1873 Newark High School
Admissions Test

To be admitted you must score 66.66% or better on the entire test.

(Spelling and grammar are straight from the test book with no changes)

Geography

1.    What are zones?  How many are there and what is the width of each in degrees?

2.    Which zone has no sun-light during our winter, and why?  In sailing directly east does a ship change its latitude or its longitude?

3.    Where and what are the following: Montana, Denver, Archipelago, Okhotsk, Balkan, Liberia, Havre, Corsica?

4.    Name four important mineral products of the United States and tell in which State each is found?

5.    On or near what waters are the following places: Buffalo, Chicago, Paterson, Rochester, Schenectady, Pittsburg, Liverpool, Vienna, Berlin, Washington?

6.    Bound South America, draw a map of it, name and locate the largest city and describe the largest river.

7.    What countries are separated by the following: Mozambique Channel, Straits of Gibraltar, Bellisle, Florida, Channel of Yucatan, Straits of Magellan, Cattegat and St. George's Channel?

8.    What is a Republic, a State, a City, a Village, a Town?

9.    Through what waters, and what direction would you take in sailing from Montreal to Newark?

10.    Name the countries of Europe and Africa whose shores are washed by the Mediterranean sea.