20 LAND AND WATER. 



which the sun rises. A voyage round the world 

 may be performed in a year, if a ship does not 

 stay long in a place, and wind and weather prove 

 favourable. 



LAND AND WATER. 



The earth consists of two parts, land and water. 

 It has an uneven surface, occasioned by the many 

 mountains which are upon it. But the mountains, 

 though many of them seem to us very lofty, are, 

 when compared to the size of the earth, as small 

 as grains of sand would be in comparison of a 

 cricket-ball. The water occupies about twice as 

 much space on the surface of the earth as the 

 land. 



Representations of the surface of the earth 

 are called maps. On a map which represents 

 the whole world you see two large circles. But 

 you must not on that account imagine that the 

 earth consists of two such circles. The whole 

 surface of a globe or ball cannot be shown in 

 any other way. Suppose you wanted to represent 

 the whole surface of an orange, you would be 

 obliged to draw it as two circles. Each of the 

 circles which represent the earth is called a 

 hemisphere. The word hemisphere means half a 

 globe. 



The land of the earth is divided into five great 

 parts, sometimes called quarters of the world. Each 

 part has a distinct name. The smallest part, situate 

 towards the top of the hemisphere on the right 



