Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 326 Monteith, James 1831 1890 First Lessons in Geography Or, Introduction to "Youth's Manual of Geography" E-text prepared by Justin Gillbank and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders from images provided by Internet Archive Children's Library and University of Florida "First Lessons in Geography" by James Monteith is an educational text aimed at young learners, written in the mid-19th century, around the 1850s. This book serves as an introductory geography textbook, designed for beginners to understand the basic concepts of geography without overwhelming details. It systematically covers the Earth's surface, including continents, countries, oceans, and fundamental geographic features. The content is structured into a series of lessons that use a question-and-answer format to explain key geographic concepts. Monteith discusses various aspects such as the definition of geography, the distinction between different types of landforms and bodies of water, and extensive details about continents and their respective countries. The book also integrates maps and simple exercises to facilitate learning, with an emphasis on general features rather than detailed minutiae. It concludes with a section recapping essential rivers, seas, lakes, and mountains, reinforcing the information for young readers and striving to instill a foundational understanding of geography. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Geography -- Textbooks G Text Category: Teaching & Education 101312 2025-08-05T09:08:36.000617 text/html 76506 2024-10-28T18:52:11 text/html 2545434 2025-08-05T09:08:45.956573 application/epub+zip 2546235 2025-08-05T09:08:40.802578 application/epub+zip 82923 2025-08-05T09:08:38.242621 application/epub+zip 2891779 2025-08-05T09:08:49.079549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2881862 2025-08-05T09:08:43.924644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180362 2022-09-06T04:42:22.028510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59915 2025-08-05T09:08:34.954651 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40023 2024-10-28T18:52:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15778 2025-08-05T09:08:49.223536 application/rdf+xml 15357 2025-08-05T09:08:38.841611 image/jpeg 4190 2025-08-05T09:08:38.558611 image/jpeg 2502641 2025-08-05T09:08:36.192609 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia