Oil Review & Hurricanes

An oil well at _____ produced a gusher of oil that reached as high as 100 feet (30 m) and spouted out about 100,000 barrels of oil before it was capped.

• Corsicana

• Spindletop

• Oil Springs

• Sour Lake

According to the text, what was life like for workers in the oil industry?

What is a hurricane? Look up the definition if needed.

Which region of Texas is most likely to receive a hurricane?

According to the picture, what natural disaster happened in Galveston in 1900?

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

• Earthquake

Choose the correct location for Galveston