MANITOBA 



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MANITOBA 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON MANITOBA 



(An Outline suitable for Manitoba will be found with the article "Province.") 



For how many miles does this province border on the United States? 



How much larger is Manitoba than it was in 1910? 



How does the vegetation of the eastern and northern part of the province differ 

 from that of the south? 



In what way are the manufacturing interests connected with the natural resources 

 of the province? 



How will the province doubtless obtain its power for manufacturing in the future? 



Who was the first white man to visit this region, and when did he come? Who 

 was the first white man to build within the territory? 



Who are the metis? 



What interesting superstition is preserved in the name of the province? 



What is there of special interest in the geographic situation of Manitoba? 



What does the high latitude give to this province which compensates, in the view 

 of the agriculturist, for the shortness of the summer season? 



How does it happen, since the annual rainfall is less than eighteen inches, that 

 there is sufficient for agriculture? 



Why cannot an electric-light company or a telegraph or telephone company fix 

 its rates to suit itself? 



As the population has grown steadily since the last census was taken, in 1910, 

 how does it happen that the average density of population is decidedly less than it 

 was at that date? 



What is still found in this region that was sought by the very earliest visitors? 



What distinction has the southern part of the province in the matter of railroads? 



Who were the first people who came into Manitoba with the intention of mak- 

 ing it their permanent home? 



Of what mineral substance does this province yield one-third of all that is pro- 

 duced in the Dominion? 



With what two countries is most of the trade of Manitoba carried on? 



When did this territory come into the possession of the Dominion government? 



How many times as large as the original province is the present province? 



What is the southern and central part of the province supposed to have been in 

 past geologic ages? 



How many people make their living at some phase of the fishing industry? 



In what educational idea did Manitoba early follow the example of the United 

 States? 



How do you account for the fact that this province has been to a large extent 

 the "storm center" of Canadian politics? 



How has this affected the schools? 



What has Manitoba done toward the preservation of its forests? 



What is the difference in the aims of the two normal schools maintained by the 

 province? 



What is Manitoba hard, and how does it rank with other products of its class? 



How does the provincial school system make special provision for the young men 

 and women who live on farms? 



Who was Louis Kiel, and what did he attempt to do? 



