Introductory geography by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Geography
Publisher: Sacramento, W. W. Shannon, supt. of state printing
Published: 1904-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Review Questions. — (1) Name the chief seaports. Walk toward each as you name it. (2) What reasons can you give for the great size of New York City? (3) Make a drawing of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers. (4) What cities do you find on the Erie Canal?

(5) What can you say about the farming in New York State?

(6) Where is the salt found? (7) What about manufacturing in New York? (8) What are the chief farm products near Philadelphia and Wilmington? (9) Why is iron manufacture so important in Pennsylvania? (10) Tell why Philadelphia has become a great city.

(11) Where are Pittsburg, Allegheny, Scranton, and Wilkes Barre?

(12) For what is Baltimore noted? (13) Washington? (14) For what industry is Richmond noted? (15) Where are Richmond and Wheeling? (16) In which state is each of the cities mentioned?

Suggestions. — (1) Make a list of all the cities named. (2) Are any of them not situated either upon the seashore, on rivers, or lakes? (3) Which is farther north, Buffalo or Boston ? (See Fig. 124, opposite p. 141.) (4) Find what some of the chief difficulties are in building canals. (5) Examine some iron ore and add it to the school collection. (6) Visit a factory where iron goods are manufactured.

(7) Why does Buffalo promise to be a growing city? (8) Why have Pittsburg and Allegheny a good location ? (9) Give two reasons why Wilmington is a good place for shipbuilding. (10) Collect some pieces of anthracite or hard, and bituminous or soft, coal, and compare them. (11) Read the story of Rip Van Winkle. The mountains described are the Catskills. (12) Draw an outline map of these states and include the capitals. (13) Draw each of the states from memory. (14) Find out some facts about Washington, — its buildings, the people who live there, and what they do. (15) On the map (Fig. 124, opposite p. 141) the word Delaware is not spelled out because there is not room, but Del. is put in its place. All the states have abbreviations like this, which we use in writing letters. Find out the abbreviation for each state in this group and in New England. Also for the other states as you study about them.

For References, see page 259.

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