Course of study in the eight grades .. by McMurry Charles Alexander 1857-

Author:McMurry, Charles Alexander, 1857- [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Teaching, Education
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company;
Published: 1906-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

18. The Isthmian Canal.

The French attempt to build the canal. The Nicaragua route, length and difficulties. Present plans of our government at Panama. Advantages of an isthmian canal. Shortening of great trade routes by water. Comparison with Suez CanaL

19. North America as a whole.

Its great central plains and mountain systems. Its Atlantic and Pacific coastal plains. Contrast of the Gulf coast with the Arctic coast. The chief zones of climate, variations in heat and moisture due to physical causes. Isothermal lines. Peninsulas, bays, and harbors of North America. Comparison of Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

20. Distribution of races in North America. European races in North America. The Indians

in Canada, United States, and Mexico. The Negroes, their numbers and location. The Chinese and Japanese. European races in the United States. Density of population in different parts of North America. Comparison and contrasts of these races.

21. The glacial period in North America. Description of the great ice sheet. Extent and

limits of the ice sheet. Its deposits and effects on soil, lakes, rivers, etc. Proofs of the ice age upon the rocks. Present glaciers in Greenland and Rocky Mountains.

22. Mathematical geography.

Motions of the earth on its axis and around the sun. The inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit. Causes of the changing seasons and the changing length of the day and night. Long days in summer and long nights in winter above the Arctic circle. The equinoxes. Latitude and longitude; parallels and meridians and their meaning interpreted upon maps; equator and prime meridian. Comparison of parallels of latitude with isothermal lines. The zones. The moon and its changes, effects upon the tides, importance of tides in harbors and to navigation. Stars and constellations of the Northern Hemisphere, apparent motion.

23. Colonial topics.

The Hawaiian Islands, products, climate, people, and government. The Philippines. History. Surface and climatic conditions. Products and commercial importance. The people, native Filipinos, Spaniards. The government of the Philippines, education. The United States and trade with the Philippines. Porto Rico and Cuba. History.

24. Our neighbors in North America.

124 COURSE OF STUDY IN THE EIGHT GRADES

The government of Canada. Ottawa the capital city, parliament, states. Comparison with government of the United States. Trade relations with the United States. The St. Lawrence River, commerce, rapids, cities. Contrast with the lower Mississippi and Colorado rivers.

25. Mexico. Its people and government.

The Mexican population, Indian races. History, conquest by Spaniards, independence. Backward condition of agriculture, manufacturing, and education. Ignorance and half-enslaved condition of the poorer classes. Comparison with people of United States. The states of Central America.

26. Topics suggested by American history.

The St. Lawrence Valley and the French wars. The Ohio Valley and its approaches from the east Geographical location and distribution of Indian tribes in our early history. The influence of the Alleghany Mountains upon early settlement. The geographical distribution of different nationalities coming to this country in colonial times.

27. Geography suggested by European history.

Location of European countries which sent emigrants to America. Compare the latitude of their old home with their situation in America.

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