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ON GEOGRAPHY TEACHING. 341 
The regional method is also pursued in Europe, but the political unit is 
the unit for teaching purposes. (In Africa the teaching unit 1s the natural 
region.) Whenever suitable the relations between history and geography are 
carefully noted, and comparisons between different countries are studied in 
detail. 
2. In connection with the British Isles the opportunity is taken to study 
continental shelves and tides. The two continents also give ample opportunities 
for the revision of rift valleys, types of mountains and lakes, the work of ice- 
sheets and glaciers, the influence of rock character on surface features, &Xc. 
3. During the study of the British Isles practical map exercises of the 
following types are set: the construction of January and July temperature 
maps from the statistics given in the Appendix to the Daily Weather Report; 
wind force and rainfall diagrams for periods of one year or over (using same 
sources); the construction of population, agricultural, industrial, and trade 
maps from information given in agricultural reports, trade returns, &c. 
4. Map Studies.—A short course of study, in the Summer Term, of the 
area shown on one of the one-inch sheets of the Ordnance Survey. Some 
conveniently situated area is selected (e.g. the Reigate Sheet for London 
Schools), and during the term at least one whole-day visit is paid to study 
some of the special features of the area at first-hand. 
FORM UPPER V. 
AVERAGE AGE, 16 YEARS. 
Three Lessons weekly. ‘T'wo weekly homework periods. 
In this form the First Examination is taken, and its requirements must 
be borne in mind. The world has been covered by the end of the previous 
year, and the boys can normally take the examination ‘in their stride’ without 
special preparation. Some parts of the world, however, have not been taken 
for some time and must be re-taught ; others must be revised. 
1. The Regional Geography of the Americas, with special attention to the 
principal centres of population. 
2. The study of the Daily Weather Report (including practical work in 
analysis of the synoptic charts), leading to a revision of the British Isles and 
Europe. 
3. The monsoon lands of Asia. 
4, A rapid revision of the outlines of world geography leading to a division 
of the world into its major natural regions. Special emphasis to be given to the 
more important parts of the British Empire not already taken above. 
Throughout the revision work mapping exercises are extensively used, and 
memory maps are demanded to test whether the work has been mastered. Mere 
copying of maps is not required, but the boys are trained to map geographical 
facts with speed, clearness, and accuracy. In addition, essays on geographical 
subjects are set, and very simple research problems are given to individual boys 
or groups of boys. 
Norr.—If there were no advanced work in geography the opportunity would 
be taken in this year to provide a short course of lessons on (a) the making of 
maps, (6) map projections or network. 
FORMS VI. AND UPPER VI. 
ADVANCED COURSES. 
Syllabuses for three types of courses are given. 
Course 1.—In this course Geography is a subsidiary subject in a Science 
and Mathematics Course. Three teaching periods per week. Two years’ 
course, ‘additional’ paper taken at the Second Examination. 
(1) Physical Geography. 
(a) Elementary studies in meteorology and climatology, geomorphol 
(6) Map-making and map projections. ld IE ata 
