BRITISH COLUMBIA 941 BRITISH COLUMBIA 



QUESTIONS ON BRITISH COLUMBIA 



An outline suitable for British Columbia will be found with the article "Province." 



What is the nearest Pacific coast port to the Orient? 



If you could control one of British Columbia's natural resources, which would you 

 choose? 



What is the "Rocky Mountain Trench"? What relation has it to the drainage of 

 the province? 



What section is known as "the Switzerland of America"? Why? 



What is a quinnat? A sockeye? For what is each best adapted? 



Is Vancouver nearer Japan or farther from it than San Francisco? How much? 



What first attracted white men to this far western region? 



Which part of the province has many miniature "Grand Canyons"? 



What have the Dominion and the provincial governments done to protect the 

 forests? 



How does the province rank with other parts of the country in the possession of 

 timber land? 



What industry, once of prime importance, is now nearly extinct? Why? 



How large a part of the school expenses is met by the provincial government and 

 how much by local communities? 



If British Columbia were placed on top of the United States, how large an area 

 would it cover? 



How many times as long as the coastline of California is that of British Columbia? 



What was meant by the slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight"? 



How large does the most valuable tree of the province grow? 



Why are fruits and vegetables the most profitable crops on irrigated land? 



What is the smallest number of pupils for whom the government will establish a 

 high school? 



What was the British Columbia region originally called? 



In what unexplored region is there a road over a half-century old? 



Are there more males or females in the province? 



Is the province more or less densely populated than the Dominion as a whole? 



Where do people live on mountain tops which are no longer mountain tops? 



Name six reasons why, if you were a hunter, you would like to visit British 

 Columbia. 



If all the people in Canada were removed to this one province, would the density 

 of population be greater or less than that of the United States? 



Why is there little danger of Chinamen flocking to the province in great numbers? 



Show the close relation between the natural resources and the manufacturing 

 industries. 



If you brought a lawsuit .in British Columbia for a debt of $79.47, before what 

 court would it be tried? 



Is the loftiest peak in the province taller than Pike's Peak or not so tall? 



Why is the snowfall so light in the Central Plateau and so heavy in the mountain 

 region farther east? 



How long was it after the coast of Labrador was sighted that this western coast 

 of Canada was first visited by white men? 



Why is railroad building so difficult and so expensive in this province? 





