SOUTH DAKOTA 



SOUTH DAKOTA 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON SOUTH DAKOTA 



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



What and where are the Bad Lands? For what are certain portions of this re- 

 gion useful? 



Where, so far as is known, is the richest hundred square miles in the world? 

 What makes it so? 



Which had a constitution first, North Dakota or South Dakota? How many 

 states entered the Union between the close of the Revolution and the entrance of 

 South Dakota? 



What is the Devil's Tower and where is it located? 



What are some of the scenic features of the Black Hills region? 



Is the loftiest point in South Dakota higher or lower than that in each of the 

 states upon which it borders? 



What is the difference in the way water for irrigation is obtained in the eastern 

 and the western sections of the state? 



Of how many territories has the South Dakota region formed a part? 



What Indian chief was most famous in the history of this region? 



What advanced theories have been put into practice in the penal system of the 

 state? 



What effect did the absence of trees in the Dakota territory have on the home- 

 stead laws? 



What was the first steamboat on the Missouri? When did it reach the Dakota 

 region? 



How is the permanent school fund secured? How does the state rank, as regards 

 illiteracy, with others in the west north-central group? 



How many states surpass South Dakota in the production of its chief crop? Does 

 this number seem to be growing or decreasing? 



What is the difference in the method of punishment for murder in South Da- 

 kota and in Illinois? 



What stand has the state taken on the liquor question? 



How does the state compare in its nurnber of Indian inhabitants with North 

 Dakota? With Oklahoma? 



Is the population largely rural or urban that is, do more of the inhabitants live 

 in the country or the city? 



What is a blizzard, and how does it differ from an ordinary storm? Where does 

 it originate, and what causes it? See BLIZZARD. 



How many constitutions has the state had? 



What advanced legislation has been adopted? 



How many states are larger than South Dakota? How many of these larger 

 states have a greater population? 



Where are the Black Hills located with respect to the Cheyenne River? 



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

 the state compare in this respect with the states that bound it? 



What is South Dakota's popular name? What right has it to this name? 



What does the proper name of the state mean? 



How much below the highest point in the state is the lowest point? 



What two famous soldiers took part in the engagements against the Indians in 

 the Dakota region? 



