RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON IDAHO 



(An outline suitable for Idaho will be found with the article "State.") 



What does the name Idaho mean, and to what does it refer? 



What city name recalls the early Indian inhabitants of the territory? What is 

 supposed to have been the original significance of the name? 



Where is there a waterfall which surpasses Niagara in height? 



What part did the mineral deposits have in determining the early history of 

 the state? 



How much larger was the original Territory of Idaho than the present state? 



What is the most noticeable difference between the chart of religions of Idaho 

 and that of any Eastern state? 



What advantage do the farmers in the valleys derive from the heavy snowfalls 

 in the mountains many miles away? 



When was Idaho admitted to the Union? How many states have been admitted 

 since that date? 



How does the illiteracy percentage compare with that of Illinois? With that of 

 the United States as a whole? 



If 50,000,000 board feet of timber were cut in the state each year, how long 

 would the present supply last? 



How many feet of lumber can the largest mill in the state cut in one day? 



What has been the stand of Idaho on the liquor question? On the suffrage 

 question? Mention other legislation which proves the progressive character of the 

 state. 



How are the Indians cared for in the educational scheme? 



What is peculiar about the waterways of Idaho? 



What region is suited for agriculture without irrigation? 



What is the great transportation need of the state? Why are the rivers not 

 more widely utilized for navigation? 



How does the state compare as regards density of population with the country 

 as a whole? If the population of New York and Idaho were exchanged, how much 

 more densely would the latter state be populated than it is at present? 



What are buttesf Where do they constitute a characteristic feature of the 

 landscape ? 



Where are the sheep pastured in the summer? In the winter? Why is it pos- 

 sible in some places in this northern state for sheep and cattle to graze out-of-doors 

 all winter? 



Who were the first white men to explore this region? How have their names 

 been honored in the state? 



How many states are larger than Idaho? Have all the states which are larger 

 a greater population? 



How much above the lowest point in the state is the highest point? How does 

 the average elevation compare with that of Colorado? 



How does the state rank as regards production of hay to the acre? What method 

 is employed in the raising of wheat? 



How is the disposition of the public lands regulated? 



What extraordinary gains in population has the state shown in the last four 

 decades? 



