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No. 10.

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GEOGRAPHY,

CLASSES I A & B.

N. B.-Question 9 to be attempted by Class I A only.

1. Draw a map of the British Isles filling in the seas, capes, moun- tains, and rivers.

2. Give a short account of :--

(a) the Lake District.

(6) Manchester Ship Canal.

(e) the Giant's Causeway.

3. In what portions of England do the coal bearing rocks lie? Describe the coal producing districts in detail.

4. Compare (1)

the climate

(2)

the mineral productions

(3)

the manufactures

of England and Wales and Ireland.

5. Give the geographical positions, the history and the form of Government of the following

Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Scilly Islands.

6. Name and particularize those British Ports which are the centres of the Export Trade.

7. How many countries comprise the United Kingdom and what are their names. Which of these countries is the most important and why? State how they came to be united.

8. Give a list of the counties of

(1) North Wales

(2) Northern Scotland

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with their county towns.

9. Describe the physical features of the Mediterranean Sea. Enumerate and describe shortly the islands in it, stating to whom each belongs.

10. Explain briefly the cause of Ocean currents. Which are the two great currents? Describe their courses. What evidence is there that warm waters from tropical seas are brought to the coasts of Britain? Do they affect the Climate in any way?

No. 11.

GEOGRAPHY.

1. Explain the terms :-

CLASS IL

Watershed, bight, estuary, polar circles, cataract, cascade, lagoon, and the special terms:-Pampas, Steppes, Selvas.

2. Draw a map of England showing the principal coal and iron districts.

3. In what counties are the following towns situated and for what are they noted :—

Chester, Northampton, Yarmouth, Liverpool, Newcastle on

Tyne, Ely and Bournemouth.

4. Which are the manufacturing districts of England? What are the three great staples of the manufacturing industry?

5. What railways connect London with Lancashire, Devonshire, Kent, and Scotland?

6. Mention the six Northern counties of England and the two most important towns in each.

7. In what parts of Wales are there slate quarries? Give a short account of them.

8. Describe the course of any two rivers in England stating through which counties they flow and what towns are situated on their banks.

them

9. Where are the undermentioned and what you know about

Malvern Hills, Chiltern Hills, Dartinoor, Ouse, Shoeburyness,

Anglesey, Flamborough Head, Fens, Weald, Snowdon. 10. Describe shortly the canal system of England.