SS Unit 11/12 Review

When large companies or organizations like NASA move to Texas cities less jobs are created.

• True

• False

What did Jospeh Glidden Invent?

• The Process to condense milk

• Pioneered medicine in space

• Barbed Wire

• Cardiovascular Surgery

All of the following are examples of participating in civic affairs except...

• volunteering on projects

• playing video games

• campaigning for your favorite candidate

• writing letters to your representatives

The Governor of Texas is considered the _______ of Texas.

• attorney general

• mayor

• chief executive

• president

George W. Bush was the ____ of Texas as well as the _____ of the United States.

(Pick the answer that fit in order)

• Governor, President

• Mayor, Governor

• Ambassador, General

• Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House

Businesses or retailers benefit from ______

• avoiding customers.

• bad service.

• the internet.

• not selling online.

Henry Ford created the assembly for mass producing automobiles. The Texas economy benefits from this fact because the ___ industry is very important for the automobile industry.

• cement

• food

• wood

• oil

Railroad lines were important to the Texas food industry because it allowed farmers to sell their goods all over the United States.

• True

• False

Low cost airlines like Southwest allowed many Texans to ______.

• fly cheaply

• fly on planes more often

• not be able to afford air travel

• stay home rather than visit other places

You can use the internet to contact your congressman/woman in the House of Representatives.

• True

• False