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towns? For what is each noted? Liverpool? Newcastle? Manchester? Birmingham? Sheffield? Glasgow? Dundee? Belfast? Kidderminster? 16 Give a general description of Europe. P. 72.

ASIA.

1 Name and describe each division of Asia. P. 77.

2 Name and describe the mountains of Asia.

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15 What are the divisions of Chinese Tartary? 16 Which is the largest country in Asia? See Table No. 2.

17 Which is the smallest country in Asia? See Table No. 2.

18 Which is the most populous country in Asia? See Table No. 2.

19 What is the estimated number of inhabitants of Asia?

20 What are the highest mountains in the world?

21 Which is the most northern cape of Asia? Eastern? Southern ?

22 Name the largest five rivers of Asia, in order of size? See Table No. 6.

23 Which is the largest mountain lake in the world?

24 Give a general description of Asia? P. 82.

AFRICA.

1 Describe the principal div. of Africa. P. 85.

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11 How many square miles does Africa contain? See Table No. 1.

12 Which is the highest peak of the snow mountains?

13 For what is the island St. Helena famous? 14 What are the two great rivers of Africa? 15 Name the largest five cities of Africa, in order of size. See Table No. 4.

16 For what is Alexandria noted?

17 Which are the principal cities of Egypt? 18 What celebrated ruins on the Nile?

19 Give a general description of Africa. P. 86.

OCEANICA.

1 Of what does Oceanica entirely consist? P. 89.

2 What are the principal divisions of Oceanica? 3 Describe the islands of Oceanica.

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10 Which is the most extensive division of Oceanica?

11 Which is the least extensive division of Oceanica?

12 Which is the most populous division of Oceanica?

13 For what is the island of Sumbawa noted? 14 Where are the Sandwich Islands?

15 What islands are sometimes called Sunda Isles?

16 What is the largest island in the world? 17 "was it formerly called?

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19 Which is the largest river in Australia?
20 What is the capital of New Zealand?
21 Give a general description of Oceanica?

ASTRONOMY.

REMARK.-The following questions on Astronomy have been taken from F. C. Brownell's "Teacher's Guide to Illustration," published by Holbrook Apparatus Company, Chicago. The answers to the following few questions may be found in any good text book on Astronomy.

HEAVENLY BODIES.

1 What is astronomy? P. 130.

2 What do we mean by heavenly bodies?
3 Do they all look alike?

4 Do you know any difference between the planets, comets, and stars?

5 What is a luminous body?

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7 Which of the heavenly bodies are luminous?

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THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

1 What is meant by the solar system? P. 132. 2 Do not the heavenly bodies stay in the same place all the time?

3 Are all the planets the same distance from the sun?

4 What are their names?

5 What is meant by primary planets ?
6 66 are secondary?

7 How many primary planets are there?
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9 What do you understand the asteroids to be?

10 What are inferior planets? P. 133.

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14 How is the zodiac divided?

15 Give the names of the signs, and the day the sun enters each ?

YEAR AND DAY.

1 What is a year on the earth? P. 134. 2 Would a year be the same time on the other planets? Why?

3 Can you tell the length of the year on the different planets?

4 What is a day on the earth? P. 135.

5 Do all the planets revolve on their axes? 6 How long are the days of the different planets?

7 In what direction do the planets revolve on their axes?

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