Ontario Public School Geography

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This Ontario Public School textbook, published in 1922, contains some fascinating facts of a world which no longer exists. It seems politically incorrect in some of its descriptions by modern day standards. (Summary by David Lawrence)

Genre(s): General, Reference

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface David Lawrence
00:03:27
Play 01 An Aeroplane Journey over Canada MaryAnn
00:12:23
Play 02 Hunting and Fishing Bryce Allen
00:20:50
Play 03 Lumbering and Mining Larry Wilson
00:10:18
Play 04 Food from the Soil Sarah Alaine Swart
00:16:10
Play 05 Raw Materials, Manufacture, Transportation, Trade Greg Giordano
00:06:13
Play 06 Land Forms Garth Burton
00:10:29
Play 07 The Earth as a Whole Rapunzelina
00:13:15
Play 08 How the Sun Lights and Heats the Earth Doug Sheppard
00:15:40
Play 09 Atmosphere, Winds and Rain Doug Sheppard
00:12:12
Play 10 The Ocean Rapunzelina
00:25:26
Play 11 Climate and Life Garth Burton
00:10:58
Play 12 North America, The Continent as a Whole Lynne T
00:25:05
Play 13 The Dominion of Canada Kimberly Krause
00:31:38
Play 14 The Province of Ontario Sarah Jennings
00:32:07
Play 15 The Province of Quebec Sarah Alaine Swart
00:14:45
Play 16 The Province of New Brunswick Greg Giordano
00:09:06
Play 17 The Province of Nova Scotia Greg Giordano
00:08:15
Play 18 The Province of Prince Edward Island Greg Giordano
00:04:21
Play 19 The Prairie Provinces Doug Sheppard
00:23:31
Play 20 The Province of British Columbia Sarah Jennings
00:16:26
Play 21 The Yukon and Northwest Territories Greg Giordano
00:07:01
Play 22 Newfoundland and Greenland Greg Giordano
00:09:09
Play 23 The United States of America, part 1 Doug Sheppard
00:19:15
Play 24 The United States of America, part 2 Doug Sheppard
00:24:04
Play 25 Mexico Larry Wilson
00:07:09
Play 26 Central America Larry Wilson
00:05:12
Play 27 The West Indies and Bermuda Larry Wilson
00:09:44
Play 28 South America, The Continent as a Whole Lynne T
00:22:17
Play 29 Brazil Greg Giordano
00:05:12
Play 30 Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay Greg Giordano
00:07:24
Play 31 Chile and Peru Larry Wilson
00:06:29
Play 32 Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia Larry Wilson
00:05:04
Play 33 Venezuela, The Guianas and The Islands of South America Greg Giordano
00:04:56
Play 34 Europe, The Continent as a Whole Rapunzelina
00:14:32
Play 35 The British Isles, England and Wales Steve C
00:21:07
Play 36 Scotland and Ireland Greg Giordano
00:10:46
Play 37 Norway, Sweden Anastasiia Solokha
00:08:53
Play 38 Denmark and Iceland Anastasiia Solokha
00:05:24
Play 39 The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg Anastasiia Solokha
00:10:13
Play 40 France Sarah Alaine Swart
00:11:10
Play 41 Switzerland and Germany Greg Giordano
00:12:56
Play 42 Austria, Hungary, Czecho-Slovakia Availle
00:09:32
Play 43 Poland, the Baltic States and Russia Greg Giordano
00:14:20
Play 44 Rumania, Spain and Portugal Andrea Kotzer
00:08:56
Play 45 Gibraltar and Malta, Italy, Vatican City and Marino Andrea Kotzer
00:13:04
Play 46 Yugo-Slavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and European Turkey Andrea Kotzer
00:11:54
Play 47 Asia, The Continent as a Whole MaryAnn
00:19:13
Play 48 The Soviet Republics Greg Giordano
00:07:06
Play 49 Turkey, Syria, Cyprus and Palestine Doug Sheppard
00:07:02
Play 50 Iraq, Arabia, Aden and Perim, Persia and Afghanistan Doug Sheppard
00:06:58
Play 51 India and Ceylon MaryAnn
00:11:41
Play 52 China MaryAnn
00:09:33
Play 53 Japan Availle
00:07:32
Play 54 Indo-China and the East Indies MaryAnn
00:09:49
Play 55 Africa, The Continent as a Whole Rapunzelina
00:12:25
Play 56 Morocco, Algeria and Tunis, Libia, Egypt and The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Greg Giordano
00:07:59
Play 57 Abyssinia, Eritrea, Somaliland, Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika and Mosambique Greg Giordano
00:04:08
Play 58 Angola, The Belgian Congo, French Equatorial Africa, West Africa and Nigeria Greg Giordano
00:03:58
Play 59 British South Africa, Nyasaland and Rhodesia Greg Giordano
00:07:28
Play 60 South-West Africa, Bechuanaland, The Union of South Africa and The Islands of Africa Greg Giordano
00:08:05
Play 61 Australia and the Islands of the Pacific Doug Sheppard
00:12:45
Play 62 The States of Australia Doug Sheppard
00:06:17
Play 63 New Zealand, New Guinea, The Smaller Islands and The Hawaiian Islands Jennifer Dorr
00:11:24
Play 64 The British Empire Steve C
00:17:07