LOUISIANA

40. Louisiana is a low, level country with fertile soil

well adapted to the culture of sugar cane. and vegetables are grown in abundance.

Rice, cotton, corn,
Cattle raising is a

profitable industry. Louisiana has a large pine forest. Boundary.—North, Arkansas and Mississippi; east, Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico; south, Gulf of Mexico; west,

Texas.

Capital.-Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River.

41. Texas is the largest state in the Union and ranks high in the production of cattle, horses, and sheep. The surface is varied and the soil fertile; cotton, corn, sugar cane, wheat, tobacco, and fruit are produced. In the northwest, there is a desert plateau called the Staked Plain. Manufacturing is important, a great variety of articles being made.

Boundary.-North, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arkansas; east, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Gulf of Mexico; south, Gulf of Mexico and Mexico; west, Mexico and New Mexico. Capital. Austin on the Colorado River.

ARKANSAS

42. Arkansas is noted for its hot springs, which attract many visitors yearly. Stock raising and agriculture are the principal industries; its manufacturing interests are increasing. The western part is covered with timber; zinc, coal, and iron are mined in the mountains.

Boundary. North, Missouri; east, Missouri, Tennessee, and Mississippi; south, Louisiana and Texas; west, Texas and Oklahoma.

Capital. Little Rock on the Arkansas River.

43. Agriculture is the most important industry of Oklahoma. The soil is well adapted to the production of wheat, corn, rye, cotton, vegetables, and fruit. The prairies afford abundant pasturage and much live stock is raised. There are mines of copper, lead, zinc, coal, and iron.

Boundary. North, Colorado and Kansas; east, Missouri and Arkansas; south, Texas; west, Texas and New Mexico. Capital. Guthrie on the Cimarron River.

QUESTIONS FOR HOME STUDY

1. (a) What large river is on the southwestern boundary of this section? (b) What gulf is on the south? (c) What ocean is on the

east?

2. (a) What states bound Tennessee? (b) What mountains are in the eastern part of this state?

3. Locate the following cities: (a) Nashville; (b) Chattanooga; (c) Raleigh; (d) Jackson; (e) Montgomery; (f) Charleston; (g) Columbia; (h) Atlanta; (i) Tallahassee.

4. What large lake is in Florida?

5. What two rivers flow into the Mobile Bay?

6.

(a) Where is the Savannah River? (b) Into what does is flow? 7. (a) By what large bodies of water is Florida bounded? (b) By

what states?

8. What city is at the mouth of the Cape Fear River?

9.

10.

11.

(a) What states bound Texas? (b) What rivers?

Name three large rivers in Texas.

Name the capitals of each of the following states and tell on what waters they are located: (a) Texas; (b) Louisiana; (c) Arkansas; (d) Tennessee.

CENTRAL STATES

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

44. As the states of this group extend from the Eastern Highlands almost to the Western Highlands, they are called the Central States. They include Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

MICHIGAN

45. Michigan is divided into two peninsulas, an upper and a lower one. This state has more lake coast than any other state in the Union. The upper peninsula contains valuable copper and iron mines. In the lower peninsula lumbering, manufacturing, farming, and salt mining are extensively carried on.

Boundary.-North, Lake Superior; east, Lake Huron, Canada, Lake St. Clair, and Lake Erie; south, Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin; west, Lake Michigan and Wisconsin. Capital. Lansing on the Grand River.