_ surrounded by water.

Q. What is a Peninsula?

A. A portion of land _almost_ surrounded by water.

[Illustration: The Earth.]

Q. What is a Lake?

A. A body of water almost surrounded by land.

Q. What is an Isthmus?

A. A neck joining two larger portions of land.

Q. What is a Strait?

A. A passage connecting two larger bodies of water.

LESSON IV.

Q. What is a Cape?

A. A point of land extending into the water.

Q. What is a Mountain?

A. A vast elevation of land.

Q. What is a Hill?

A. A small elevation of land.

[Illustration: Studying Geography.]

Q. What is a Volcano?

A. A mountain which sends out fire, smoke, and lava.

Q. What is a Valley?

A. The low land between hills or mountains.

Q. What is a Plain?

A. A level tract of land.

Q. What is a Desert?

A. A barren region of country.

LESSON V.

Q. What is a Sea?

A. The division of water, the next in size to an ocean.

Q. What is a Gulf or Bay?

A. A body of water extending into the land.

Q. What is a River?

A. A stream of water flowing through the land.

[Illustration: A River. A Windmill.]

Q. By what are Rivers formed?

A. By Springs.

Q. What is a Spring?

A. Water flowing from the ground.

Q. What are Small Streams called?

A. Brooks and Creeks.

LESSON VI.

Q. Who governs an Empire?

A. An Emperor.

Q. Who governs a Kingdom?

A. A King or a Queen.

Q. Who governs a Republic?

A. Men elected by the People.

[Illustration: A Caravan crossing a Desert.]

Q. Which is the largest Empire in the world?

A. Russia.

Q. Which is the largest Kingdom in the world?

A. Great Britain.

Q. Which is the largest Republic in the world?

A. The United States.

LESSON VII.

[Illustration: {Map created for questions in the lesson.}]

Q. What is a Map?

A. A picture of the whole, or a part, of the Earth's Surface.

Q. What are the directions on a Map?

A. Toward the top, North; toward the bottom, South; to the right, East; to
the left, West.

Q. In what direction from the centre of the picture is the Island?

A. North.

Q. In what direction is the Volcano? The Cape?

Q. The Bay? The Lake? The Strait? The Mountains?

Q. The Isthmus?

Q. What is in the East? In the West? In the South? In the North? In the
Northwest? In the Southeast? In the Northeast? In the Southwest?

[Illust