OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 3 



just meaning only by connecting them with these inalienable 

 features of Nature. 



It may be convenient to arrange in a small compass some of 

 the characteristic differences of the several districts which have 

 been named. 



NORTH-WESTERN DISTRICT. 



1. Greatest elevation. 2580 feet in Mickle Fell. 



2. Principal Rivers which rise in the District. Tees, Swale, Ure, Nid, 



Wharfe, Aire, Ribble, Lune, Hodder, Eden. 



3. Average depth of Rain in a year at Settle, 43 inches. 



4. Geological constitution. Millstone grit, Yoredale rocks, Scar lime- 



stone, Slate rocks, and Greenstone. 



5. Valuable Minerals, &c. Lead ore, Zinc ore, Ironstone, Coal, Slate, 



Limestone, Flagstone, Building stone, Peat. 



6. Dialect. The high lands are called 'Fells'; the limestone cliffs 



'Scars'; the gritstone cliffs 'Crags'; the valleys 'Dales'; the 

 rivulets 'Gills' or 'Becks'; the waterfalls 'Forces'; tumuli 

 ' Hows '; a heap of stones on an elevated point, ' Man.' 



SOUTH-WESTERN DISTRICT. 



1. Greatest elevation. 1859 feet in Holme Moss. 



2. Principal Rivers which rise in the District. Calder, Dun, Dearne. 



3. Average depth of Rain in a year at Halifax, 33 inches. 



4. Geological constitution. Coal formation, Millstone grit, Yoredale 



rocks. 



5. Valuable Minerals, &c. -Coal, Ironstone, Fire clay, Flagstone, Build- 



ing stone, Peat. 



6. Dialect. The peaty mountains are often called 'Mosses'; ranges of 



gritstone ' Edges '; rugged glens ' Cleughs.' The term ' dale ' is 

 not frequently used. 



NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICT. 



1. Greatest elevation. 1485 feet in Burton Head. 



2. Principal Rivers which rise in the District. Esk, Wisk, Derwent. 



3. Average depth of Rain in a year at Brandsby, 28* inches. 



4. Geological constitution. Oolitic and Lias formations. 



5. Valuable Minerals, &c. Coal, Ironstone, Alum shale, Jet, Building 



stone, Cement stone, Peat. 



6. Dialect. The high ground is called 'Moorland'; the valleys receive 



the name of ' Dales '; the rivulets are called ' Becks '; the water- 

 falls ' Forces '; tumuli ' Hows '; a stone or heap of stones is some- 

 times called ' Man '; abrupt hill-edges are ' Nabs.' 



