The 8th Grade Final Exam - 1895
Geography (Time, one hour)

 

 

 

 

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1.   What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?

2.  How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?

3.  Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?

4.  Describe the mountains of North America.

5.  Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.

6.  Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.

7.  Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.

8.  Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?

9.  Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.

10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.

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  Notice that the exam took SIX HOURS to complete... Giving new meaning to the saying "he only had an 8th grade education"!