BELGIUM 



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BELGIUM 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON BELGIUM 



Outline 



I. Locution 



(1) Latitude, 49 30' to 51 30' north 



(2) Longitude, 2 33' to 6 6' east 



(3) Boundaries 



(4) Effects of position on history 



(a) Trade 



(b) Warfare 



II. Size 



(1) Comparative 



(2) Actual area 



III. Physical Features 



(1) Coast 



(2) Surface 



(a) Coastal lowlands 



(b) The Campine 



(c) The Flemish plain 



(d) Highlands 

 ( 3 ) Drainage 



(a) Abundance of rivers 



IV. The People 



(1) Races 



(a) Flemings 



(b) Walloons 



(c) Other peoples 



1. Germans 



2. French 



(2) Languages 



(a) Two official tongues 



(3) Education 



(a) Decreasing illiteracy 



(b) Elementary schools 



(c) Higher institutions 



(4) Religion 



V. Industries and Communication 



(1) Agriculture 



(a) Intensive farming 



(b) Chief crops 



(c) Live stock 



(2) Mining 



(a) Chief minerals 



(b) Production compared with that 



of other countries 



(3) Manufacturing 



(a) Iron and steel manufactures 



(b) Textile industries 



(c) Other manufactures 



( 4 ) Commerce 



(a) Recent growth 



( 5 ) Transportation 



(a) Excellent railway facilities 



VI. Government 



(1) Its constitution 



( 2 ) The ruler and his cabinet 



( 3 ) Legislature 



( 4 ) Local government 



(5) Chief cities 



(6) Public debt 



VII. 



(1) Army 



( 2 ) Fortresses 



Defense 



VIII. History 



(1) In ancient times 



(2) Part in Crusades 



(3) The rise of the guilds 



(4) Long connection with Netherlands 



(5) Separation in 1579 



(6) Unfortunate conditions under Span- 



ish domination 



(7) Napoleonic era 



(8) Reunion with Netherlands 



( 9 ) Independence 



(10) Steady progress 



(11) Belgium's part in the War of the 



Nations 



Questions 



Which state in the American Union does Belgium most closely resemble in size? 



If the populations of the two were exchanged, how much more densely would 

 the American state be populated than it is at present? 



How does Belgium rank among the countries of Europe as regards crop pro- 

 duction per acre? 



What phase of the educational question has entered largely into politics? 



How did the ancient inhabitants of Belgium rank among the Gauls as to 

 bravery? 



How does the language situation in Belgium differ from that in England, for 

 example ? 



