CHILE 1337 CHILE 



Outline and Questions on Chile Continued 



What distinction has this country among South American states in the matter 

 of railway transportation? 



By whom are the policemen paid in Santiago? 



How large a proportion of the inhabitants of the country are European born? 

 How many are from the South American countries to the north? 



What is there in Central Park, New York, that might remind the observer of 

 this far-away land? 



How long do experts estimate that Chile's chief source of mineral wealth will 

 last? 



What connection is there between the fact that there are not a great many for- 

 eigners in Chile and the fact that Chilean manufactures are unimportant? 



Under what conditions do the few surviving primitive inhabitants of the country 

 live? 



How many prisons are there in Chile? 



Why are more beggars to be seen on the streets of the capital city on Saturday 

 than on any other day? 



What language does a Chilean speak? 



How does the country differ in its flora and fauna from most other states of 

 the continent? 



What connection has one of Chile's outlying possessions with a famous English 

 classic? 



What attitude does the government take toward immigration? 



On what date is the President elected? Does his inauguration come in the same 

 season as does that of the President of the United States? 



When did the United States intervene and bring about peace for Chile? 



How does this country differ in national character from those countries colonized 

 by Spaniards from the south of Spain? 



What part of the Andes has the largest eternal snowfields? 



If South America were folded over upon North America, according to latitude, 

 how far would Chile reach? 



Describe the flag of the country. 



On what commodity which it imports in large quantities does the government 

 place a protective tariff? 



What resource of great value has been the cause of numerous disputes between 

 this country and its neighbors? 



How did Chile and Argentina celebrate the establishment of a lasting peace be- 

 tween them? 



What was the probable origin of the country's name? 



What resemblance is there between the far southern coast of this country and 

 a certain far northern shore line? 



Why do fewer ships call at the harbor of Valparaiso now than in former days? 



Why is this known as the "shoestring republic"? 



Compare the country in area and population with the Canadian province which 

 it most closely resembles in size. 



What state of the American Union is nearest it in area? How do the two com- 

 pare in population? 



Are there any particulars in which Central Chile may be compared with Central 

 California? How do the two compare in latitude? 



How large a proportion of the population makes its living by agriculture? 



