Cadet Life at West Point

by Hugh T. Reed

The following questions were used at a recent examination:

1. Name the bodies of water surrounding Europe.

2. Where is 1. Cape St. Vincent, 2. Cape Corrientes, 3. Cape Matapan, 4. Cape Lopez, 5. Cape Comorin, 6. Cape York.

3. Name in order the political divisions of South America which border on the Pacific Ocean and the capital of each.

4. Locate definitely the following islands: 1. Mauritius, 2. Tasmania, 3. Formosa, 4. New Zealand, 5. Madeira, 6. Falkland; to what country does each belong?

5. Where are the gulfs of 1. Bothnia, 2. Guinea, 3. Paria, 4. Salonica, 5. Pechili?

6. What lands are separated and what waters connected by 1. Torres Strait, 2. Hudson Strait, 3. Strait of Malacca?

7. Bound Italy; name its capital, largest river and principal mountain range.

8. Locate definitely the following cities: 1. Vienna, 2. Nankin, 3. Cork, 4. Tunis, 5. Montevideo, 6. Batavia, 7. Suez, 8. Pretoria.

9. Name in order the waters traversed in sailing from Liverpool, England, to Hong Kong, China.