NETHERLANDS 



NETHERLANDS 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON THE 

 NETHERLANDS 



Outline 



I. Position and Slse 



( 1 ) Location relative to other European 



countries 



(2) Area 



(a) Actual 



(b) Comparative 



II. Physical Feature* 



(1) A low-lying country 



(a) Average elevation 



(b) Greatest elevation 



(c) The dikes 



(2) Of alluvial formation 



(3) Rivers 



(a) Rhine 



(b) Meuse 



(d) Scheldt 



III. Indiintrle* 



(1) Agriculture 



(2) Dairying 



Manufactures 

 Fishing 



IV. Trannportatlon and Commerce 



(1) Railroads 



( 2 ) Rivers and ca n . 1 1 s 



(3) Important articles of trade 



V. The People 



( 1 ) National characteristics 



(2) Likeness to Germans 



(3) Religion 



(4) Education 



(5) Language 

 (a) Dialects 



(6) Literature 



(7) Painting 



(a) Many great names 



(8) Population and cities 



VI. Government and Hl.tory 



(1) Powers of ruler 



(2) The two legislative chambers 



(3) Local government 



(4) Colonies 



(5) Early history 



(6) Feudal system and independence of 



cities 



(7) Center of Liberalism 



(8) Conflicts with Spain 



(9) Rise to power 



(10) Commercial supremacy 



(11) Encounters with the French 



(12) Napoleonic era 



(13) The modern kingdom 



Questions 



What novel method of checking the advance of a French army did the Dutch 

 people resort to? 



How many European countries are smaller than the Netherlands? 

 What does the word stadtholdcr mean? Who was the most famous stadtholder? 

 What do the inhabitants of the country call themselves? From what is their Eng- 

 li.-h name derived? 



What important part did the Dutch play in the history of the United States? 



What Dutch document corresponds to the English Magna Charta? 



How do you spell a Dutch word that sounds like icef 



What famous tribe li\l m this n-nion in thr time of Caesar? 



Name two famous painters of the Netherlands and t<ll f..r what they stood. 



How long has the country had its present constitution? 



no Netherlands mean? Why is it especially appropriate? 

 al name of the capital of the country? What has attracted special 

 to it in recent years? 



ulw :i\- in 1 1. :ino to each hundred square miles of area? How many 

 nations surpass Holland in tins respect? 



