MONTREAL 



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MONTREAL 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON MONTREAL 



Outline 



I. Position and Size 



(1) 

 (2) 

 (3) 



(4) 



Latitude, 45 30' 17" north 



Longitude, 73 34' 40" west 



Island location, at confluence of Ot- 

 tawa and Saint Lawrence rivers 



Distance from other large cities 

 ( 5 ) Area 

 (6) Population 



II. Description 



(1) Plan of streets 



(a) Longest ones parallel with river 



(b) Principal streets 



(2) Wharves 



(3) The old and the new in architecture 



(4) The parks or squaves' 



(a) Small parks in heart of city 



(b) Large parks 



(5) Notable buildings 



1. Montreal a church city 



2. Cathedral of Notre Dame 

 3- Saint James Cathedral 



4. Christ Church Cathedral 



5. Other Protestant churches 



III. Institutions 



( 1 ) The double system 



(a) Roman Catholic schools 



(b) Protestant schools 



(2) Universities 



(a) McGill University 



(b) Laval University 



(3) Professional and technical schools 



( 4 ) Convents 



(5) Hospitals 



IV. Commerce and Industry 



(1) Chief commercial center of Dominion 



(2) Canals 



(3) Railways 



(4) Value of trade 



( 5 ) Manufactures 



V. The People 



(1) Two dominant nationalities 



(2) Two languages spoken 



(3) Interesting mingling of customs and 



styles 



VI. History 



( 1 ) Early visits to the site 



(2) Founding of city 



(3) Slow growth 



(4) English rule established 



(5) Rapid recent growth 



Questions 



What does the name Montreal mean? 



Why are no pumps necessary in the water system of the city? 



How can this city which is so far inland be nearer England than a coastal city? 



What is considered by some visitors the most beautiful square in the world? 



What position does Montreal occupy commercially among the cities of the Do- 

 minion? Why? 



What was considered at the time of its construction the "eighth wonder of the 

 world?" 



Why are the longest streets not all parallel? 



What is Le Gros Bourdon, and what distinction does it possess? 



How do the manufactures of Montreal compare in value with those of Boston? 

 Of Philadelphia? 



What structure is patterned after one of the most famous buildings in Europe? 

 How does it compare in size with the original? 



What is there that is especially interesting about the character of the population? 



Of what are many of the picturesque old houses built? 



Who was the first French woman who ever came to America? Who founded 

 Montreal? Where is a. statue of him to be found? 



Why are two distinct school systems necessary? 



