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Middle Atlantic states. Capitals and Chief Cities.

In what direction are the Middle Atlantic states from New England? Which two border on the Great Lakes? What states bound New York on the east? On the south? What two lakes and rivers are on the northwest?

By what river are the two lakes connected? In what direction does it flow? What makes Niagara river famous? What river forms the outlet of the Great Lakes? What is its direction?

What lake is between New York and Vermont? What lake is south of Lake Champlain (sham-plain).

''Both of these lakes are famed for their beautiful scenery. Many travelers visit them every year.''



What mountains are in New York? What important river rises in the Ad-i-ron'-dack mountains? In what direction does it flow? Measure its length by the scale of miles. What is the principal tributary of the Hudson river?

What river and lake does the Erie canal connect? How then can a boatload of wheat be brought from Lake Erie to New York city?

What cities are at the ends of the Erie canal? Where is New York city? Point toward it.

What mountains do you find in Pennsy1vania? What river separates Pennsylvania from New Jersey? Into what does it flow?

What river rises in New York and crosses Pennsylvania? What two rivers form the Ohio? What city is at their junction?



The Allegheny river passes through the region from which we get petroleum, or rock-oil.

On what river is the capital of the state? What great city is at the junction of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers? Its name means—brotherly love. It was founded by Quakers. What city is on Lake Erie?

What river is between New Jersey and Pennsylvania? What cape forms the southern extremity of New Jersey? Where is Branch? (See small map.) Long Cape May and Long Branch are popular watering places. What large city of New Jersey is opposite New York city? Where is Newark?

On what river is Wilmington? As you pass down Delaware bay to the ocean, what state is on your right hand? On your left? Suppose you go westward or southward from Delaware, what State do you enter?

What mountains cross this state? What bay and river divide it into two parts?

What two cities are on the bay? Which of them is the capital? Where is Cumberland? Frederick?

What river separates Maryland from Virginia? What district is situated on this river? What state is on three sides of the District of Columbia?

What noted city does this district contain? Point toward Washington,

Crossing the Potomac from Washington, what state do you enter? What mountain range separates Virginia from Kentucky?

What mountains are between Virginia and West Virginia? What range crosses Virginia?

What rivers break through the Blue Ridge? What city is on the Appomattox river? What large city is on the James river? Suppose you sail in a steamer from Richmond, Va., to the Atlantic ocean, what two seaports would you pass? What bay would you cross?

Between what capes would you sail? In what state are these capes? In what directions would you sail in going from Richmond to New York city?

Cross the Alleghenies from Virginia: what state do you enter? What river forms the northwestern boundary of West Virginia? The southwestern? On what river is Wheeling? Where is Charleston? Parkersburg?

Review by placing on the blackboard a table for the Middle Atlantic states similar to the one suggested for the New England states.