8. The settlement and use of the national domain. Albert Shaw, Political Problems of American Development, pp. 87-115.
9. The homestead system. C. R. Van Hise, Conservation of Natural Resources in the United States, pp. 279-287; G. M. Stephenson, The Political History of the Public Lands, pp. 190-245.
10. The reclamation of desert and swamp lands. H. R. Burch, American Economic Life, pp. 93-99.
Questions
1. Mark on an outline map the chief geographical divisions of the United States. State the chief characteristics of each.
2. Locate on the map the chief agricultural areas, the chief mining districts, the chief industrial centers, and the chief harbors of the United States.
3. Why do the great railroads of the United States run east and west rather than north and south?
4. Do you approve of granting free lands to bona fide settlers? Under what restrictions?
5. Mark on the map the location of (a) the principal coal areas; (b) the principal oil-bearing areas; (c) the national forests.
6. Show what natural resources are utilized in the building of a house, from cellar to garret, and tell what section of the United States is the largest center of production for (a) oak timber; (b) glass; (c) steel beams; (d) electric wire; (e) sewer pipe.