UIL Social Studies - Initial Quiz

A geographic feature that prevents or slows transportation.

• Natural Resources

• Erosion

• Transportation Barrier

• Water Routes

Rich farmland, forests, and oil fields.

• Water routes

• Natural Resources

• Vegetation

• Economy

The process by which environmental factors, such as wind, rivers, and rain, wear away soil and stone.

• Precipitation

• Vegetation

• Climate

• Erosion

Supply water and power and offer recreational activities.

• Rivers and Lakes

• Natural Resources

• Vegetation

• Economy

Plant life, such as trees, plants, and grasses.

• Water Routes

• Vegetation

• Urban

• Precipitation

Which amendment made slavery illegal?

• 10th

• 5th

• 1st

• 13th

The process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the southern states without slavery.

• Reconstruction

• Plantation

• Precipitation

• Deforestation

Which amendment gave African American men throughout the U.S. the right to vote?

• 7th

• 17th

• 15th

• 9th

A residential community close to a city or large town.

• Urban

• Rural

• Suburb

• Country

Of or relating to a city.

• Urban

• Rural

• Suburb

• Country