QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT
1. To what extent has the character of American industry changed in the last century and a half?
2. Compare North America with South America with respect to natural advantages.
3. Outline the changes which have occurred in the population of the United States since 1790.
4. Trace briefly the increase in our national wealth since 1850.
5. What are the chief occupations of the American people?
6. Name three important industrial minerals, and comment on our supply of each.
7. What are the chief characteristics of American agriculture?
8. Outline the growth of our manufacturing industries.
9. How are transportation and communication encouraged by the physical geography of the United States?
10. Why is our domestic trade of relatively greater importance than our foreign trade?
11. To what three types of goods is our predominance in foreign markets due?
12. What qualities of the American people have contributed to their industrial success?