QUESTIONS FOR HOME STUDY

1. What great lakes form part of the northern boundary of this

section?

2. Which of the Great Lakes is the largest?

3. What large lake is entirely within this section?

4. Name and locate the capital of each state.

5. (a) Name three lakes in Minnesota. (b) What large river rises in Minnesota?

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6. What three capital cities are located on the Missouri River? (a) Which state forms two peninsulas and is nearly surrounded by water? (b) What bay indents the eastern coast of this state? 8. (a) Bound Indiana. (b) What river is between Indiana and Kentucky?

9. (a) What important commercial city is in Illinois? (b) On

what lake is it situated?

10. Name two rivers in each of the following states: (a) Illinois; (b) Wisconsin; (c) Minnesota; (d) North Dakota; (e) South Dakota. What river forms the eastern boundary of Nebraska?

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12. (a) What states are separated from Kentucky by the Ohio River? (b) Describe the Ohio River.

13. (a) What river lies between Indiana and Illinois? (b) What mountains are in the southwestern part of South Dakota?

14. Locate: (a) Minneapolis; (b) Dubuque; (c) Sioux City; (d) St Louis; (e) La Crosse; (f) Racine; (g) Chicago; (h) Rock Island; (i) Evansville; (j) Lexington; (k) Louisville; (1) Cleveland; (m) Cincinnati; (n) Deadwood; (0) Fargo; (p) Atchison.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AND PACIFIC STATES

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

58. The group known as the Rocky Mountain and Pacific States covers the entire Western Highlands of the United States. The Rocky Mountain and the Sierra Nevada systems extend through this section and nearly enclose the plateau called the Great Basin. The states included in this section are: Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico.

WASHINGTON

59. Washington is divided by the Cascade Mountains into two sections. The western section contains valuable mines of coal, iron, lead, and zinc, and large quantities of valuable timber, while the eastern part affords excellent grazing and fine farms. Lumber products are the leading articles of manufacture; the lumber mills located on Puget Sound are the largest in the world. The salmon fisheries of the Columbia River are large and very valuable.

Boundary. North, Canada; east, Idaho; south, Oregon; west, Pacific Ocean.

Capital. Olympia on Puget Sound.
Capes.-Flattery and Disappointment.

OREGON

60. The western part of Oregon is very fertile and large quantities of grain, fruit, and vegetables are raised; wool-growing is also an important industry. The eastern and middle sections have fine grazing lands on which large herds of cattle are raised. Gold, silver, coal, iron, copper, granite, marble, and slate are found in many places and the number of its manufactured articles is increasing.

Boundary. North, Washington; east, Idaho; south, Nevada and California; west, Pacific Ocean.

Capital. Salem on the Willamette River.
Capes.-Blanco.

61. California is noted for its beautiful scenery and groves of big trees. Its extensive coastline affords some fine harbors, that of San Francisco being one of the finest in the world. It has valuable mines of gold, while its quicksilver mines are the richest in the world. Lumbering and the raising of cattle and sheep are important industries. The

soil of the greater part of the state is very fertile; the leading products are grain, grapes, oranges, raisins, wine, and wool. Boundary.-North, Oregon and Nevada; east, Nevada and Arizona; south, Mexico; west, Pacific Ocean.

Capital. Sacramento on the Sacramento River.
Capes.-Mendocino.

62. The surface of Idaho is generally mountainous, but there are fertile valleys and fine grazing lands throughout the state. The products are grain, vegetables, and wool. The leading industries are mining and stock-raising; gold, silver, coal, iron, lead, and salt are abundant.

Boundary.-North, Canada and Montana; east, Montana and Wyoming; south, Utah and Nevada; west, Oregon and Washington.

63. The Yellowstone National Park, noted for its scenery, geysers, and hot springs, is situated in the northwestern part of Wyoming. Stock-raising and the mining of gold, silver, copper, and coal are the leading occupations; wool also is produced in large quantities. There are large forests of timber and various lumber products are manufactured.

Boundary.-North, Montana; east, South Dakota and Nebraska; south, Colorado and Utah; west, Utah and Idaho. Capital. Cheyenne.