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Creation Date
1899
Description
Two page spread of a text book with black and white images of the Ottertail Mountains, Bison, Mamtasket Massachusetts beach, Niagara Falls in Winter, A Panamanian Village, Pampas Grass that is taller than a person, people working a coffee plantation. Surrounding the small images is text on Highland of Brazil, Pampas, Isthmus of Panama, and surface of North America. Created by Alexis Everett Frye. Source: Floyd Collection. Published by Ginn and Company Publishers- The Anthenaeum Press. Language: English. Identifier: Floyd- G127.F92 1899s. Text: Highland of Brazil: A highland rises near the east coast and extends far inland. This is the highland of Brazil. It is only about one sixth as high as the Andes highland. The coffee plant needs warm weather and a great deal of rain. See the pretty white blossoms and the little berries that look like cherries. When the berries turn dark red and begin the shrivel, they are picked and put into a machine that takes out the seeds. Each berry has two seeds. Before the seeds are used, they are baked and grounds. Have you ever seen a grocer grinding coffee seeds? Most of the coffee used in our country is raised on the highland of Brazil. Pampas: where is the Plata river? In what direction does the Plata basin slope? Which is the larger, the basin of hte Amazon or that of the Plata? What highland divides the streams of these basins? The greater part of the Plata valley is a vast plain. Its soil dep and rich. During the wet season, many parts of this plain are covered with tall, coarse grass, above which wave white silky plumes. The grassy plains of the Plata valley are called Pampas. Large herds of cattle and sheep graze in the wide valley, and many miles of the rich soil are planted with grain,. Where is the Orinoco river? A large part of the Orinoco valley consists of wide, grassy plains, called Llanos. Large herds of cattle graze on the Llanos. Isthmus of Panama: This village is on the slender neck of land that connects the two Americas. What is the name of this isthmus? Describe the houses shown in the picture of the Panama village. A person on horseback can cross the isthmus of Panama in a day, but the ride over the hills is a long and hard one. There is a railroad across this isthmus. Surface of North America: Where is the gulf of Mexico? West of this gulf lies the plateau of Mexico. It is about a mile and a half above the level of the sea. High ranges of mountains lie along its borders and steep slopes descend from them to the shores. Between the isthmus of Panama and the plateau of Mexico the world ridge is low. Low ranges lie along this part of Pacific coast. North of the plateau of Mexico lies the Great Basin. It is a wide plateau, crossed by many ranges and cut by many valleys. In most places the Great Basin is very dry. Its surface is nearly a mile above the level of the sea, an border ranges shut out most of the rain clouds. In this basin lies the Great Salt lake. near its shores there are large cities. Water is led to them from the mountains. and around them spread many fertile gardens. Northwards from the Great Basin the world ridge is lower and narrower. The Yukon river is in the far north, and flows through a very cold country. Snow an dice cover the ground during a large part of the year. The long slope of North America is on the east of the Rocky mountain highland.
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Indiana State University, University Archives, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Education Exhibit