LESSON III. NATURAL DIVISIONS.
Draw, as before, the outline of the map, and review all the facts already taught. 1. Lines. 2. Waters. 3. Names. 4. Distances. Test the memory of the class on these without giving the initials.
There are four Natural Divisions to Palestine; that is, four sections in the country, lying parallel with each other. Indicate them on the map in brown chalk, not making them very prominent.
1. We find the Sea-Coast Plain [S. C. P.] extending along the Coast from north to south, narrow at the north, and wider at the south.
2. Further inland, we come to the Mountain Region [M. R.], the backbone of the country, a section of hills and mountains, and the home of the Israelitish people.
3. Passing over the mountains, we find the Jordan Valley, a deep gorge, and deeper the further we travel southward, until, at the Dead Sea, it is more than 1,300 feet lower than the Mediterranean.
4. Still further eastward, we climb the steep mountains again, and reach the Eastern Table-Land, a lofty plain sloping gradually to the great desert beyond it.
Review, as before. 1. Lines. 2. Waters. 3. Names. 4. Distances. 5. Natural Divisions.