Texas History EOC Review 2

Which statement best summarizes the contributions of Lulu Belle Madison White?

• White organized Texas chapters of the NAACP and played a role in the Supreme Court case challenging segregation in colleges

• White worked for education reform and served as the state superintendent of public instruction

• White was a colonel in the armed services and commanded the Women's Army Corp (WAC) during World War II

• White served as president of the Austin Woman Suffrage Association and worked for passage of the Nineteenth Amendment

Which organization did Hector P. Garcia organize to fight for equal rights for Mexican Americans?

• the American GI Forum of Texas

• the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

• the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO)

• the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

President Lyndon Johnson's program to improve education and health care, protect the environment, and create jobs is known as...

• the New Deal

• the Great Society

• the Square Deal

• No Child Left Behind

A map key shows...

• the type of projection used on the map

• symbols and patterns used on the map

• the orientation of the map using compass points

• distances

Which region of Texas is the largest in geographic area and population size?

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

In the 1930s, physical factors, such as extremely high temperatures and severe droughts, led to the Dust Bowl. What human factors also contributed to this natural disaster?

• Farmers overplanted their crops

• Farmers fenced in their lands

• Farmers did not harvest enough their crops

• Farmers dug too many wells for irrigation

Immigrants brought their architecture, music, and social traditions with them to Texas. Which country accounts for the largest European ethnic group in the state today?

• Germany

• Ireland

• Norway

• Italy

Which areas of Texas have the highest population densities?

• areas in rural locations

• areas near large cities such as Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas

• areas near major rivers such as the Rio Grande

• areas in the mountains of West Texas

Natural resources are important in the production of goods and services. Which city benefited most from the discovery of oil?

• Dallas

• Houston

• San Antonio

• Austin

As people moved to the cities and Texas became more urban, the number of jobs declined in which industry?

• energy

• manufacturing

• transportation

• agriculture