THE POSITION OF GEOGRAPHY IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. 385 



A. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. 

 ExGtAND AND WaLES, 1897. 



Standard IV. 



Physical and political 

 geography of the 

 British Isles, and of 

 British North 

 America or Austra- 

 lasia, with know- 

 ledge of their pro. 

 ductions. 



Physical and political 

 geography of Scot- 

 land and Ireland and 

 of the United States 

 of America. Day 

 and night. The air, 

 mists, fogs, clouds, 

 rain, frost, wind, and 

 the special circum- 

 stances which deter- 

 mine climate and 

 rainfall in the British 

 Islands. 



General geography of 

 Scotland, Ireland, 

 Canada, and the 

 United States, with 

 special reference to 

 the interchange of 

 productions between 

 those countries and 

 England. 



■Geography of Europe 

 generally, and of 

 either Canada or 

 Australia. 



Geographical terms 

 simply explained and 

 illustrated by refer- 

 ence to the map of 

 England, and to some 

 of the leading comi- 

 tries of the world 

 selected by the 

 teacher. 



Standard V. 



Geography of Europe, 

 physical and politi- 

 cal. Latitude and 

 longitude. Day and 

 night. The seasons. 



Physical and political 

 geography of Europe. 

 Industries and pro- 

 ductions of its several 

 countries. Latitude 

 and longitude. The 

 seasons. 



General geography of 

 Europe, with special 

 reference to the com- 

 mercial relations be- 

 tween the countries 

 of the Continent and 

 Great Britain. 



Pliysical and political 

 geography of the 

 British Isles. 



Standard Yl. 



The British Colonies 

 and dependencies. 

 Interchange of pro- 

 ductions. Circum- 

 stances which deter- 

 mine climate. 



Physical and political 

 geography of Aus- 

 tralia, New Zealand, 

 Canada, and the 

 South African 

 colonies, India and 

 Ceylon. 



Climate as affected by 

 latitude, altitude, 

 rainfall, forests, 

 nearness to the sea, 

 ocean currents, and 

 prevailing winds. 



General geography of 

 Australia and British 

 India, with special 

 reference to the in- 

 dustries of those 

 countries, and to 

 their commercial re- 

 lations with Great 

 Britain. Colonisation. 



Physical and political 

 geography of Aus- 

 tralia, Canada, and 

 South African colo- 

 nies, India and 

 Ceylon. 



Four of the chief lines 

 of communication be- 

 tween Great Britain 

 and other centres of 

 commerce. 



Latitude and longitude. 



Standard VII. 



The United States, Tides 

 and chief ocean cur- 

 rents. 



The general arrangement 

 of the planetary system. 

 The sun. The moon 

 and its phases. The 

 tides. Eclipses. 



General geography of 

 Asia and Africa, with 

 special reference to 

 their productions and 

 trade. Colonisation and 

 the conditions of suc- 

 cessful Industry in 

 British possessions 

 generally. 



The British Colonies and 

 dependencies. The inter- 

 change of productions 

 between Great Britain 

 and her colonies and 

 the United States. 



The seasons. 



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