Unit 3 Test Review

Which of the following statements explains how physical features and climate influenced the movement of people westward? (More than one answer)

• The frequent dust storms made it impossible for settlers to move west.

• New inventions and adaptations allowed people to see the Great Plains as a place to settle.

• Steel plows, windmills, and railroads allowed people to live in more challenging environments.

• Due to the extreme climate of the Great Plains, people only saw it as a 'treeless wasteland'.

What is the best title for the following characteristics? Low Rainfall, Frequent Dust Storms, Land Eroded by Wind and Water...

• Climate of the Great Plains

• Inventions for the Great Plains

• Adaptations to the Great Plains

• Challenges of the Great Plains

Which word best describes the image?

• Windmill

• Railroads

• Steel plows

• Barbed wire

Which area was the primary destination for iron ore deposits going to steel mills?

• Chicago

• Detroit

• Pittsburgh

• New England

After 1865, manufacturing areas were clustered around-

• The Great Plains

• Farms in the South

• Centers of population

• Former Civil War battlefields

Review the photo and answer the question that follows. Select the two (2) correct answers. What can be inferred about from the photo above?

• Automobiles were needed to move natural resources to factories.

• Factories were located near railroads and rivers to move finished goods to markets.

• Advances in transportation were vital to linking resources, products, and markets.

• Farming and agriculture were increasing more than factories during this time period.

What major technological advance was critical for moving natural resources and finished products?

• Iron Ore

• Steel Plow

• Dry Farming

• Transcontinental Railroad

Match the city with the industry

• Makeup and Cosmetics

• St.Louis

• Automobiles

• Chicago

• Meatpacking

• Detroit

• Steel

• New England

• Textiles

• Pittsburgh

Review the photo below and answer the question that follows. What information can be inferred from the photo above? Select the two (2) correct answers.

• American Indians were forced into boarding schools in order to force assimilation.

• The United States saw an increase in immigration as the demand for workers grew.

• Westward migration had an impact on the American Indians who were often displaced from their homes.

• Technological advances such as the railroad allowed for people to move west as the population grew in the United States.

American Indians were forced to relocate from their traditional homelands to-

• Cities

• Ghettos

• Tenements

• Reservations