CANADA 



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CANADA 



Outline and Questions on Canada Continued 



What peculiarity of surface is it which causes Niagara Falls? 



Where are the forested regions of the Dominion? 



What is meant by "separate schools"? 



What were Cabot's two objects in making the voyage which resulted in the 

 discovery of Labrador? 



When did the idea of Confederation originate? When was it put into actual 

 operation? 



How large a water area is included in Canada? 



How was the "overseas expeditionary force" organized? 



Why is there so much rain on the Pacific coast and so little just over the moun- 

 tains? 



What are the Newfoundland "Banks"? What has been their importance in the 

 development of the country? 



How does Canada's trade with Great Britain in normal times compare with that 

 with the United States? 



In what way do the legislative departments of Quebec and Nova Scotia differ 

 from those of the other provinces? 



What is meant by "responsible" government? How was it gained in Canada? 



How many countries in the world are larger than the Dominion? 



Which is the largest province? Has it always been so? 



What effect did the Saint Lawrence have on the development of the country? 



Why have the Maritime Provinces a warmer, more humid climate than regions 

 in the same latitude farther west? 



Mention four ways in which the government helps the' farmer. 



How is Canada's foreign trade regulated now? 



What is meant by the word puisne? How is it used in connection with the 

 judicial system? 



When were Upper and Lower Canada constituted? What was the difference in 

 the character of their population? 



What nation of Europe has about the same population as Canada? 



What is the "height of land"? What effect does it have? 



Why is the coast of Labrador colder than the western coast in the same lati- 

 tude? 



Name two great factors in the development of the West. 



How does the Dominion rank among the countries of the world as regards rail- 

 way mileage in proportion to population? 



Trace the course of procedure by which a bill becomes a law. 



When Canada came into the possession of England, what was the proportion of 

 English to French inhabitants? 



What part of Canada lies in the same latitude as London? As Paris? As 

 Stockholm? 



What effects did the great glacier have on the surface of Canada? 



To what part of the country did Longfellow refer in his line, "In the Acadian 

 land, on the shores of the Basin of Minas"? 



Where is the most magnificent scenery to be found? 



What has been the progress of the live-stock industry? 



Name three canals that serve different parts of the country, and tell why each 

 one is important. 



How large a population has the part of Europe which in latitude corresponds 

 to Canada? 



