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Fourth Class. — 6. Geography, (a) To know the ordinary geographi- 

 cal definitions of the physical divisions of land and water. (6) To be 

 acquainted with the Maps of the World and Ireland.^ 



Fifth Class, First Stage. — 6. Geography, (a) To understand longi- 

 tude, latitude, zones, &c. (6) To know the Map of Europe and 3fap of 

 Ireland. 



Fifth Class, Second Stage. — 6. Geography, (a) To understand longi- 

 tude, latitude, zones, &c. (b) To know the 31a2}s of the Continents, 

 (c) To be acquainted with the geography of Ireland. 



Sixth Class. — 6. Geography, (a) To be acquainted with the elements 

 of mathematical and physical Geography. (6) To draw Jrom memory an 

 outline map of Ireland, (c) To know the geography of Great Britain 

 and Ireland, India, and the British Colonies. 



Science Programmes for Pupils of Fifth Class and Higher. 

 Physical Geography. 



First Examination. — Distribution of land and water — zones — cli- 

 mates — temperatures. Mountains — table lands — plains — deserts. 



Second Examination. — Rivers — lakes — tides and currents — atmo- 

 sphere, its properties and uses — reflection and refraction of light by atmo- 

 sphere — evaporation — clouds — rain — dew — hail — winds, three kinds of — 

 hurricanes — cyclones — typhoons — hot winds — distribution of plants and 

 animals — relation of horizontal and vertical distribution — different races 

 of men and how distributed. 



V. — Programmes in Austrian Elementary Schools. 



Elementary Schools with Five Classes. 



Scheme : Knowledge of the child's Home Region and Native Land. 

 General knowledge of Europe and the Earth. 



, III. Home lore, starting from the School. Fixing of the most 

 important geographical principles. 



IV. Lower Austria. Survey of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. 

 Typical geographical character sketches. 



V. The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The essential and most useful 

 facts of the political divisions of Europe. The Globe and its surface. 

 Pertinent geographical character sketches from reading-book. Map 

 drawing. 



Programme of Geography in the Austrian ' Btirgerschule ' with Three Classes. 



General Idea of Course. — Knowledge of the most important sections 

 of Mathematical and Physical Geography. 



A general knowledge of Europe and the other Continents. 



A special knowledge of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Industry, 

 Trade, while attention must be paid to the mutual movements of the 

 people and the characteristic products of the countries. 



' The map of the county in which the school is situate may be substituted for the 

 map of Ireland in the Fourth Class. 



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