Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1875 – No. 32

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  1. On the accompanying map of England write the names of the counties in order along
    the east and south coasts. Trace the course of the Thames and Severn, marking
    the position of any towns situated on them. Name the islands. Mark the situation
    of Bristol, Liverpool, Hull, Plymouth, Milford Haven, Manchester, Birmingham,
    York, Sheffield, Carlisle, Brighton, Exeter, Winchester.

  2. Draw an outline of the coast of Asia from the Isthmus of Suez to the Sea of Japan,
    including any closely adjacent islands. Insert the names of the countries bordered
    by the sea, the river mouths, and the names of any towns situated on or near the
    coast.

  3. Write a geographical description of British North America, mentioning its chief physical
    features, divisions, productions, and principal towns.

  4. Fill up as completely as you can the accompanying map of New Zealand.

  5. Explain the terms—plateau, steppe, oasis, moraine, bore, waterparting, river-basin.
    Which is the right or left bank of a river?

  6. What is meant by Physical Geography? Mention any points in which the physical
    geography of Europe differs from that of Asia or of Africa.

  7. By what natural influences is the distribution of animal or vegetable life over the globe
    chiefly regulated? What is the area of cultivation of cotton, flax, rice, wheat?

  8. What places in the world are remarkable for earthquakes or volcanic eruptions?
    What is to be noticed in the position of volcanoes?

HISTORY—ANCIENT AND SACRED.

Class D.

  1. How many Pharaohs are mentioned in the Old Testament? In what connection is
    each mentioned?

  2. What was the immediate cause of the separation between the ten and the two tribes?
    What tendencies to disunion are observable before the actual separation?

  3. Who were the Samaritans? On what occasions are they mentioned in the New
    Testament? What parts of the Scriptures did they acknowledge?

  4. Write an account of the voyage and shipwreck of St. Paul.

  5. Give a short sketch of the Peloponnesian War, stating its origin, the States engaged
    on either side, the principal events that occurred, and the chief men who took part
    in it. What was the final result?

  6. Describe the successive steps by which Macedon rose to the Supreme power in Greece.

  7. Give some account of the expedition and retreat of the Ten Thousand. How did it
    assist in preparing the way for the invasion of Persia by the Greeks.

  8. What do you know about Camillus, Decius, Fabricius, Licinius Stolo, C. Gracchus?

  9. How did war arise between Rome and Carthage? Had there been any previous
    communication between them? Give an account of the invasion of Africa by
    Regulus. How was the first Punic War terminated?

  10. Sketch the course of Roman history from the death of Julius Caesar to the subjugation
    of the empire under Augustus.



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