GEOGRAPHY
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. What waters wash the coast of Spain? 1788. How is it separated from Africa and France? 1788. What islands on the coast belong to Spain? 1788. What is the area of Spain? 1788. How many rivers are there in Spain? 1788. Where are the richest quicksilver mines in Europe? 1788. What per cent, of the people are engaged in farming? 1788. What is the character of the Mediterranean shore? 1788. What is one of the principal exports? 1788. What are the chief cities of Spain? 1788. What are the length and breadth of Portugal? 1534. What is the total area with the Azores and Madeiras? 1534. How far are the Azores from Portugal? 149. For what has the island of Madeira long been noted? 1141. How does the population of Portugal increase? 1534. What is the most important mountain range in Portugal? 1534. What do the ocean breezes do for the climate? 1534. What is the condition of agriculture? 1534. What is port wine? 1534. Where are the manufactures located? 1534. What are the chief mineral products? 1534.
How long must each male Portuguese serve in the army? 1534. Where is one of the oldest universities in Europe? 1534. Where was one of the greatest earthquakes on record? 1079. What city in Portugal has a crystal palace? 1387.
ITALY.
How are the limits of Italy strongly defined? 94(1 What is the shape of the peninsula? 946. What is the character of northern Italy? 946. What are the great plains of Italy? 947. What mountain systems in Italy? 947. What are the most remarkable volcanoes? 9470 Are the Italian rivers navigable? 947. What are the famous mountain lakes? 947. What noted marble comes from Italy? 947. What is the character of the people? 947. How many of the people are engaged in agriculture? 947. What are the main products? 947. What is the state religion? 947. How does the navy of Italy rank? 947. Why must Rome import all the necessities of life? 1630. What famous plant that once grew in Egypt now grows in Sicily? 1418.
RUSSIA. How large is the Russian Empire compared with the continent of
Europe? 1645. European Russia is what part of the whole empire and contains what
portion of the population? 1645. What ocean was the whole sea coast of Russia till the end of the
seventeenth century? 1645.
What sea coast is now of chief importance to Russia? 1645. What is the principal range of mountains? 1645. What large rivers flow north, and which flow south? 1645-6. How wide is the plain crossing central Russia? 1645. What two great rivers have been connected by a canal? 1646. What are the four chief cities of Russia? 1646. What races of people make up the population of Russia? 1646. What kind of a government has Russia? 1647. To how many boards is the administration of the empire intrusted, and
what power has each board? 1647.
The peasant class are what portion of the population? 1646. What minerals are found in Russia? 1646.
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