The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-07-16
Questions in Geography.

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Define Geography. Give the
three divisions of geography and
define each.
Define the equator, parallels, me-
ridians, meridian circles, tropics,
polar circles, earth's axis. poles,
zones and size of each, climate of
each, longitude and latitude.
Give the natural divisions of
land and describe each. Give the
natural divisions of water and des-
cribe each. Define the office of
rivers, mountains, winds.
Give the different kinds of gov
eminent.
Give the three divisions of a
Republican government. Name
the President, his duties; his cab
met officers and their duties.
Name the judicial officers and
their duties. y
Name the law-making power and
how elected.
Name the State officers and their
duties; the county officers and their
duties; the officers Of a city and
their duties.
Name the five races Of men and
the peculiarities Of each.
Give the four conditions of man
kind and describe each. The re-
ligions Of mankind.
Give the area Of the United
States, its boundary, its five Sec
tons of States and area Of each
State, its capital its chief city, its
principal river, its chief produc-
ton. Give the mountain systems
and ranges of the United States.
Name the minerals of the> United
States.
Exports and imports of \the
United States.
Name the countries on the Amer
lean continent. Give area of each,
its boundary, its capital, its ruleN,
its chief city, its principal river, its
chief production, its exports, its
imports, and for what it is noted.
Give boundary ofSouth Carolina,
its physical features, its area, its
mathematical boundary, its coun-
tries and are Of each, county seat
of each. Give the capital and its
chief city. Name all the cities in
the order of population.
Name the congressional districts,
counties included in each, and con-
gresham of each.
Name the judicial districts and
counties included in each, and name
the circuit Judges.
Name the State officers and the
duties Of each, and the place Of
their nativity. Name the county
officers and their duties.
Name the townships Of Laurens
and the principal place in each
township. Give the most flourish
ing school in each township. Name
the most distinguished mar in each
township. Name the most pros.
porous township.
Why ought there to be but one
school in a school district?
Do trustees give schools the at
tention they ought?
Ought a person to be employed
as teacher who does not attend the
teachers organizations Of the coun-
ty
Beginning with this issue, there
will be a series Of questions on
geography, to be continued until
next teachers meeting, at which
time an examination will be held
on geography alone. During the
next month the examination will
be on history, and SO on, until all
the branches required to obtain a
teachers certificate shall have been
studied, and examination held on
each separately, and when appli-
cants shall have secured a certif-
cate o. distinction on each branch,
the Board will take up the several
certificates Of distinction and grant
a teachers certificate instead.
Now it behooves every teacher,
or every one who expects to be en-
ployed as a teacher, to take this
course Of study, as no certificate
will be renewed except on exami-
nation.
Those studying this course, who
cannot obtain the correct informa-
ton to answer all the questions
will write the editor, and he will
be expected to give the proper
answer, either by private letter or
through his column.