1. Boreal region, or region of the lakes, [pg 019] stretching across North America, from the streight of Behring and peninsula Alaska in the west, to Labrador, Canada and Nova Scotia in the east. It is distinguished by a rocky soil, many large lakes and millions of small ones, surrounded near the pole and on either side by groups of islands. Its southern limits are undefined, but Lake Erie forms one of them.
2. The Californian or Oregon region, stretching from north to south along the Pacific Ocean from Fuca Strait to Mexico and Guatimala. It is a region of plains and hills.
3. The Mexican region or central mountains and table lands from the sources of the Missouri to Lake Nicaragua, distinguished by volcanoes, a dry lofty soil, &c.
4. The Missouri region, extending in vast grassy plains from latitude 50 to the Gulf of Mexico.
5. The Alleghany region, stretching in woody hills and mountains from Maine to Alabama and Illinois. The Ozark mountains and the whole of New England appear detached portions of it.
6. The Literal Atlantic region, stretching from Long Island to Florida, Mexico, Yucatan and Honduras, forming a long but narrow region of level plains, sands and marshes, skirted by sandy shores and islands.
The Antilles or West Indies, are all islands; divided into 3 very natural groups.
1. The large and hilly Islands of Jamaica, Cuba, Hayti, Boriquen.
2. The Lucayes or Bahama Islands north of them, low and chiefly of coral formations.
3. The Carib Islands east and south, commonly volcanic.