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and America. Illustrate how a bed of salt may be formed from sea water 

 in some lagoon. 



Continue collection of the rocks and minerals of the neighborhood, and 

 gain a familiarity with their physical properties and uses. 



S.ulphur, its occurrence in various volcanic regions ; its preparation upon 

 the slopes of Mt. Etna in Sicily. 



Descriptions of the mining of gold and diamonds in South Africa. The 

 tin mines of Cornwall. 



Geography — Seventh Grade 



Eastern Hemisphere with Especial Reference to Europe 



A general survey of the physical features. 

 . Climatic conditions of Eurasia compared with North America. 



The importance of the Mediterranean Sea. 



The pre-historic inhabitants of Europe, cave and lake dwellers. 



Ragozin's Earliest People. Queber's Stories of the Greeks and Story of 

 Rome. 



The geography of the world as known to the ancients. 



The farthest points reached by the ancient navigators, their ideas as to 

 the shape and size of the world. 



The spread of Christianity and Mohammedanism. Study with reference 

 to the character of the peoples and the physical geography of the countries 

 concerned. 



The Crusades and the age of Chivalry. 



The story of the Norsemen ; the character of their country. 



The various peoples concerned in the founding of the English race. 



The Moors and their civilization. Spain in the fifteenth century and her 

 explorations by sea. 



The importance of the chief mountain ranges of Europe and the influ- 

 ence which they have exerted upon the development of its people. 



The importance of the irregular shores of the northern Mediterranean 

 and eastern Atlantic in afifecting the development of their inhabitants. 



Reasons for the slower development of the people of the interior and 

 northeastern portions of Europe. 



Causes of the early development of manufacturing in England. 



Situation and physical surroundings of the leading cities of Europe. 



Constantinople and the Dardanelles. 



Situation of Russia with reference to outlets to the sea. Conditions 

 which have made it possible for her to spread eastward and southward in 

 Asia. 



Influence of the Himalaya Mountains and Plateau of Thibet upon the 

 history of Asia. 



Causes leading to the marked differentiation of the Chinese and Japanese. 



Effect of slow sinking of coast of northwestern Europe. Features and 

 occupations of people of Holland. 



The forests of northern Europe and their wild animals. 



Geography of current events throughout the year. 



