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54. Highland of Brazil.

A highland rises near the east
coast and extends far inland.
This is the highland of Brazil.
It is only about one sixth as high
as the Andes highland.

The coffee plant needs warm weather
and a great deal of rain.

See the pretty white blossoms and
the little berries that look like cherries.
When the berries turn dark red and
begin to shrivel, they are picked and put
into a machine that takes out the seeds.

Each berry has two seeds. Before
the seeds are used, they are baked and ground. Have
you ever seen a grocer grinding coffee seeds ?

Most of the coffee used in our country is raised on
the highland of Brazil.

55. Pampas.

Where is the La Plata river?
does the La Plata basin slope ?
Which is the larger, the basin of the Amazon or
that of the La Plata ?
- What highland divides the streams of these basins?

In what direction

_The greater part of the La Plata valley is a vast
plain. Its soilis
deep and rich.
During the
wet season,
many parts of
this plain are
covered with
tall, coarse
grass, above
which wave
white silky
plumes. The
grassy plains
of the La Plata
valley are
called pampas.
Vast herds

of cattle and

 

Pampas Grass

 

HIGHLAND OF BRAZIL.

Coffee Plantation.

sheep graze in this wide valley, and many
miles of the rich soil are planted with grain.

Where is the Orinoco river?

A large part of the Orinoco valley. consists
of wide, grassy plains, called Hanos. Large
herds of cattle graze on the llanos.

56. Isthmus of Panama.

This village is on the slender neck of land that
connects the two Americas. What is the name of
this isthmus ?

Of what are the houses mada: 2 How do the
people dress ?

A person on horseback can cross the isthmus of
Panama in a day, but the ride over the hills is a long
and hard one.

There is a railroad across this isthmus.

 

A Panama Village.