There are many mountains in Iceland. Some of them send out steam and melted rock and are called volcanoes.
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Mexico is our southern neighbor. This country has a president and a government somewhat like ours.
Both Indians and white people live in Mexico. The climate is so warm in the valleys that the people living there cannot work so hard as they do in the United States. So they do not have large factories and many fine schools, hospitals and libraries as we have. Why do they not build these on the mountains where the climate is pleasant?
They have large plantations where they raise [p104] rubber, sugar, cotton, coffee, tobacco and fruit and many cattle.
The great Western Highlands extend down through Mexico, and silver, copper and coal are mined in them. Some of these mountains are volcanoes. What does this mean?
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Central America is still warmer than Mexico. It is entirely in what zone? The plants and animals are much like those of Mexico.
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The West Indies consist of many islands. The largest are Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica and Porto Rico. Which belongs to the United States? These islands have a warm climate. What do you think is raised on the plantations by the white people and negroes?