THE POSITION OF GEOGRAPHY IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. 401 



Rain ; Hail ; Snow ; the causes affecting Climate ; Day and Night ; the 

 Seasons. 



Physical and Political Geography of Europe, and outlines of the 

 remainder of the Eastern Hemisphere. An outline map of one of the 

 coimtries of Europe will be given to be filled up by inserting the chief 

 ranges of mountains, the chief towns, and the chief rivers. 150 marks. 



Senior Grade, 



Geography : Distribution of plants and animals ; Man, as affected 

 by conditions of external nature ; distribution of races ; latitude, longi- 

 tude ; time, how measured ; the Earth's position as a planet. 



Physical and Political Geography of Canada and the United States ; 

 outlines of the remainder of the Western Hemisphere. 100 marks. 



Commercial English. — Maximum of marks, 400. 



1. Commercial Geography, comprising (a) its general principles ; {b) 

 the chief products ; and (c) the commercial geography of the various 

 countries. (Mill, ' Elementary Commercial Geography ' ; or Chisholm, 

 'Smaller Commercial Geography.') 150 marks, 



'XXIX. — Geography in the Entrance Examination, Trinity College, 



Dublin, Michaelmas 1896. 



History and Geography. (10 questions.) 



1-5. Historical. 



6. If you construct a triangle having its angles at Dublin, Londonderry, 

 and Cork, through what counties (in order) will the sides pass ? 



7. In what counties are Glastonbury, Cromer, Spurn Head, St. David's 

 Head, Coventry, Lichfield, Snowdon, Kirkwall, Paisley, Ben Nevis ? 



8. Name, in order of size, the five largest islands in the Mediterranean 

 Sea. Give one town in each. 



9. In which of the United States is the following : Yellowstone 

 Park, Boston, Denver, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Sacramento, Richmond, Salt 

 Lake City, Baltimore, Austin ? 



10. Where are the Falkland Islands, Mount Cook, Batavia, Bloem- 

 fontein, Poona, Aleppo, Pondicherry, Caracas, Ispahan, Monte Video ? 



XXX, — Geography in the Entrance Examination of the Royal 



University of Ireland. 



English, including Outlines of Modern Geography, 



Sum7ner, 1896. — One question in Geography. 



Name the principal islands in the Indian Ocean, and also the European 

 nations within whose spheres of influence they are respectively situated. 



Autumn, 1896. — One question in Geography. 



6. (a) What lands and seas lie, westwards, between Cadiz and Cape 

 Gracias a Dios ? 



(h) Describe the shortest course by which a ship could sail from the 

 Thames to Yeniseisk. 



1897. D D 



