ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:st1 xmlns:o><HEAD><TITLE>Reflecting</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE type=text/css>BODY { FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #99cc33 } A { } A:link { } A:visited { } A:hover { } A:active { } H1 { } H2 { } H3 { } H4 { } H5 { } H6 { } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P align=center><FONT size=7><FONT size=4><STRONG><BR><FONT size=+0></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Sometimes we need to look back to know where we need to go.</STRONG></FONT><BR></FONT></FONT><BR></STRONG><FONT size=3><STRONG>&nbsp;FOR THOSE BORN 1920-1979 <BR><BR>TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!! </P> <HR> <P align=center>First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.<BR><BR>They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.<BR><BR>Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.<BR><BR>We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.<BR><BR>As infants and children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags. <BR>Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.<BR><BR>We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.<BR><BR>We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.<BR><BR>We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because, WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!<BR><BR>We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. <BR><BR>No one was able to reach us all day.<U>And </U>we were O.K.<BR><BR>We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. <BR><BR>We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computer! s, no Internet or chat rooms....... <BR><BR>WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!<BR><BR>We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.<BR><BR>We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not l ive in us forever. <BR><BR>We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out very many eyes.<BR><BR>We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!<BR><BR>Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Imagine that!! <BR><BR>The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!<BR><BR>These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! <BR>The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.</STRONG></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT size=3><STRONG>We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL, <BR><FONT color=#ffff00>that was before the lawyers and the government began regulating so much of our lives, <I><FONT size=4><U>for our own good</U></FONT> </I>.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000><I>Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?! </I><BR></FONT><BR></STRONG><FONT size=5><STRONG>If YOU are one of them, <EM><U>CONGRATULATIONS!&nbsp;<BR></U></EM></STRONG></FONT><FONT size=2>(Author Unknown)<BR><BR></P> <HR> <B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895...Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Well, check this out.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895?</SPAN></I></B><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></I></B><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in </SPAN></I></B><??><st1:place><st1:City><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Salina</SPAN></I></B></st1:City><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN></I></B><st1:State><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kansas</SPAN></I></B></st1:State><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN></I></B><st1:country-region><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">USA</SPAN></I></B></st1:country-region></st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>It was taken from the original document on file at the </SPAN></I></B><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Smokey</SPAN></I></B></st1:PlaceName><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></I></B><st1:PlaceType><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Valley</SPAN></I></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Genealogical Society and Library in </SPAN></I></B><st1:City><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Salina</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:City><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, and reprinted by the </SPAN></I></B><st1:City><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Salina</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:City><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Journal.</SPAN></I></B><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <??></SPAN></I></B> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">8th Grade Final Exam: </SPAN></I></B><st1:place><st1:City><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Salina</SPAN></I></B></st1:City><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN></I></B><st1:State><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">KS</SPAN></I></B></st1:State></st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">  1895<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Grammar (Time, one hour)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of 'lie, ''play,' and 'run.'<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">5. Define case; illustrate each case.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>How many bushels of wheat will it hold?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. for tare?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. of coal at $6.00 per ton.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. Long at $20 per meter?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><st1:country-region><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">U.S.</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:country-region><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> History (Time, 45 minutes)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. Give the epochs into which </SPAN></I></B><st1:country-region><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">U.S.</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:country-region><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> History is divided<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. Give an account of the discovery of </SPAN></I></B><st1:country-region><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">America</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:country-region><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> by </SPAN></I></B><st1:City><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Columbus</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:City><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4. Show the territorial growth of the </SPAN></I></B><st1:country-region><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">United States</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:country-region><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">5. Tell what you can of the history of </SPAN></I></B><st1:State><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kansas</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:State><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> .<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">6. Describe three of the most prominent b attles of the Rebellion.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">8. Name event s connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Orthography (Time, one hour)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[Do we even know what this is??]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. What are elementary sounds?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>How classified?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' (HUH?)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.'<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Name two exceptions under each rule.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Illustrate each.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis-mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Geography (Time, one hour)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in </SPAN></I></B><st1:State><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kansas</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:State><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> ?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. Of what use are rivers?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Of what use is the ocean?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4. Describe the mountains of </SPAN></I></B><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">North America</SPAN></I></B></st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and </SPAN></I></B><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Orinoco</SPAN></I></B></st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> .<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the </SPAN></I></B><st1:country-region><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">U.S.</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:country-region><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">7. Name all the republics of </SPAN></I></B><st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Europe</SPAN></I></B></st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> and give the capital of each.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">8. Why is the </SPAN></I></B><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Atlantic</SPAN></I></B></st1:PlaceName><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></I></B><st1:PlaceType><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Coast</SPAN></I></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">10. Describe the movements of the earth.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Give the inclination of the earth.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete.</SPAN></I></B><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></I></B><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Gives the saying, '<BR>he only had an 8th grade education' a whole new meaning, doesn't it?!</SPAN></I></B><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Also shows you how poor our education system has become! <BR>and, NO! 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