INTENTIONALLY DUMBED-DOWN
Ask yourself WHY
Can you pass this 8th grade test from 1895?
GEOGRAPHY
(Time, one hour)
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What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
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How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
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Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
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Describe the mountains of N.A.
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Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall, and Orinoco.
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Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
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Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each.
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Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
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Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
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Describe the movements of the earth. Give inclination of the earth.
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