Features of the Great plains

Features of the Great plains

6th Grade

7 Qs

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Features of the Great plains

Features of the Great plains

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which one of these is NOT a feature of the Great Plains?
Low rainfall
Misty weather
Frequent dust storms
Flatlands that rise east to west

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which one of these is a feature of the Great Plains?
Old eroded mountains
Misty weather
Rolling hills
Flatlands that rise east to west

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which one of these is NOT a reason why people moved west?
Adventure
New factories
Technological advances, including the Transcontinental Railroad
A new beginning for former slaves

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which one of these is NOT a reason why people moved west?
New boomtowns
Possibility of obtaining wealth with the discovery of gold and silver
Technological advances, including the Transcontinental Railroad
A new beginning for former slaves

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is a reason why people moved west?
New factories
Over population in the east
Opportunities for land ownership (Homestead act)
Lack of gold in the east

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did people start seeing the Great Plains as?
A vast area to be settled
A strip of land
A large area of flat land
a treeless wasteland

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which  one of these is a feature of the Great Plains?
Low rainfall
Frequent tornadoes
many thunderstorms
tall jagged mountains