Maryland Geography

Lesson 15: Modern Maryland

Multiple Choice

Why are many people moving to Maryland?

• To escape war

• To find jobs

Multiple Choice

Forests and land are being torn down to make room for parking lots and buildings. Is this good or bad for the environment?

• Good

• Bad

Multiple Choice

How did the bridge help farmers?

• They could sell produce over the bridge.

• They could travel faster.

Multiple Choice

Many people travel over the bridge to vacation in...

Multiple Choice

A beltway is...

• A major road that travels around a city.

• A road that goes from one state to another.

Multiple Select

How did the beltway affect Marylanders?

• Caused pollution

• Could travel places quicker

• Made more homes

Multiple Choice

The water that goes down storm drains and sewers often ends up in the...

• Baltimore Inner Harbor

• Chesapeake Bay

Open Ended

What is one way you can reduce run off to save the Chesapeake Bay?

Multiple Select

Maryland's populations grew because...

• More people had cars and could travel.

• There were no wars.

• The Civil Rights Movement improved lives.

• More people lived in suburbs.

Open Ended

What are some benefits and negatives of the population growth in Maryland?