EXAMINATION FOR STATE CERTIFICATES. GEOGRAPHY. 1. [a] Discuss the difference between Geography 4. What geographical conditions determined the 5. What would be the effect on climatic conditions in the respective continents if the following mountain ranges were changed as suggested? [a] Extend the Rocky mountains from Texas to Maine. [6] Put the Andes on the Atlantic coast. [c] Move the Hymalayan mountains north to Siberia. [d] Extend the Alps along the western and northern coast of Europe. 6. Contrast the Old World and the New World in [a] number of grand divisions, [b] size, [c] shape, [d] direction of mountains, [e] plains and plateaus, [f] forms of government, [g] climate. 7. Through what waters would a ship sail in going the nearest route from [a] London to Mel nies was most tolerant in religious matters ? [e] Who were the Huguenots? 4. Briefly state the causes of the following wars: [a] The American Revolution, [b] War of 1812-1814, [c] Mexican War, [d] Civil War, [e] Spanish War. [f] Name an important battle in each of these wars, and give name of American (U. S.) general commanding in each engagement. [g] What Confederate general commanded at Vicksburg in 1864? 5. [a] Give a sketch of the explorations of La Salle. [b] Upon what grounds did the Dutch claim the coast from Cape Cod to Delaware Bay? [c] Who were the Iroquois? [d] To what great Indian family did the Indians of Virginia belong? 6. What historical events are suggested by the following terms: [a] Fifty-four forty or fight;" [b] Missouri Compromise; [c] Ostend Manifesto; [d] Holy Alliance; [e] Emancipation Proclamation; [f] Reconstruction. 7. Why did the New England States oppose the [a] War of 1812? [b] the Mexican War? 8. [a] Write a fifty-word sketch of Jefferson Davis. [b] A twenty-five word sketch of Thomas Jefferson. 9. What facts are suggested by the following names: [a] Nathaniel Bacon, [5] Benedict Arnold, [c] Oglethorpe, [d] Whitney, [e] Morse, [f] Poe, [g] John Brown, [h] Peabody, [i] Morse, [] Edison, [k] Commodore Buchanan, [] General Custer? bourne, [] from Chicago to St. Petersburg, 10. [a] What was the Ordinance of 1787? [b] Men [c] from Richmond, Va., to Harrisburg, Pa.? 8. [1] Which States in the Union touch [a] the Atlantic ocean? [b] the western banks of the Mississippi? [c] the Great Lakes? [2] What State excels in [a] tobacco, [b] cotton, [c] corn, [d] gold? 9. Locate the following, and state to what country each belongs: [a] Philippine Islands, [5] Porto Rico, [c] Hawaiian Islands, [d] Canary Islands, [e] Vancouver. 10. [a] Draw in rough outline a map of North America. [] Name all the books that you have read on methods of studying or teaching Geography. AMERICAN HISTORY. 1. 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