The Public School Geography Authorized For Use In The Public Schools High Schools And Collegiate Institutes Of Ontario Etc With Illustrations And Maps

Author : Ontario; Dept; Of Education
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330341230
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Ontario School Geography written by Ontario; Dept; Of Education and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ontario School Geography, Vol. 1 This book is divided into two parts. In Pan I the phenomena of earth, air. and sky arc described in such a way as to lay the foundation for an intelligent study of the continents as places where men live and work. Part I is entitled "The Principles of Geography." In Part II the physical features and the animals and plants arc described and studied in the light of the principles discussed in Part I. The knowledge thus acquired is then used in the sections of the book devoted to man and his industries, in order that the pupil may realize how physical environment affects him socially, politically, and commercially. Part II is entitled "The Geography of the Continents." In this Part special emphasis has been placed upon commercial geography because of its practical value. The commercial importance and relations of the different countries are set forth with, as far as possible, the geographical reasons therefor. Toward the end of this Part, a map and sketch of the constituent parts of the British Empire have been given for convenient reference and review. The book closes with a summary of the world's commerce and industry, which will be revised from time to time as occasion may demand. Maps. The continents and the Dominion of Canada arc each represented by three sets of maps - physical maps, showing the land heights and water depths; political maps, giving the latest information with regard to boundaries and the situation of places; and commerce! maps, showing the distribution of the leading products, the routes of domestic trades by land and water, and the principal oceanic routes. Tables. For purposes of reference only, a number of commercial and other tables are given in the appendix. These statistics will also be revised from time to time in accordance with the census returns. Proper Names. For the spelling of proper names In the Dominion of Canada the decisions of the Geographic Board of Canada have been adopted, both on the maps and in the text, in the ease of other proper names, the decisions of the Royal Geographical Society of London have been adopted. It is intended that the par: of the text in larger type shall be studied in Form IV of the Public Schools, and that the part in smaller type shall be taken up along with the review of the course for Form IV. in Form V of the Public Schools, and the first year classes of High and Continuation Schools and Collegiate Institutes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.