In physical geography, candidates should be familiar with the relief
of the earth’s surface; the principal mountain systems, the river
systems and watersheds; the coastal and lake plains, and the influence
of climate, soil, mineral deposits and other physical features on the
resources, industries, commercial relations and development of a country
and its people, especially of the United States.
The following questions were used at a recent examination:
1. Name the bodies of water surrounding Europe.
2. Where is 1. Cape St. Vincent, 2. Cape Corrientes, 3. Cape
Matapan, 4. Cape Lopez, 5. Cape Comorin, 6. Cape York.
3. Name in order the political divisions of South America which
border on the Pacific Ocean and the capital of each.
4. Locate definitely the following islands: 1. Mauritius, 2.
Tasmania, 3. Formosa, 4. New Zealand, 5. Madeira, 6. Falkland;
to what country does each belong?
5. Where are the gulfs of 1. Bothnia, 2. Guinea, 3. Paria, 4.
Salonica, 5. Pechili?
6. What lands are separated and what waters connected by 1.
Torres Strait, 2. Hudson Strait, 3. Strait of Malacca?
7. Bound Italy; name its capital, largest river and principal
mountain range.
8. Locate definitely the following cities: 1. Vienna, 2.
Nankin, 3. Cork, 4. Tunis, 5. Montevideo, 6. Batavia, 7. Suez,
8. Pretoria.
9. Name in order the waters traversed in sailing from
Liverpool, England, to Hong Kong, China.
10. A considerable portion of the boundary line of the United
States is along what parallel?
11. Locate definitely the following: 1. Flathead Lake, 2.
Sabine Pass, 3. Black Hills, 4. Sebago Lake, 5. Cape Lookout,
6. Montauk Point, 7. Wichita Mountains, 8. Lingayen Bay.
12. The meridian of Minneapolis passes through what states?
13. Name the principal rivers that drain Pennsylvania; where do
they rise, at what points do they leave the state and at what
points, if any, do they break through highlands?
14. Name all the waters traversed in going by the two
commercial water routes from Duluth to the Atlantic Ocean.
15. Name the principal ranges of mountains crossed in going
by rail from New York to San Francisco; state the rail route
assumed to be traveled.
16. Bound precisely the following states and territories:
1. Montana, 2. Arizona, 3. Arkansas, 4. Wisconsin, 5.
Pennsylvania, 6. Georgia. (In bounding, all contiguous states
must be mentioned as well as rivers, mountain ranges, etc.)
17. Name the states west of the Mississippi River, drained
wholly or in part by it or its tributaries, and give the
capital of each.
18. Locate accurately the following cities: 1. Austin, 2.
Pensacola, 3. Ashville, 4. Winchester, 5. Allegheny, 6. Iloilo,
7. Oswego, 8. Pasadena, 9. Guthrie, 10. Detroit.
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