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Geographical Education, Report to the Royal Geographical Society. (from 'suppl. Papers', R.g.s.).
Geographical Education Report to the Royal Geographical Society - from 'suppl. Papers', R.g.s. Author:John Scott Keltie General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1885 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: The Stanhope Historical Essay (founded in 1856). In 1859. The causes of the successes of the Ottoman Turks. In 1860. The fall of'the Eepuhlic of Florence. In 1861. The rise of the Swiss Confederation. In 1865. The rise of Russia. In 1867. The causes of the decline of Spain. In 1874. The Portuguese in the East. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. -- PROGRAMME PRESCRIBED BY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 1885, FOR INSTRUCTION IN GEOGRAPHY. Standard I. -- To explain a plan of the school and playground. The four cardinal points. The meaning and use of a map. Standard II. -- The size and shape of the world. Geographical terms simply explained, and illustrated by reference to tie map of England. Physical geography of hills and rivers. Standard III. -- Physical and political geography of England, with special knowledge of the district in which the school is situated. Standard IV. -- Physical and political geography of the British Isles, and of British North America or Australasia, with knowledge of their productions. Standard V. -- Geography of Europe, physical and political. Latitude and longitude. Day and night. The seasons. Standard VI. -- Geography of the world generally, and especially of the British colonies and dependencies. Interchange of productions. Circumstances which determine climate. Standard VII. -- The ocean. Currents and tides. General arrangement of the planetary system. The phases of the moon. EXAMINATION PAPER IN SIXTH FORM, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOL, LONDON. 1. Give detailed descriptions and maps of the course of two important rivers, one in the Old World, and the other in the New (source, bounda...« less