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11. On the accompanying map of England insert the names of the seas, bays, principal harbours, and headlands of England, and mark the position of the counties of Dorset, Glamorgan, Suffolk, Merioneth, Derby, and Durham.

12. Write a geographical description of either India or Italy, stating fully its physical features, political divisions, &c. &c.

13. On a rough outline map of India mark the positions of Lucknow, Delhi, Madras, the Brahmapootra, Travancore, Goojerat, Mooltan, Patna, Allahabad, the Run of Cutch, and Seringapatam.

14. Where are the following islands, and to whom do they belong respectively: The Azores, the Maldives, Mauritius, Zante, Borneo, Vancouver's Island, Formosa, Malta, Juan Fernandez, Granada, Hong Kong?

15. Describe as accurately as you can the position of the following places: Lima, Malaga, Bordeaux, St. Petersburgh, Jerusalem, Warsaw, Leghorn, the Bay of Honduras, New Guinea.

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16. Describe the course of four of the principal rivers of Europe, mentioning the chief towns on their banks, and the chief tributaries they receive. 17. What are the "Trade Winds," the "Gulf Stream? 18. What circumstances are there in the physical geography of Europe which may account for the superiority of its inhabitants in civilization to those of the other portions of the Old World?

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19. Write a brief geographical description either of Greece or of Spain; boundaries, political divisions, physical features, climate, chief products, &c.

20. Describe as minutely as you can the position of the following places, stating to whom they belong, and what renders each important:Copenhagen, Singapore, Quebec, Rio Janeiro, Labuan, Algiers. 21. Describe as minutely as you can any one of the chief routes from London to Naples, mentioning in order the chief towns through which it passes, and the chief objects of interest in each.

22. Trace the boundaries of the Russian Empire.

23. Describe the course of the following rivers, mentioning in order the chief towns on their banks, and the chief tributaries they receive on each side the Rhine, the Volga, the Thames, the Ganges.

24. Describe the position of the following lakes, mentioning any peculiarities that attach to them, or any circumstances that render them important -the Caspian Sea, the Lake of Nicaragua, the Dead Sea, the Lake Geneva, Loch Ness.

25. Describe the position of any two great mountain chains, mentioning the rivers which rise in each, the names and heights of its highest points, and any circumstances of interest that may attach to them.

2 hours allowed for Questions 26 to 33.

26. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the seas, islands, chief bays, and headlands; trace the course of the Ebro, Garonne, Guadalquivir, Elbe, Arno, Spree, Oural, Vistula, and the line of the Apennines, Cevennes, Caucasus, Hartz, and Doffrine mountains; mark the position of Rome, Moscow, Bergen, Mount Etna, Vienna, Marseilles, Berne, Gottenburg, Heidelberg, Varna, Seville, Belgrade. 27. On the accompanying map of insert the names of the places marked, and of the principal bays, harbours, rivers, and headlands. 28. Name in order the countries and the most important towns through which a traveller would pass in going from

to

and mention any objects of special interest which he might see.

29. Describe as minutely as you can the position of the following places, and mention any circumstances of interest which attach to them:

Trieste, Avignon, Florence, Candahar, Philadelphia, Pitcairn's Island, Bomarsund, San Francisco, the Khyber Pass, Oregon Territory, Port Natal.

30. From what countries are the following articles imported in the greatest quantities into England:

Cotton, wine, opium, indigo, palm oil, mahogany?

31. Name the chief rivers of North America, and the most important towns on the banks of each.

32. Write a geographical description of either

or

describing their physical features, boundaries, climate, productions, inhabitants, &c.

33. Mention any remarkable points (1) of resemblance, (2) of contrast, between Africa and Europe, as regards their physical geography.

2 hours allowed for Questions 34 to 41.

34. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the seas, islands, chief bays, and headlands; trace the course of the Tagus, Loire, Volga, Tornea, Po, Rhine, Rhone, Dniester; and the line of the Alps, Balkan, Grampian, Carpathian, and Oural mountains; and mark the position of Stockholm, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Ratisbon, Lyons, Lisbon, Constantinople, Athens, Naples, Cologne, Odessa, Copenhagen.

35. Name in order the countries and the most important towns through which a traveller would pass in going from Berlin to Naples, and mention any objects of special interest which he might see.

36. Describe as minutely as you can the position of the following places, and mention any circumstances of interest which attach to them:-Marseilles, Palermo, Leghorn, Jaffa, Herat, Simla, New Orleans, Paraguay, Aden, Lhassa, Quito.

37. From what countries are the following articles imported in the greatest quantities into England:-Tea, sugar, corn, timber, tobacco?

38. Name the chief rivers which flow into the Mediterranean, and the chief towns on the banks of each.

39. Write a minute description of either France or Egypt-its physical geography, products, population, &c.

40. What are the chief points of contrast between the physical geography of Europe and that of Asia? Trace the effect of the differences on the

character of their inhabitants.

41. On the accompanying map of Scotland, insert the names of the chief harbours and headlands; trace the course of any four important rivers, and mark the position of any six important towns.

2 hours allowed for Questions 42 to 49.

42. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the seas, islands, chief bays and headlands; trace the course of the Tagus, Tiber, Theiss, Don, Seine, Inn, Rhine, Dniester; and mark the position of Venice, Stockholm, Leghorn, Hamburgh, Barcelona, Mount Vesuvius, Silistria, Dresden, Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Cape Trafalgar, Dantzic, Stuttgard.

43. On the accompanying map of

insert the names of the

principal bays, harbours, rivers, and headlands, and of eight of the most important towns.

44. Name in order the countries and the most important towns through which a traveller would pass in going from

to

and mention any objects of special interest he might see.

45. What is meant by an isthmus? Describe the position of any isthmuses you remember.

46. Describe the position of the following straits, mentioning the countries which they separate:—

Behring's Straits, Straits of Messina, Pentland Frith, Torres Strait, Lancaster Sound, Straits of Malacca, Davis Strait, Palk Strait, the Cattegat.

47. Name the chief rivers of Asia, mentioning the countries they flow through, and the seas into which they fall.

48. Write a geographical description of either

or

describing its physical features, boundaries, climate, productions, inhabitants, &c.

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49. Describe as minutely as you can the position of the following places, and mention any circumstances of interest connected with any of them :Nijni Novogorod, Tiflis, Badajos, Pompeii, Namur, Labuan, Chicago, Sierra Leone.

3 hours allowed for Questions 50 to 57.

50. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the seas, islands, chief bays and headlands; trace the course of the Loire, Po, Drave, Rhone, Spree, Adige, Dnieper, Guadalquivir; and mark the position of Trieste, Palermo, Rotterdam, Nice, Vienna, Hanover, Pesth, Constantinople, Prague, Gallipoli, Corunna, Genoa, Cape St. Vincent, Athens.

51. On the accompanying map of Scotland or Ireland insert the names of the principal lochs, bays, harbours, rivers, and headlands, and of ten of the most important towns.

52. Name in order the countries and most important towns through which a traveller would pass in going from Paris to Vienna, and mention any objects of special interest he might see.

53. What is meant by a strait? Describe the position of any you remember, mentioning the countries which they separate.

54. Describe as accurately as you can the position of the Gulf of Mexico, Bight of Benin, Hudson's Bay, Barbadoes, Java, Loffoden Isles, the Pyrenees, Hindoo Koosh, and Rocky Mountains.

55. Name the chief rivers and lakes of North America, describing as well as you can the courses of the former, and mentioning the most important towns on their banks, and where they flow into the sea.

56. Write a geographical description of either Denmark or Switzerland, describing its physical features, boundaries, climate, productions, inhabitants, &c.

57. Describe as minutely as you can the position of the following places, and mention any circumstance of interest connected with any of them— Ehrenbreitstein, Bunker's Hill, Komorn, Pitcairn's Island, Delhi, Toulon, Moultan, St. Jean d'Acre.

2 hours allowed for Questions 58 to 65.

58 On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the seas, islands, chief bays, and headlands; trace the course of the Rhine, Ebro, Don, Volga, Tiber, Seine; and mark the position of Geneva, Rome, Berlin, Brussels, Adrianople, Stockholm, Badajos, Avignon, Turin, Naples, Madrid, Orleans, Copenhagen.

59. On the accompanying map of

insert the names of the

principal bays, harbours, rivers, and headlands, and of ten of the most important towns.

60. Name in order the countries and most important towns through which a traveller would pass in going from

to

and mention any objects of special interest he might see.

61. What is meant by (1) an archipelago, (2) an isthmus? Describe the position of any you remember.

62. Describe as accurately as you can the position of the Bay of Biscay, Red Sea, Yellow Sea, Falkland Isles, Sandwich Islands, Madeira, Andes, Balkan, and Carpathian Mountains.

63. Name the chief rivers and lakes of Asia, describing as well as you can the courses of the former, and mentioning the most important towns on their banks, and where they flow into the sea.

64. Write a geographical description of either

or

describing its physical features, boundaries,

divisions, climate, productions, inhabitants, &c.

65. Describe as minutely as you can the position of the following places, and mention any circumstances of interest connected with any of them :Coblentz, Cadiz, Antwerp, Beyrout, Meerut, Elba, Elsinore, Washing

ton.

For Clerkships in the Office of the COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON

EDUCATION.

[N.B. In this examination Geography is not prescribed, but may be selected by any candidate who has "made it his especial study," with a view of displaying his industry and intelligence.] 1. Supposing yourself to sail round Great Britain, starting from Dover northward, describe briefly the chief features of the coast.

2. Descending the Danube from its source to the Black Sea, mention the states through which it flows, and the chief places of interest on its banks.

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Of the Baltic.

Of the Persian Gulf.

(One of the maps must be chosen.)

4. Write a letter describing the overland route to Calcutta viâ Marseilles. 5. Two ships meet in 15° 55' South lat. and 5° 44' West long.: In what part of the world would they be?

6. Describe the four great water-systems into which North America is divided by its natural conformation.

7. Draw a map of New Holland, assigning their proper position to the British colonies on that island.

8. Enumerate the several states which form the confederation of the United States of America, distinguishing Free from Slave States.

9. In what degrees of latitude and longitude are London, Paris, Petersburg, Vienna, Rome, Constantinople, Kars, Teheran, Herat, Bushire, Singapore, Canton, and Pekin?

10. Describe the mountain chains which form the frontier of the Indian Peninsula on the North and West, and mention the chief passes which lead from India into Turkistan and Persia.

11. Where are the Straits of Belle Isle, the Straits of Yenikale, the Straits of Magellan, Cook's Straits, Bass' Straits, and Torres Straits?

12. Mention any lakes or seas which have no outlet; and explain the causes

of the phenomenon.

13. Describe minutely any one of the volcanic regions of the earth.

14. Write a full description of any one of the following countries, its physical geography, climate, productions, inhabitants, &c., &c. :-Sweden, Mexico, New Zealand, the Brazils.

15. State any remarkable phenomena regarding the currents of the ocean in different places.

For the INDIA BOARD.

The same, with the following alterations:

Question 3. For "of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff," "of India; " for "of the Baltic," "of Australia."

Instead of 5. "On the accompanying map of Europe trace the course of the Rhine, Tagus, Seine, Vistula, and the line of the Vosges, Pyrenees, and Oural Mountains, and place Bourdeaux, Athens, Naples, Lisbon, Prague, Hamburg, St. Petersburg, Barcelona, Odessa, Marseilles." Instead of 7. Describe as minutely as you can the position of the following places, and mention any circumstances of interest which attach to any of them:-Rio Janeiro, Norfolk Island, Delhi, Lyons, Astrakhan, Antwerp, Belgrade, Cadiz.

And omit questions 9, 10, 12 and 15.

For the situation of UNPAID ATTACHE, who are required to show a knowledge of "so much of M'Culloch's Geographical Dictionary as relates to the country to which they are about to proceed.”

Geography, History, and Statistics of Switzerland.

1. Into how many cantons is Switzerland divided? Name them, giving their principal towns, and stating what language is ordinarily employed in each of them respectively.

2. State the population of Switzerland, and what proportion of it consists of Roman Catholics.

In which cantons especially do the Protestant inhabitants form a majority?

3. Describe accurately the course of the river Aar, mentioning its chief tributaries on either bank. What other rivers of importance have their sources in Switzerland?

4. Draw a map of Switzerland, giving in the margin the heights of the principal mountains.

5. What are the principal manufactures of Switzerland?

advantages and disadvantages are they carried on?

Under what

6. What are the laws and customs prevalent in Switzerland with regard to the division of property?

7. What is the form of government now established in Switzerland; and when was it placed on its present footing?

How is the Federal Assembly composed, and where are its meetings held? 8. What course has been adopted by the Swiss government with regard to public education ?

Geography and Statistics of Prussia.

9. Enumerate the provinces and regencies into which Prussia is divided, and mention some of the chief towns in each.

10. Describe the position of the chief seaports of Prussia, and the course of her principal rivers.

11. What are the most important mineral products of Prussia, and in what provinces respectively are they found?

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