Show MOST P POPULAR OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES I National Education Association Association Association tion Reports on Tests Teats Washington The The United States England France New York city China London and Germany These are the geographical names most commonly mentioned In tho the United States tates according to tests reported reported re re- re ported In the yearbook of the department department depart depart- ment of superintendence National Education association Sur e Surveys s 's also have ha determined what from the American point of view are the mountains cities and I other geographical features most needful needful needful need need- ful ful for a n school child to know on the theba ba basis ls of the times he will encounter them In his hiss newspaper newspaper and other readIng read read- Ing sn says s 's a bulletin from the Washington Washington Wash ington headquarters s of ot the National Geographic society The Amazon still Is the longest and largest of rivers but the Rhine ranks first In geographical Interest according accord accord- ing lag to one rating And after the Rhine come the Nile Danube Mississippi sippi Hudson Volga Euphrates San Jordan and Thames The mighty Amazon Is fifteenth on this list r In pursuance of their effort to teach first the geographical most common knowledge educational committees took widely read magazines magazines magazines maga maga- newspapers and books They found that the ten most popular mountains moun moun- talus of the earth Judging from times mentioned Alps Caucasus Cau Caucasus they were vere are casus Rocky Ural Carpathian Andes Everest Appalachian Himalaya and Mt Blanc Greenland Is the largest Island but the he Philippines rank first In American frequency of ot mention one ono geography teacher Investigator finds and the six next In line are West Indies Ha Hn wallan Islands East Indian islands Porto Rico Sicily and Samoan Islands |