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DESCRIPTIVE GEOGRAPHY.
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14. The world comprises five great divisions, viz: Amert
ca, Europe, Asia, Africa, and. Oceanica; these are eacl]
subdivided into various Empires, Kingdoms, Republies, &e.
15. America is a great continent, entirely separated from the othe
parts of ihe carth, It is often called the New World, and also th
Western continent,
16, Europe is the smallest of the five grand divisions, yet it contain’
the most powerful nations in the world.
17, Asia is the largest division of the Globe, and comprises mor'
than one-half of the Eastern continent. It is the most populous quar
ter of the earth,
18, Africa is a great peninsula, united to Asia by the isthmus 0!
Suez, It is the least known of any of the great divisions of the earth.
19. Occanica tomprises the various groups of Islands situnted in the
Pacific Ocean between the Eastern and Western continents,
20. Of the population of the earth, 423 millions belong 1
the European or Caucasian race, 283 millions to the Asiati(
or Mongolian race, 92 millions to the African or Negro race
22 millions to the Malay race, and 10 millions to the Amer’
Can TaCce.
America ‚...
Europe .....
ASiB 00000000
Africa 0.0...
Oceanica 4...
SquareMiles| Population,
15,000,000| 51,554,000
3,500,000/250,800,000
16,000,000/450,000,000
11,000,000| 57,000,090
4,500,900° 20,925 ı
50.000.000 330.279.00:
Nortliern Ocean
Pacific do,
Atlantic do.
Indian do.
Southern do.
Square Miles
6,000,000
77,000,000
34,000,000
20,000,000
13.000.000
150.000.00(
han at present? 14, What does the world comprisce ? What are-they
15. What is America? 16. What is Europe? 17, What is Asir‘
18, What is Africa? 19, What does Oceanica comprise? 20. Of
the population of the earth, how many belong to the European race‘
The Asiatic? the African? "Ihe Malay? The American? Tel
from the table the number of square miles and population in America
In Europe. In Asia, In Africa. In Oceanica, Tell the extent ir
aquare miles of the Northern Ocean. "The Pacific. ‚The Atlantic
The Indian. "The Southern.
