
after General Bolivar. It is, for the most part, an ele-
vated and temperate region. Wheat, rye, oats, and
potatoes, are the products of the higher districts, and
rice, cotton, indigo, &c., of the lower.
10. Mount Sorato, the highest mountain in America, is in Bolivia :
Chuquisaca is the capital. Potosi is one of the chief towns. It
stands on a mountain that is famous for the vast quantities af silver
it has produced,
LESSON 45.
CHILI, BUENOS AYRES, &c.
1. Cum is a fine, fertile country, situated between the
Andes and the Pacific Ocean. KEarthquakes are fre-
quent, and volcanoes numerous in this country.
2, Wheat and wine are the chief products. Gold, sil-
ver, and copper mines abound. Santiago is the capital
of Chili, and Valparaiso the chief commercial city.
almost unknown on the coast of Peru? — What is the weather,
among the mountains? — Which are the chief cities ? 9. After
whom was Bolivia named? 10. On what does Potosi stand?
QuzsTIOoss. — 1. What is Chili? — What are frequent and nume-
rous? 2. What are the chief products ? — What abound? 3. On