rmany's foreign trade.

6. SPAIN AND ITALY. (_a_) Why are Spain, Italy, and Turkey sometimes
called "the three decadent nations of Europe"? (_b_) Give some account
of Spain's foreign trade. (_c_) Give an account of the conditions that
militate against Italy's prosperity as a trading nation.

7. RUSSIA. (_a_) Describe the social condition of the Russian people.
(_b_) What are the "artels" of Russia? (_c_) Describe Russia's export
trade.

8. INDIA. (_a_) Describe the present condition of the manufactures of
India. (_b_) Give a brief account of India's trade--(1) external, (2)
internal.

9. CHINA. (_a_) Give an account of China's size, population, and trade
resources. (_b_) Give an account of China's present foreign trade.
(_c_) Give an account of the trade possibilities of China, and show in
what manner an increase of the foreign trade of China is most likely
first to occur.

10. JAPAN. (_a_) Describe the transformation which in recent times has
been witnessed in the Japanese nation. (_b_) Describe Japan's
manufactures. (_c_) Show in what respects an increase in the foreign
trade of Japan is presently possible.

_PART II_

1. AFRICA. (_a_) Describe the "partition of Africa." (_b_) Describe
more particularly Great Britain's possessions in Africa. (_c_)
Describe South Africa's mineral wealth.

2. AUSTRALIA. (_a_) Describe Australia's "peculiarities." (_b_)
Enumerate the political divisions of Australia, and for each describe
briefly (1) its climate, (2) its resources and trade.

3. SOUTH AMERICA. (_a_) Describe the social and political condition of
the various peoples of South America. (_b_) Describe the agricultural
resources and export trade of Argentina. (_c_) Describe (1) the
resources, and (2) the export and import trade, of Brazil.

4. CANADA. (_a_) Describe Canada's resources (1) in forest wealth, (2)
in minerals, (3) in fisheries. (_b_) Describe Canada's agricultural
trade. (_c_) Describe Canada's trade with the United States.

5. THE UNITED STATES. (_a_) Describe the export trade of the United
States. (_b_) Compare our export trade with that of Great Britain.
(_c_) Compare our import trade with that of Great Britain.

6. THE UNITED STATES. (_a_) Describe our cotton production and our
cotton export trade. (_b_) Describe briefly our export trade in
"breadstuffs." (_c_) Describe briefly o