NORTH DAKOTA 



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NORTH DAKOTA 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON NORTH DAKOTA 



(An Outline suitable for North Dakota will be found with the article "State. > 



Are the days in North Dakota longer or shorter than in the state in which you 

 live? 



Why do trees have larger roots in North Dakota than in Florida? 



What is the state flower? What other states have chosen the same emblem? (See 

 FLOWERS, subtitle State Flowers.) 



What are the Bad Lands? Is any part of them of any use? 



How did the state receive its name? What does the name mean? 



What feature of the climate has given the state a popular name or nickname? 



How many states are larger than North Dakota? How many of these lie to the 

 east of it? 



How many of these larger states have a larger population? 



How does the state compare in number of inhabitants per square mile with the 

 country as a whole? 



How does it compare in this respect with the states on which it borders? With 

 the Canadian provinces on the north? 



What are the "walled lakes," and how are they formed? 



How many Indians live in the state? Are there more or fewer than there are in 

 North Carolina? 



What are the natural "furnaces" by which the cattle keep themselves warm in the 

 coldest months? In what part of the state are they located? 



Why has the largest lake of the state salt water? 



What is "number 1 hard." and how does North Dakota rank in its production? 



What is making it possible to convert the large ranches of the western part of 

 the state into small farms? 



What is the railway mileage of the state to each hundred square miles of area? 

 How does it compare in this respect with the neighboring states? 



How does the method of irrigation employed in the valley of the Missouri differ 

 from that in use in other states? 



What is lignite? How does it differ from ordinary coal? 



Show how the manufactures of the state depend on the other industries or the 

 natural resources. 



How many constitutions has the state had? 



What must an Indian do in order to be given the right to vote? 



How could a North Dakota citizea who was in Minneapolis on election day take 

 part in the election? 



What are initiative, referendum and recall? 



How does North Dakota's action on the liquor question differ from that of most 

 f the states? 



When and how did this territory come into the possession of the United States? 



Of what other territories has this region, in whole or in part, formed a part? 



How did the organized territory of Dakota differ in extent from the present state 

 of North Dakota? 



What enterprise was of great benefit in the development of this region? 



When was North Dakota admitted to the Union? 



How many states surpass North Dakota in agriculture? How many surpass it 

 in manufacturing industi 



