CONTENTS. 



CHAP. I. 



boundaries of the United States^ . , . . I 



Aspect of the Country , . . . . . . 5 



General Configuration^ 9 



Mountains^ 17 



Internal Structure of the Soil^ ... . 35 



Climate^ of the United States in general^ . (6 1 



CHAP. H. 



Systein of the Winds in the United States^ 89 

 Remarks upon Mr, Volney^s Theory^ and ufion 

 the supposed change of Climate in the United 



States J 104 



The Climate of the United States compared 

 with that of Europe in respect to the Winds^ 

 the quantity of Rain^ Evaporation^ and Elec- 

 tricity y Ill 



Lakesy . 122 



