NOVA SCOTIA 



NOVA SCOTIA 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON NOVA SCOTIA 



(An Outline nultable for >ova Scotln will be found with the article "I'rovlnee.") 



Why would not the following lines be as true now as when they were written? 

 This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks 

 Stand like Druids of eld. with voices sad and prophetic. 



What poem has done more than any other one thing to create a knowledge of and 

 an interest in Nova Scotia? 



What is the oldest settlement established by white men in British North America? 



What was its original name? In whose honor was the change made? How many 

 inhabitants has it now? 



Turn to the map of Canada, and show the appropriateness of calling Nova Scotia 

 "the doorstep of a continent." 



How long would a canal have to be which would make of Nova Scotia an island? 

 In what direction would it run? 



What fortress was considered during the eighteenth century the strongest fortifi- 

 cation in America? Describe the sieges it endured. 



For what is the bay that separates the southern part of Nova Scotia from New 

 Brunswick chiefly noted? 



How does the coast line compare in length with that of California? How do the 

 areas of the two compare? The populations? 



How does its population compare with the combined populations of the two 

 states of the American union which it most nearly resembles in area? 



When did many people remove to this region from territory which is now a part 

 of the United States? Why? 



What is the greatest distance of any point in the province from the sea? What 

 effect does this have on the length of the rivers? 



How has the province dealt with the liquor question? 



What was the attitude of Nova Scotia toward the question of confederation? 



Who was Joseph Howe, and what does the province owe to him? 



Who were the original inhabitants of this region? 



What does the name Nova Scotia mean, and why was it bestowed on this region? 



What had the name been previously? 



What does the name of Cape Breton's largest lake mean? Why was it bestowed 

 on this body of water? 



If Manitoba had a lake as large in proportion to the area of the province as this 

 lake is in proportion to that of Cape Breton Island, what would the area be? 



Why has this province a milder climate than many regions farther south? 



What is the motto of Nova Scotia, and what suggested it? 



What curious branch oT "animal farming" is becoming popular? 



What ratio does the area of Nova Scotia bear to that of the country for which it 

 was named? 



What important substances does the United States import in considerable quanti- 

 ties from this province? 



What does the government do to help the farmer? 



Is Sydney nearer Liverpool or farther from it than is the chief port of the United 

 States? How much 1 .' 



Of how many houses does the provincial legislature consist? How many Canadian 

 provinces resemble Nova Scotia in this? 



