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Show Unequal Natural Division. The Cordilleras, which form the backbone of both tho northern nmV-"lH southern continents, are reLatkTy 'M near the Pacific Ocean in Guatemala, yM and thus divide the country into two unequal drainage areas, of which the Arctic is much the greater. The Pa-ciflc Pa-ciflc slope, though comparatively nar-row, nar-row, is exceptionally well watered and fertile between the altitudes of 1,000 and 5,000 feet, and Is the most dense-Iv dense-Iv settled part ot the republic. "jH |