MARYLAND 



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MARYLAND 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON MARYLAND 



(An Outline suitable for Maryland will be found with the article "State.") 



What is the dominating physical feature of that part of the state popularly known 

 as "tidewater" Maryland? 



How large a proportion of the area is in farm lands? How many farms of the 

 average size for the state would this make? 



In what important export does the chief port of this state rank first among the 

 ports of the country? 



What very important institution belonging to the Federal government is located 

 in this state? Where is it? 



In what agricultural product did Maryland long rank first? How does it now 

 rank? 



How does this state compare as regards railway mileage in proportion to area 

 with Illinois? With Texas? With the country as a whole? 



What is the "grandfather's clause," and what is its purpose? Why was not 

 Maryland successful in its attempt to extend the scope of the law? 



How is the compulsory school law enforced? What difference has the passing of 

 that law made in school attendance? 



Distinguish between the several varieties of soil in the different parts of the 

 state, and tell what effect each has on agriculture. 



Of what manufactured product does Maryland produce almost half of all that 

 is used in the country? 



Which are worth more, the entire crops of a year or the entire output of the 

 manufacturing industries? 



With what famous song is an event that happened on Maryland soil connected? 

 Tell the story of the writing of this song. 



What was the per cent of decrease in illiteracy during the nineteenth century? 



How does it happen that the western part of the state, though removed from 

 the influence of the ocean, has cooler summers than the eastern region? 



Which are of greater value, the oyster fisheries of the state or all the other fish- 

 eries put together? 



How many states had ratified the Federal Constitution before Maryland did so? 

 How did this happen? 



How does this state compare in density of population with New York? With 

 Ontario? With the United States as a whole? 



How high is the loftiest point in the state? How many states have a maximum 

 altitude lower than this? 



For whom was the chief city of Maryland named? What did he have to do 

 with the history of the state? 



What is Mason and Dixon's Line? 



How many times as wide is Maryland at its widest point as at its narrowest? 

 How many states are smaller? 



What is the highest point in the Piedmont plateau region? 



Why were not the coal deposits discovered in 1804 worked until nearly forty 

 years later? For what is Maryland coal specially adapted? 



For whom was this state named? Give its popular name and tell its origin. 



What is a chief characteristic of the rivers that empty into Chesapeake Bay? 



Which are more valuable, the dairy products or those of the poultry industry? 



