2024 Social Studies Mid Term Exam

Front

Which region of Texas is the largest and most populated?

Back

Coastal Plains

Front

The spread of Goods, People, and Ideas

Back

Movement

Front

Where did industries begin to move to after the Galveston Hurricane?

Back

Inland to places like Houston

Front

What environmental factor played a part in the Dust Bowl?

Back

Drought

Front

What inference can be made about agriculture in the state of Texas? Options: The Coastal Plains specialize in mostly citrus fruits. The North Central Plains only grow corn. The Mountains and Basins region is not suitable for agriculture. Agriculture is not a significant economic activity in the Great Plains region.

Back

The Mountains and Basins region is not suitable for agriculture.

Answer explanation

The mountains and basins region has little to none agriculture resources in this map.

Front

What event is depicted in the image of a black blizzard that occurred in the 1930's in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Northern Texas due to severe soil erosion, drought, and wind storms?

Back

The Dust Bowl

Front

Which River is This?
Options: The Rio Grande, The Red River, The Sabine River, The Trinity River

Back

The Rio Grande

Front

What is the climate like in the Mountains and Basins region?

Back

Dry, little precipitation

Front

Nomadic Tribes

Back

tribes that roam the land following their food source.

Front

What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's exploration of the Texas coast in 1519?

Back

He was the first European to explore and map what is now the Texas coastline.