QUEBEC 



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QUEBEC 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON QUEBEC 



(An Outline Nultable for Quebec will be found with the artlele "Province.") 



How does the highest altitude in Quebec compare with that in Ontario? In 

 British Columbia? In Saskatchewan? In New York? 



Why cannot definite statistics as to the forest area of this province be given? 



If Texas had a forest area as large as the known forest area o Quebec, how many 

 square miles of its surface would be unforested? 



Why have voters a better chance to choose a good man to represent them in the 

 legislature than have the voters of Illinois or New York? 



What is the largest surface region of Quebec? What is the outstanding physical 

 feature of this region? 



How many of the fifty largest cities of Canada are in Quebec? (See table under 

 article CITY, page 1394.) 



What proportion of the total area of Canada does this province comprise? How 

 does the next largest province compare with it in area? 



With what countries does Quebec carry on most of its foreign trade? Which are 

 more valuable, the imports or the exports? How much? 



How large a percentage of the inhabitants of the province speak English as their 

 native tongue? 



Where did the original inhabitants of the Eastern Townships come from? 



Of what important mineral substance does tin whole world outside of Quebec 

 produce only about one-fourth as much as is produced in that province? 



Why is very little iron mined? 



Since Quebec has little coal, how do you account for the development of its 

 manufactures? 



Describe the farming region in the valley of the Saint Lawrence, stretching east- 

 ward from Montreal. 



Name seven animals of this province which are important for their fur. Name 

 four others in which the hunter is interested. 



What, in general, is the economic condition of the Quebec farmer? How has the 

 province helped in this? 



How do you account for the fact that the French language spoken in Quebec ln< 

 not lost its purity of form? 



How many French-speaking people were there in Canada when it came into the 

 possession of England? 



many are there to-day in this one province? 



What is the school system clomp i" <\<-\< lop the poultry business? 



Wh.it was the official n.um- of Quebec from 1791 to 1867? 



\Vlni uood effect chd t! 1812 have on :iflf:iirs in Canada? 



What lakr is partly in tins province mid partly in one of tin- N :i.l states? 



How dnl tin Hi it Mi. wlim tliry came into possession of Canada, secure the- good 

 will of the French population? 



How does th of population of Quebec compare with that of the Do- 



minion as a whole? With that of Ontario? With that of Montana? 



Where is there a waterfall which is considerably higher than Niagara? Why is it 

 not as famous a tourist resort as Niagara? 



What is the area of the largest forest reserve in the province? What is the total 

 area of the forest reserves? 



