High School Entrance Exam - Midsummer, 1890
GEOGRAPHY
1. Distinguish between the following:
(a) Latitude and longitude
(b) Equator and ecliptic
(c) Rotation and revolution

2. Why are the days and nights always equal at the equator?

3. Account for the succession of the seasons.

4. Describe the largest river flowing in an easterly direction in each of the Grand Divisions of land.

5. Name five lakes of Switzerland and five capes of South America.

6. What city is near the mouth of each of the following rivers:

a. Ottawa d. Elbe
b. St. Maurice e. Liffey
c. Columbia ...

7. Locate and define:

a. Bras d'Or d. Niphon
b. Maracaybo e. Biafra
c. Messina f. Hercules

8. What four cities are situated on Puget Sound?

9. Name five islands in the Gulf of Georgia

10. Draw an outline map of Europe or Asia, indicating the principal mountain chains and rivers.


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