Contemporary Texas 1950-Present Economy

Contemporary Texas 1950-Present Economy

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TEKS

• TEK: 7.19B Identify Texas leaders in science and technology such as Walter Cunningham, Michael DeBakey, Denton Cooley, Benjy Brooks, Michael Dell, and Howard Hughes Sr.

• TEK: 7.19C Analyze the effects of various scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the development of Texas such as energy, medical, computer, and aerospace industries.

• TEK: 7:19D Evaluate the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the use of resources such as fossil fuels, water, and land.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a likely effect from establishing the center for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Houston?

• Houston experienced a rapid increase in housing prices.

• Tax rates rose to support the Texas aerospace industry.

• Texas grew to become a leader in the aerospace industry.

• Houston expanded into the largest city in the United States.

Multiple Choice

Texans such as Walter Cunningham have contributed to which industry in Texas?

• Medicine

• Aerospace

• Energy Production

• Computer Technology

Multiple Choice

How have technological innovations such as personal computers and medical equipment influenced economic development in Texas?

• More ports have opened in Texas to ship these products.

• Texas’ economy has become integrated into the global economy.

• These innovations have resulted in increased income taxes in Texas.

• Energy independence has become an important goal of Texas businesses.

Multiple Choice

Which set correctly matches the Texan with his/her contribution?

• Benjy Brooks - pediatric surgery

• Walter Cunningham - computers

• Benjy Brooks - shuttle astronaut

• Michael Dell - Apollo astronaut

Multiple Choice

The work of Michael DeBakey, Denton Cooley, and Benny Brooks helped to make which Texas city a leading medical hub?

• Dallas

• Ft. Worth

• Houston

• San Antonio

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a likely impact of MD Anderson on the Houston area?

• It has lower rates of poverty

• .It has caused Houston to develop mass transit.

• It has led Texas to build an additional hospital in Galveston.

• It has made Houston a center of science and medicine.

Multiple Choice

How are the lives of Texans changing because of an expanded use of alternative sources of energy?

• Many Texans have increased the amount of electricity their homes require.

• Oil prices are decreasing as Texans buy automobiles that use alternative sources of energy.

• Dam-building is leading to increased pollution and declining fish populations.

• Growing numbers of Texans are using sun and wind energy to power homes and businesses.

Multiple Choice

How does this drilling innovation benefit oil companies?

• Oil companies increase oil prices to fund new drilling technologies.

• Oil companies do not have to reposition drill equipment on the surface.

• Oil companies can extract water, natural gas, and oil all from the same drill site.

• Oil companies decrease the amount of oil and natural gas accidentally released into the environment.

Multiple Choice

The use of irrigation on the plains of the Texas panhandle throughout the twentieth century facilitated ranching and farming in the region, yet has also resulted in —

• growing invasions of insects

• overgrazing of natural grasslands

• drying up of some underground water sources

• increasing cattle deaths from drinking salt water

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Multiple Choice

Who was leader of Al Qaeda?

• Saddam Hussein

• Kim Jung-un

• Benito Mussolini

• Osama Bin Laden

Multiple Choice

Who was the President of the United States on Sept 11, 2001?

• George W. Bush

• Bill Clinton

• Barack Obama

• Ronald Reagan

Multiple Choice

Why did the U.S. start wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

• To remove the threat of terrorism from Al Qaeda

• To build a coalition with the United States' allies

• To control their oil fields

• To take over tother countires and make them democratic