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.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 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.

[Ill.u.s.tration: {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?

[Ill.u.s.tration: MAP OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.]

LESSON VIII.

Q. In what Division of the Earth do we live?

A. In North America.

Q. What Division south of North America?

A. South America.