USII.2a-b Great Plains Test

-Dust Storms
-Low Rainfall
-Land Erosion
What would be the best title for the descriptions listed above?

• Inventions and Adaptations
• Flatlands That Rise Gradually from East to West
• Barbed Wire
• Physical Features and Climate

How did the invention pictured above enable settlers to live on the Great Plains? 

• It kept the farm cool.
• It improved communication between settlers.
• It allowed them to dig wells to access water.
• It created electricity that allowed them to use machines.

Which of these had the greatest impact on American farm life in the late 1800's?

• Loss of Land
• New Inventions
• Loss of Labor
• Climate changes

Which invention had the greatest impact on the settlement of the Great Plains after the Civil War?

• Cotton Gin
• Water Wheel
• Oil Drill
• Steel Plow

Which of the following inventions had the greatest impact on westward expansion?

• Railroads (train)
• Automobile
• Steamboat
• Wagon

Which adaptation did nineteenth century farmers in the Great Plains use to have successful crop production?

• Organic farming
• Dry Farming
• Compost piles
• Crop rotation

How did wheat farming change the landscape of the Great Plains?

• Farmers could grow wheat on the steep terrain of the Great Plains.
• Farmers could grow wheat in the dense forests of the Great Plains.
• Wheat could withstand the hurricans that plagued the area.
• It allowed farmers to grow a substance that was much needed and profitable. 

In which area of the United States was the textile industry located?

• Detroit
• New England
• The South
• Florida

Which area is NOT correctly matched with its industry?

• New England-Textiles
• Noncontiguous-Railroads
• Pittsburgh-Steel
• Detroit-Automobile

Detroit is to the automobile as ____________________ is to the meat-packing industry.

• Detroit
• Pittsburgh
• Chicago
• New England