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1920 

 GEOGRAPHY 



Friday, June 25 2 p.m. Two hours 



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



Group I 

 (Answer one question from this group.) 



1. How do the lengths (in miles) of the degrees of latitude and of longitude vary 



and why ? Describe one method of determining latitude ; one method of 

 determining longitude. 



2. If a man is standing on the equator at noon on June 21, in what part of 



the sky (compass direction) will he see the sun? How many degrees 

 above the horizon will the sun appear at that time and place ? 



Group II 

 {Answer one question from this group.) 



3. Name the important movements of the ocean waters and state the cause or 



causes of each. 



4. Give five characteristics of naturally good harbors and explain how the lack 



of each might affect the use of a harbor. 



Group III 

 (Answer two questions from this group.) 



5. Distinguish between oceanic and continental climates, giving characteristics 



of each; and name important cities where each is typically developed. 



6. Why are there two rainy seasons in the equatorial forests of Africa and no 



rainy season in the Sahara Desert ? 



7. Explain why low-pressure areas in the prevailing westerlies usually bring 



cloudy or rainy weather. Describe and explain the temperature changes 

 which occur at a given point while the center of a low is passing north of it. 



Group IV 

 (Answer three questions from this group.) 



'8. Write an essay of about one hundred words in which each of the following 

 terms is used in its geographic sense: monadnock; entrenched (or incised) 

 meanders; ' residual soil; peneplain; sluggish rivers; rejuvenation; base 

 level. 



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