Unit 5/EOY Test

Alligators have been harvested for some two hundred years. Alligators were first

harvested in Louisiana in great numbers in the early 1800s. These alligators were

harvested for their skins, which were used to make boots, shoes and saddles, and for

their oil, which was used to grease steam engines and cotton mills. The demand

decreased when the leather made from the skins was thought to not be durable.

Based on Source 1, how were cotton farmers dependent on Louisiana’s

alligator farmers?

• Cotton farmers required durable leather for work boots.

• Cotton farmers required oil from alligators to make their mills work.

• Cotton farmers used alligator leather for their horse saddles.

• Cotton farmers needed alligator skins to produce shoes.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, commercial tanning processes began in New York,

New Jersey and Europe. Because this process made the alligator skins soft, durable

and more pliable, the demand for alligator leather increased dramatically.

pliable: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

Based on Source 3, which of the following best explains the trade of alligator

skins to New York, New Jersey, and Europe?

• Louisiana is dependent on New York, New Jersey, and Europe for alligator

  skins.

• Louisiana imports alligator skins from New York, New Jersey, and Europe.

• Louisiana exports alligator skins to New York, New Jersey, and Europe.

• New York, New Jersey, and Europe have been able to make alligator skins

  more pliable.

By the mid 1900s Louisiana’s alligator population had been significantly reduced. In

1962 the alligator hunting season was closed statewide due to low numbers. To

protect the alligator from becoming extinct, the Louisiana government put a ban on

alligator fishing. In 1972 the first alligator season was opened only in Cameron Parish

and lasted 13 days. Other parishes were gradually added until the season became

statewide in 1981. Louisiana’s wild and farm alligator harvests currently exceed

300,000 animals annually, while the population level remains stable. Over time and

through experience, alligator farmers in Louisiana have been able to improve

techniques to cultivate the skins and meat. Raw meat and hide values are

estimated at over $10 million for the wild harvest.

Based on Source 4, what has the main reason the Louisiana government

implemented hunting seasons for alligators?

• There was a surplus of alligators in Louisiana.

• The increased production of alligators in Louisiana impacted the price of

  alligator meat.

• Alligators are valued as a $10 million industry.

• There was a shortage of alligators in Louisiana.

People who are a mix of European, African, and/or Native American ancestry

are called...

• Creole

• Cajun

• Native American

• Acadian

Which two of the following Explorers did not come to Louisiana?

• Hernando De Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

• Ferdinand Magellan

The picture is most likely showing:

• Lent

• Easter

• Acadia Day

• Mardi Gras

Mark moved from New Jersey to Louisiana. He is surprised by the Louisiana

weather. In the summer, the temperatures reach over 90 degrees. The heat

makes him feel sick.

Which of the following helps Mark deal with Louisiana’s summer weather?

• jazz

• air conditioning

• Mardi Gras

• airplanes

A group of settlers lands in Louisiana. They begin cutting down trees to make

houses and barns. For food, they catch fish from the lake. The settlers become

farmers. They grow cotton to make clothes and food to eat.

How are these settlers affecting the environment?

• they are using human made resources

• they are using natural resources

• they are using imaginary resources

• they are using human resources

Planning vacations, saving for retirement, and sending kids to college are all

reasons why people __________.

• vote

• try to be good citizens

• save money

• go to Mardi Gras annually

Men's dress shoes have a HIGH DEMAND, and a LOW SUPPLY.

Women's dress shoes have a HIGH DEMAND, and a HIGH SUPPLY.

Ballet shoes have a LOW DEMAND, and a HIGH SUPPLY.

Tennis shoes have a LOW DEMAND, and a LOW SUPPLY.

Which good will probably cost the most?

• Men's dress shoes

• Women's dress shoes

• ballet shoes

• tennis shoes