GEOGRAPHY. REMARKS.-The following references in questions on Geography are to McNally's Complete School Geography : DEFINITIONS. 1 What is geography? P. 5, Lesson 1. 7 What proofs can you name that show the earth is spherical? 8 Is the earth exactly round? 9 What proofs can you give that the earth is not a perfect sphere, but a spheroid? 10 What is the diameter of a sphere? 11 equator? 66 66 the earth at the 12 How much less is the diameter from pole to pole? 13 What is the mean diameter of the earth? 14 circumference of the earth? 66 15 How much more is the greatest distance around the earth than the greatest distance through it? 16 What is the axis of the earth? 17 What are the poles of the earth? 18 Where are the poles situated? 19 What are the revolutions of the earth, and what do they cause? 20 Which way does the earth revolve?. from east to west or from west to east? 21 What is the inclination of the earth's axis? circles. 24 What is a small circle? Name the small circles. NOTE.-Proofs of the earth's sphericity, etc., are very fully given and plainly illustrated in The Teacher's Guide to Illustration, by F. C. Brownell. 25 How is every circle supposed to be divided? 26 What is the equator? 27 Into what two hemispheres does the equator divide the earth? 28 What is latitude? + 29 66 the meaning of the term latitude? greatest latitude a place can 31 How is latitude reckoned? 32 If you see but a section of a map, how can you ascertain in what latitude the place repre sented is situated? 33 What are parallels of latitude? 34 66 parallel lines or circles? 35 Can great circles be parallel to each other? 36 What are the tropics? 37 Why are they called tropics? 38 Why is the one situated just 23 degrees north of the equator, and the other just 23 degrees south of it? 39 What are the polar circles? 40 Why are the polar circles located just 23 degrees, rather than a few degrees farther north or south from the poles? Ans. They are intended to mark the limit of the sun's rays in these directions. y 41 What is said of the length of the days and nights at the equator? 42 What is said of the length of the days and nights north and south of the equator? 43 What are meridians? P. 6, Les. 3. 48 Are the degrees of latitude and of longitude the same in length at all places? 49 Explain why a degree of latitude and degree of longitude does not correspond in length at all places. 50 What is the greatest longitude a place can have? 51 Where is the greatest extent of longitude? 52 What is a prime meridian? 53 66 one is generally used? 54 66 are zones? P. 6, Les. 4. 55 Why are they so called? 56 How many zones are there? Name them. 57 Where is the torrid zone situated ? 65 What are the seasons of the torrid zone? frigid zone? temperate zone? 68 What does the word zone mean?. 69 When it is summer in the north frigid zone, what is the season in the south frigid? 70 What is the appearance of the sun at the poles? 71 State some of the reasons which render it probable that the earth revolves. 72 What conclusively proves the annual revolution of the earth? 73 Explain the succession of seasons. 74 What is the ecliptic? 75 How great is the velocity of the earth in its revolution round the sun? about 19 mi is rich, NOTE. The last five questions above are very plainly answered in Warren's Physical Geography, in the introduction. 76 What is the compass? P. 6, Les. 5. 77 For what is it used? 78 What are the principal points of a compass? 79 What is a map? 80 What are the directions on map? 81 How are the parallels of latitude represented? 82 How are the meridians represented? 83 How is the earth's surface divided? P. 6, Lesson 6. 84 What proportion is land? 86 Name the natural divisions of land. 87 Define each of the natural divisions of land. 88 How many continents are there? Name them. 89 What are the grand divisions of the eastern continent? 90 What are the grand divisions of the western continent? 91 Name the natural divisions of water, and describe each. P. 7, Les. 7. 92 What are salt lakes generally called. P. 7, Les. 7. 93 How many forms of government are there? P. 7, Les. 9. 94 Describe each form of government. 95 What is a pure democracy? 96 66 representative democracy? 97 Name the political divisions of the earth, and describe each. 98 What is called the British Empire? |