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Grade 11: Objective 2 Practice Quiz


	1.	This graph shows urban and rural population growth in the United States from 1860 to 1900. Which statement about urban and rural population between 1860 and 1900 is accurate? Obj 2: TEKS US8B

		a.	The gap between urban and rural populations narrowed in the late 1800s.
		b.	The gap between urban and rural populations widened in the late 1800s.
		c.	The gap between urban and rural populations remained unchanged in the late 1800s.
		d.	By 1900 more people in the United States lived in urban areas than in rural areas.


	2.	This chart shows percentages of immigration from major areas of Europe to the United States from 1880 to 1919. What happened to the percentage of immigrants coming from northwestern Europe during this period? Obj 2: TEKS US8B

		a.	There was a steady increase in the percentage.
		b.	There was a steady decrease in the percentage.
		c.	There was no change in the percentage.
		d.	There was a sharp increase followed by a sharp decrease in the percentage.


	3.	According to this statement by a Southern politician, why did the South reject a largely industrial economy? Obj 2: TEKS US9A

		a.	The South lacked mineral resources.
		b.	Agriculture was so profitable that industry was not wanted or needed.
		c.	The South could easily obtain manufactured goods from Latin America.
		d.	The British had a stranglehold on the South’s economy.


	4.	What geographic factor challenged the settlement of the Great Plains in the late 1800s? Obj 2: TEKS US9A

		a.	dense forests
		b.	few rivers
		c.	low rainfall
		d.	extremely poor soil


	5.	These maps show the population distribution in the United States in 1870 and in 1900. Which of the following statements best interprets the information found on the maps? Obj 2: TEKS US10A

		a.	The largest concentration of people was in the Northeast.
		b.	Most cities with populations over 100,000 were in the South.
		c.	Most cities developed along rivers.
		d.	Few cities grew in population in the Midwest.


	6.	This map shows Dust Bowl migrations during the 1930s. How did population patterns change as a result of the Dust Bowl migrations? Obj 2: TEKS US10A

		a.	People left the Great Plains to settle in the Northeast.
		b.	Migrants moved from place to place only within the Great Plains region.
		c.	People left the Great Plains to settle in California, Oregon, and Washington.
		d.	People left California to live in the Great Plains.


	7.	How did the Immigration Reform Act of 1965 change the ethnic composition of the American population? Obj 2: TEKS US10B

		a.	It set quotas that favored immigrants from northwestern Europe.
		b.	It widened permitted entry to newcomers from all of Europe, as well as from Asia and Africa.
		c.	It established the national origins system.
		d.	It banned the entry of immigrants from Asia.


	8.	This chart shows the impact of wildland fires in several western states during 2000. Which two states suffered the greatest loss in total acreage burned? Obj 2: TEKS US11A

		a.	Idaho and Montana
		b.	Washington and Oregon
		c.	California and Montana
		d.	Nevada and Wyoming


	9.	In her famous book Silent Spring, marine biologist Rachel Carson warned of the dangers to birds, fish, and other wildlife from the increasing use of ____. Obj 2: TEKS US11A

		a.	medical drugs
		b.	ozone
		c.	pesticides
		d.	nuclear energy


	10.	This map shows the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1–3, 1863. What geographic feature influenced the fighting? Obj 2: TEKS WG1A

		a.	marshlands and swamps
		b.	high mountain passes and valleys
		c.	hills and rock formations
		d.	rivers and lakes


	11.	Which of the following was established before the building of the transcontinental railroad in the United States? Obj 2: TEKS WG1B

		a.	transport of manufactured goods from east to west
		b.	transport of beef cattle from west to east
		c.	brought a wave of new settlers westward
		d.	the spread of a plantation economy


	12.	Scientists believed that about 15,000 years ago, people from Asia began trekking eastward to North America across a land bridge called ____ that was exposed when the earth’s ocean levels dropped. Obj 2: TEKS WG1A

		a.	Alaska
		b.	the Bering Strait
		c.	Beringia
		d.	Mesoamerica


	13.	This map shows military events of the Spanish-American War. Which of the following cities were located in Spanish-ruled territory and became involved in military events? Obj 2: TEKS WG6A

		a.	Santo Domingo and Taiwan
		b.	Santiago de Cuba and Manila
		c.	Hong Kong and Manila
		d.	Havana and Tampa


	14.	Where were most textile-manufacturing cities located in the United States during the 1920s? Obj 2: TEKS WG6A

		a.	the South and West
		b.	the Northeast and the South
		c.	the Midwest and the South
		d.	the Northeast and the Midwest


	15.	Which statement best describes Henry Ford’s business philosophy? Obj 2: TEKS WH23A

		a.	People can be easily convinced to buy anything.
		b.	Saving people money is better than giving them quality.
		c.	Lower the cost of a product and its volume of sales will increase.
		d.	Advertising is the key to making profits.

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