GEOGRAPHY 2 $9 



endeavor to simplify air and water currents. Diagrams and 

 maps are drawn to emphasize and clarify the understanding 

 of these points in reference to the world. Whenever a new 

 section is studied the influence of the various air and water 

 currents upon it are discussed. 



The physiographic and climatic conditions are the basis 

 for the study of productions, which in their turn give the 



key to the industrial conditions in any 

 Industrial . 



Conditions country. For example: the physiography 



of the Andean section of South America 

 suggests mining as a leading industry; the climate and 

 physiographic features of the La Plata country recall the 

 prairies of the United States, explaining the similarity of 

 products in these two regions. Occupations and commercial 

 progress grow naturally out of the industries; these form 

 the basis for the study of the development of the people. 

 The rise and decline of a nation belong to the realm of 

 history, but the geographical environment must be known 



in order to have a correct understanding of 



Of\o1 



Conditions ^ e conc htions that make for its progress or 



decline. In the study of Switzerland, the 



social conditions and development are brought strongly into 



connection with the physical characteristics. 



In the study of a continent or a section of a continent 

 the development is brought out clearly by a 

 series of maps. Skill is obtained by many 



short exercises ; first, in copying, later, in drawing from 



memory. 



EIGHTH YEAR GRADE 



A final study of the subject of geography is given during 

 the last two or three months of the eighth grade. The pupil 



