SWITZERLAND 



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SWITZERLAND 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON SWITZERLAND 



Outline 



I. Location 



(1) Latitude, 45 49' 2" to 47 48' 32" north 



(2) Longitude, 5" 57' 26" to 10 29' 40" east 



(3) Relation to other countries 



(4) Absence of seacoast 



II. Size 



(1) Actual area, 15,976 square miles 



( 2 ) Area compared with that of states and 



other countries 



III. Geographic Features 



(1) Most mountainous country in Europe 



(2) Rivers 



(3) Lakes 



(4) Climate 



(5) Plant and animal life 



IV. The People 



(1) Population 



(2) Chief cities 



(3) Racial strains 



(4) Dominant characteristics 



(5) Division according to religion 



(6) Struggle for livelihood 



(7) Education 



V. Industries and Resources 



(1) Agriculture 



(a) Adverse conditions 



(b) Highest known elevations in Eu- 



rope where grain is grown 



(c) Chief crops 



(d) Stock raising and dairying 



(2) Manufactures 



(3) Scenery and climate as resources 



(4) Transportation 



VI. Government and History 



(1) Confederation 



(2) Defense 



(a) Universal liability to military 

 service 



VII. History 



(1) The early days 



(2) Under the Holy Roman Empire 



(3) Under the House of Hapsburg 



(4) The struggle for independence 



(5) The Reformation 



(6) The period of internal troubles 



(7) Establishment of a stable government 



(8) 



Switzerland and the War of the Na- 

 tions 



Questions 



How many languages are spoken in this little country? Which of these are 

 spreading? 



What is the drop of the highest of Swiss waterfalls? How does this compare 

 with the drop of Niagara? 



What famous poem celebrates a castle in Switzerland? Where is this castle 

 located? 



Why would you not be likely to have as your guide in mountain climbing the 

 son of a Swiss peasant farmer? 



Where is the highest elevation on the continent where grain is raised? To what 

 measures do the farmers have to resort to dry their crops? Why? 



Who "made way for liberty, and died," and how did he do it? Name another 

 famous Swiss patriot and tell what he did. 



What is the tallest mountain entirely within Switzerland? 



What difficulties do the mountain peasants meet? What constant danger do 

 they face? 



What special part did the three Forest Cantons play in the history of the coun- 

 try? 



In what sense may this little country be said to have five hundred states? 



In what sense may Switzerland be called the "playground of Europe," and in 

 what sense is that name wrongly applied? 



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