Descriptive Geography.

(Candidates are to keep the answers in Descriptive Geography distinct from those in Physical Geography, and to enclose each set in a separate envelope.)

1. Trace the course of the Thames from its rise to its mouth: mentioning the counties through which it flows, and 20 towns in the district drained by it or its tributaries.

2. Mention the foreign possessions of Britain, arranging them under the heads: European, Asiatic, African, American.

3. Name all the capital cities of Europe, and give the position of each.

5. Name the harbours and the principal mountain ranges of South Africa.

Physical Geography.

1. What is meant by the terms ecliptic, tropics, longitude, antipodes, polar axis?

Give some simple proofs to shew that the general form of the earth is spherical.

2. Explain how and why an insular differs from a continental climate.

3. What is a river-basin? Describe the river system of the Indian Ocean.

4. Mention the directions and limits of the trade winds of the Atlantic Ocean. Explain how these winds are caused.

5. Define the terms indigenous, exotic, representative species, and habitat, as appplied in Physical Geography.

What are the main conditions affecting the distribution of vegetable life on the earth?

Mention some of the plants and animals characteristic of the tropics.