GEOGRAPHY
Give the location and area of the plain of Switzerland. 1857.
What hill country lies to the east of this tableland and between what
waters? 1857.
What are the main divisions of northern Switzerland? 1857. Into what is the Alpine region divided? 1857. By what rivers are the valleys of Switzerland drained? 1857. By what are the higher mountains covered? 1857. What is said of the glaciers? 1857. Where is the lowest part of Switzerland? 1857. What is said of the forests of Switzerland? 1857. How are the trees, cut on the heights, conveyed to the valleys
below? 1857.
What is the chief business of the people of Switzerland? 1857. In what part of Switzerland is farming'carried on? 1857. Where are the manufactures chiefly carried on? 1857. What is said of trade in Switzerland in proportion to population as
compared with that of other European countries? 1857. What are the chief imports? 1857. Exports? 1857. How is Switzerland governed? 1857.
What is said of the Federal legislature of Switzerland? 1857. By whom is the president of the republic elected? 1857. By whom is most of the land owned? 1857. What are the military requirements of Switzerland? 1857. What languages are spoken in Switzerland? 1857. What cities are the centers of the Protestant part of Switzerland?
1857.
What is the population of Switzerland? 1858. Where does Catholicism prevail? 1857.
What are the educational requirements of Switzerland? 1857. What is said of the higher and specialized schools? 1857. What is said of the postoffices, railroads etc. of Switzerland? 1858. "Under whose control are they? 1858. Name the chief towns of Switzerland. 1858.
ASIA.
How does the continent of Asia rank in size? 119. What does the name mean? 119.
What portion of the land area of the world is in Asia? 119. Which is the greatest mountain system of Asia? 119. What portion of Asia's area is in its peninsulas? 119. What three large peninsulas are in southern Asia? 119. What sea bordering Asia on the southwest has become a highway of
the first importance? 119.
What two great tablelands has Asia, and what is their location? 119. What three inland bodies of water has Asia? 119, What are the names of several of the larger rivers of Asia? 119. What is the location of the islands relative to the southeastern
coast? 119.
What are the chief productions of Asia? 119.
To how many different groups do the people of Asia belong? 119. What important junction does Allahabad form? 51. What city is surrounded by a mud wall 24 feet high? 237.
INDIA.
What five natural divisions has India? 918. What large river systems has India? 918.
How many well-marked seasons has India, and what are they? 918. Of the domesticated animals what ones do the work of agriculture?
918.
What domestic animals are held sacred? 918. Of the wild beasts, which one is the most feared? 919. What are the chief agricultural crops? 919. What portion of the country is available for farming? 919.
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