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5#- KCPS Social Studies- Unit 1 Geography Summative Assessment

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5#- KCPS Social Studies- Unit 1 Geography Summative Assessment
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following made travel out west more difficult for the settlers?

Physical barriers such as mountains

Well developed roads

Fewer jobs

Less farmland

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which major event led to a great move in settlement westward in the early 1800s?

The Civil War

The American Revolution

The Gadsden Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was discovered in California in 1849 that led to a mass migration towards the west?

Silver

Gold

Copper

Diamonds

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one way in which the settlers adapted to their new environment?

They lived in brick houses.

They learned from the Native Americans how to grow certain crops.

They hunted the same way they did in Europe.

They learned how to live without water.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All the factors below are positive impacts of migration except which one?

Better opportunities for higher education

Greater economic growth

Unemployment decreases

Increase in poverty

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does religion play an important role in immigration?

It provides a place to stay until homes can be built/bought.

It gives people a sense of belonging, respectability, and resources to find a home, job, etc.

It offers monetary support to families struggling to adapt to a new way of life.

It provides a building to worship with fellow believers.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Early on, Americans began to move westward from the colonies on the east coast for opportunities and open land. As they did, they were faced with many obstacles. Which physical features was the first challenge for them as they moved west?

Sierra Nevada Mountains

Appalachian Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Mississippi River

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