CHILE 



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CHILE 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON CHILE 



Outline 



I. Location 



(1) Latitude, 17 67' to 55" 58' 40" south 



(2) Longitude, about that of Boston 



(3) Boundaries 



(4) Distance from New York and London 



II. Size and Form 



(1) Length, 2,700 miles 



(2) Average breadth, 87 miles 



(3) Area 



(a) Comparative 



(b) Actual 



(4) "Shoestring republic" 



III. Physical Feature* 



(1) Surface regions 



(a) Northern desert section 



(b) Central valley 



(c) Southern mountainous section 



(2) The Andes 



(3) Rivers 



IV. Climate 



(1) Sub-tropical in north 



(2) Pleasant and healthful in central sec- 



tion 



(3) The cold southern region 



(4) Rainfall 



V. The People 



(1) Population 



(a) Actual 



(b) Comparative. 



(c) Density 



(2) Natives 



(a) Origin 



(b) Characteristics 



(3) Foreigners 



(4) Ancient races 



(a) Araucanians 



(b) Patagonians 



(5) Religion 



(6) Education 



(a) Absence of compulsory education 

 laws 



VI. Industrie* and Transportation 



(1) Mining 



(a) Nitrate of soda 



(b) Copper 



(c) Other minerals 



( 2 ) Agriculture 



(a) Location in central valley 



(b) Stock-raising 

 ( 3 ) Manufacturing 



( 4 ) Communication 



(a) Railroads 



(b) Rivers 



(c) Roads 



(d) Coastwise trade 



(e) Connection with other countries 

 1. Influence of Panama Canal 



VII. Government 



( 1 ) Republican form 



( 2 ) Departments 



(3) Local government 



VIII. History 



(1) The conquest 



(2) Independence achieved 



(3) How its history has touched that of 



other countries in North and South 

 America 



(4) Recent progress 



Questions 



What might be called the "ice-houses of the Strait of Magellan"? 



What metal was once mined in Chile in greater quantities than in any other 

 country in the world? 



How does the country now rank in the production of that same metal? 



Why is it safer, for vessels to anchor in the harbor of Valparaiso now than it was 

 a few years ago? 



What class of the population has most to do with governmental affairs? 



Who were the Patagonians? Give some of their characteristics. How many of 

 them remain? 



What is the great mineral product of the desert region? What is it used for? 



