Text Features: Florida's Land BOOM

Text Features: Florida's Land BOOM

Multiple Choice

What is the text feature displayed in the image?

• Photograph

• Graph

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the graph is:

• To give a visual representation of how Florida’s population grew from 1920-1930, compared to other decades.

• To show exactly what a Florida city looked like before and after the land boom. (More buildings, more people, driving versus walking, paved roads

Multiple Choice

What is the text feature displayed in the image?

• Photograph

• Graph

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the photograph is:

• To give a visual representation of how Florida’s population grew from 1920-1930, compared to other decades.

• To show exactly what a Florida city looked like before and after the land boom. (More buildings, more people, driving versus walking, paved roads

Multiple Choice

Compares population growth across decades

• Graph

• Photograph

• Both

Multiple Choice

Shows an increase of people

• Graph

• Photograph

• Both

Multiple Choice

Shows development of buildings and roads

• Graph

• Photograph

• Both

Multiple Select

In the 1920’s, Americans began to travel to Florida and invest in real estate because

• They finally had the time and money

• They were forced to move to Florida because of bad weather.

• Workers were receiving paid vacations, pensions, and fringe benefits.

• which made it easier for them to travel and to purchase real estate.

• The automobile was also becoming an indispensable way for families to travel.

Multiple Select

Select the problems of the Florida Land Boom.

• The demand for housing was so high that the cost of rent soared.

• Because the speculators had inflated the economy, many American who had migrated to Florida could no longer afford to live here.

• Railroads could not keep up with the needs and began to shut down.

• Once land prices stopped going up, many speculators couldn't sell at the high prices. There were suddenly thousands of acres of overpriced land without any buyers..

Multiple Choice

How do the illustrations and captions work together with the text, Florida’s Land Boom, to give information about Florida during the 1920’s.

• A.

  The illustrations show the treatment of animals in the 1920s in Florida.

• B.

  The illustrations show the measures taken to showcase Florida and attract more wealthy people to Florida.

• C.

  The illustrations show the population increase in Florida.

• D.

  The illustrations show why the railroads could not keep up with shipping needs.