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Compare this map with the map of North America on page 33. Are they on the same scale? If not, which map is on the larger scale?

What distance does an inch represent on each map?

What ocean is on the east of the United States? What ocean is on the west?

What gulf and country are are(duplicated) [sic] on the south? What country is on the north?

What four great lakes lie between the Dominion of Canada and the United States?

Through what river do the waters of these lakes flow to the ocean?

What mountains are in the eastern part of the United States?

Name some of the ranges of the Appalachian Mountains. In what direction do they extend?

What great mountain range is in the western part of the United States? What three mountain ranges are near the Pacific coast?

What great river flows into the Gulf of Mexico? In what direction does it flow? Which is the largest eastern tributary of the Mississippi river? Which is the largest western tributary?

Among what mountains do most of the western tributaries of the Mississippi river rise? Among what mountains do the great eastern tributaries of the Mississippi river rise?

Suppose it should rain at the same time all over the United States; how would most of the rain-water find its way to the ocean?

How are the different states shown on the map? By what, kind of line are their boundaries marked? (When a river forms the whole, or part of a boundary, the line of the river alone marks the boundary.)

Which states border on the Gulf of Mexico? Which border on the Pacific ocean? How many border on the Atlantic ocean?

Washington is the capital of the United States. (Capitals are marked by a star.)

Which state is farthest from Washington toward the northeast? Which is farthest toward the southwest? Toward the west?

In what state do you live? In what part of the country is it located? Find the capital of your state on the map. Is your state among the mountains or in the level part of the country? Does it border on the ocean?

In what direction must you go from your state to reach the city of Washington? To reach the Atlantic ocean? The Gulf of Mexico? The Great Lakes? The Rocky Mountains?

Use the scale of miles and tell how far it is from the capital of your state to the city of Washington? From New York across the country to San Francisco? From Pembina, in North Dakota, to Brownsville, in Texas.

How could you go by water from Boston to Galveston? Find out from the scale of miles how many miles you would travel? How could you go by water