17. How many degrees further north latitude is Liverpool than Boston? 18. Madrid than Savannah? 19. Which is further south, Cape Town or Rio Janeiro? 20. Which is further east, Algiers or St. Petersburg?
There is a scale of miles attached to each map; thus on the map of Massachusetts, if you wish to find the distance, in miles, from Boston to Providence, you must measure the distance and compare it with the scale, and it will be found to be about forty miles. Another method is, to find the distance in degrees, and multiply the amount by 69½, because 69½ English miles make a degree.
21. How many miles is it from Boston to Middletown, Con.? 22. From Paris to London? 23. From London to Liverpool? 24. From Tombuctoo to Morocco? 25. From Madagascar to New Holland?
WEST INDIA ISLANDS.
A fertile soil, a hot and unhealthy climate in summer, and a pleasant and healthful winter, is common to all the West India Islands. Being situated in the torrid zone, they produce most of the tropical fruits, spices, &c. viz. indigo, coffee, cinnamon, cocoa, cloves, pine-apples, pomegranates, oranges, lemons, limes, figs, &c.
Cuba, 700 miles long, is the largest, and belongs to Spain; its capital, Havanna, is a place of much commerce. St. Domingo, or Hayti, is next in size. In this island the black population have established an independent government, and their chief magistrate is called the President of Hayti. Jamaica is a prominent island, highly cultivated, belonging to Great Britain; its chief town is Kingston.
Guadaloupe and Barbadoes are the principal of the Caribbee Islands. Hurricanes are common in these fertile islands.