School Geography With A Chapter On The Ecclesiastical Geography Of The British Empire PDF Download

Excerpt from A Geography of the British Empire This book is intended for the use of higher classes in Preparatory, and lower classes in Public Schools. Though the ground covered is limited, the authors have followed mainly the lines laid down in the Syllabus adopted by the Headmasters Conference of 1910. The early part makes no pretence at fullness or scientific exactitude, but is to be regarded as the minimum of introduction to an elementary work of this kind; moreover, throughout the course it is expected that the teacher will supplement the outlines laid down by illustrations of his own selection. The treatment in detail of the different parts of the British Empire is consistent throughout, and is designed to lay emphasis upon important geographical principles and act as a guide to the study of regions outside the scope of this book. The chief interest in the study of the geography of any country lies in an examination of the relation of its inhabitants to geographical factors, and an attempt has been made to show how these factors work together to produce certain definite effects. On the assumption that an Atlas is indispensable, and that the pupil should do as much individual work as possible, references to the Atlas and questions demanding Atlas-work are used with freedom. Blank spaces are inserted where it is important that the pupil should record the conclusions he reaches as a result of such Atlas-work :thus he will have at his command self-made data of many kinds which he may use as standards of comparison in further geographical work. The maps referred to are such as will be found in any good school Atlas. The authors wish to make grateful acknowledgments to the High Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Australia for supplying statistics and criticising that part of the text which deals with Australia, and to the Agent General for the Dominion of Canada for providing the latest census returns. Thanks are also due to Mr G.A. R.Callender and Mr H.G. Hughes-Games for their kindness in reviewing other portions of the book. Finally the authors have to thank the Rev. W.J. Barton, of Winchester College, for permission to use the diagram on p.29, of which he is the designer. 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.