400 REPORT— 1897. 



Englisli. 



HIGHER GRADE AND FIRST PAPER FOR HONOURS GRADE. 



Tuesday, June 18, 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. 



Every Candidate should answer ten questions, and no more; and 

 every Candidate must take Questions 1 and 2, and, in addition, three 

 other questions in Section I. 



Higher Grade Candidates must take, also, two questions in Section II., 

 and TWO in Section III. The remaining question may be taken from any 

 Section. 



Honours Grade Candidates are not required to answer questions from 

 Sections II. and III., hut may do so. The full numher of marks can he 

 obtained in Section I. 



Section III. 



16. Explain, fully, the lines usually found on globes. 



17. What countries border on the Baltic 1 What are the chief Baltic 

 ports, and in what does their trade consist ? 



18. What countries in Europe are (a) best supplied with railways and 

 telegraphs, and (b) what are most poorly supplied ? Give the reasons in 

 each case. 



19. Write a short account of the build of South America, under the 

 heads of (a) plateaux, (b) mountain ranges, (c) plains. State what you 

 know about the Amazon and the Cassiquiare. 



20. Write a short account of the geography of India ; and give the 

 names of the chief peoples, languages, and religions, 



21. State what you know about the six chief trading cities of China. 



^.B. — See Sir Henry Craik's report on geography pa2)ers in this 

 examination. 



XXVIII.^Intermediate Education Board for Ireland. 



Programme. 



Preparatory Grade. 



Geograjjhy : The meaning and use of Maps ; size and shape of the 

 Earth ; Geographical terms simply explained and illustrated by special 

 reference to the Map of Ireland ; general outlines of the great divisions of 

 the Globe ; outlines of the Physical and Political Geography of Ireland. 

 200 marks (Greek and Latin 1200 each). 



Junior Grade. 



Geography : Outlines of the Geography of the World, including 

 Distribution of Land and Water, and their relative position and areas ; 

 Mountain Chains and Systems ; Seas and Oceans ; Rivers and Lakes. 



Pliysical and Political Geography of Great Britain and Ireland, and 

 the Outlines of our Colonial Empire. 200 marks. 



Middle Grade. 



Geography : Ocean Currents, their origin and influence ; Tides, 

 their origin and influence ; the Atmosphere, its constitution ; Winds ; 



