SWEDEN 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON SWEDEN 



Outline 



I. Location 



(1 ) Latitude, 55 20' 18" to 69 3' 21" north 



(2) Longitude, 11 6' 19" to 24 9' 11" east 



(3) Boundaries 



(4) Relation to other countries 



II. Size 



(1) Length 



(2) Breadth 



(3) Actual area, 172,963 square miles 



(4) Comparative area 



III. Geographic Features 



(1) Coastal peculiarities 



(2) Mountains 



(a) Location 



(b) Greatest heights 



(3) Rivers 



(a) Canal connections 



(4) Lakes 



(a) Economic importance 



(5) Climate 



(a) Moderating influences 



(b) Differences due to latitude . 



IV. The People 



(1) Population 



(a) Increase in spite of emigration 



(2) Racial peculiarities 



(3) Language and literature 



(4) Religion 



(5) Education 



V. Resources and Industries 



(1) Agriculture 



(a) Regions where it is practiced 



(b) Chief crops 



(2) Forests 



(3) Fisheries 



(4) Mines 



(5) Manufacturing 



VI. Transportation 



(1) Railroads 



(2) Rivers and canals 



(3) Commerce 



VII. Government and History 



(1) Form of government constitutional 



monarchy 

 (a) Executive 

 ( b ) Legislature 



(c) Judiciary 



(d) Local government 



(2) Army and navy 



(3) History 



(a) Early years 



(b) Union with Norway and Denmark 



(c) Sweden at the height of its power 



1. Gustavus Adolphus 



2. Charles XII 



(d) Napoleonic Era 



(e) Later nineteenth century 



(f) Separation from Norway 



(g) War of the Nations 



Questions 



What is meant by the expression "fresh-water archipelago" as applied to 

 Sweden? 



How does the outer coast line of Sweden compare with that of Norway in 

 length? How do the two compare if all the indentations are counted? 



What Swedish author won the Nobel Prize, and when? What are her most 

 famous works? 



How long is a summer day at Stockholm? How long is a summer day in the 

 most northern part of the country? 



What is the "skerry fence" of Sweden? .What are the klints, and where are 

 they to be found? 



What is the "Venice of the North," and why is it so called? 



Why is the climate more extreme than is that of Norway, which is in the 

 same latitude? 



How many miles of artificial waterway were found necessary in connecting 

 the Skagerrack with the Baltic? 



What king raised Sweden to a place of power among the nations of Europe? 



