1917 

 GEOGRAPHY 



Friday 2 p.m. Two hours 



No extra credit will be given for more than the required number of questions. 



Group I 

 (Anycver one question from this group.) 



1. What differences would there be in the climate of the earth if its axis were 



perpendicular to the plane of its orbit ? 



2. Draw a diagram showing the relative positions of earth, moon, and sun at 



the times of spring and neap tides of one lunar month. 



Group II 

 (Answer one question from this group.) 



3. Coral reefs are absent from the shores of the Galapagos Islands which lie 



under the equator off the west coast of South America; but they occur 

 around the shores of the Bermuda Islands 32° north of the equator off the 

 east coast of North America. Explain this peculiarity of distribution. 



4. Explain the chief differences between the topography of the ocean floor and 



the topography of the land. How do near-shore deposits differ from those 

 of the deep sea ? 



Group III 



(Answer two questions from this group.) 



5. The eastern and western sides of Lake Michigan have unlike climates. 



Which side is the more favorable for fruit raising ? Why ? 



6. Describe two types of barometers. Explain how each works. For what 



purposes are barometers used ? 



7. With the accompanying weather map for the morning of December 8, 1916, 



before you, predict the temperature, wind direction, and state of the sky at 

 Columbus, Ohio (indicated by red star on the map), for the afternoon of 

 the 8th and for the 9th. 



Group IV 



(Answer three questions from this group.) 



8. In what different ways are lakes commonly produced ? Name an example 



of each kind of lake. Through what processes do lakes usually become 

 extinct ? 



9. How are alluvial fans formed ? In what part of the United States are they 



most common ? Why ? What use does man make of them ? 



10. Describe 3 types of soils, each of which is characteristic of a particular 



region of the United States. Explain the origin of each type, and discuss 

 its value for agriculture. 



11. Describe the different types of land forms which you would expect to find 



in a maturely dissected volcanic region and explain the processes by which 

 each form is produced. 



12. Define ten of the following terms: humus, loam, eolian deposit, cumulus 



cloud, baselevel, moraine, water-table, atoll, playa, till, spit, stalagmite. 



