Unit 6 Test Review (2024)

GA's railroads are the best method of transportation...

• when items are lightweight and need to be shipped within the U.S.

• when items are heavy and need to be shipped within the U.S.

• when items are heavy and need to be shipped internationally.

• when items are lightweight and need to be shipped internationally.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is when items are heavy and need to be shipped within the U.S. as railroads are the best method of transportation for heavy items domestically.

The Appalachian Plateau...

• is the smallest region of GA.

• is the most populated region in GA.

• is known as the textile capital of the world.

• is the largest region in GA and includes the Okefenokee Swamp.

Answer explanation

The Appalachian Plateau is the smallest region of GA, making it the correct choice.

GA's response to the Brown vs. Board of Education decision was to..

• immediately begin integrating GA schools.

  
  

• expand the military and create new job opportunities.

  
  

• create a new state flag that included the Confederate battle emblem that was being used by the KKK.

  
  

• immediately create the Sibley Commission.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to create a new state flag that included the Confederate battle emblem that was being used by the KKK, as a response to the Brown vs. Board of Education decision.

GA's interstate highway system is the best method of transportation...

• to use when shipping clothing to the other side of the U.S.

  
  

• when shipping smaller items to other cities in GA.

  
  

• when items are heavy and need to be shipped within the U.S.

  
  

• shipping automobiles between GA and other countries.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is when shipping smaller items to other cities in GA as the interstate highway system is efficient for local transportation within the state.

Even though he opposed the Civil Rights Act, GA Governor Lester Maddox...

• used organized protests to end segregation in public places.

  
  

• appointed a large number of blacks to government positions.

  
  

• used their government positions to expand the military and create new job opportunities.

  
  

• was a chairman of the SNCC, led the Bloody Sunday march in Selma and later represented GA in Congress.

  
  

Answer explanation

The correct choice is that GA Governor Lester Maddox appointed a large number of blacks to government positions, despite his opposition to the Civil Rights Act.

Ivan Allen, Jr. supported...

• replaced by the U.S. Constitution.

• protecting the South Carolina colony from the Spanish in Florida, and to give debtors a fresh start.

  
  

• building MARTA and new interstates, desegregating areas of Atlanta, and bringing major league sports to the city.

•  transporting and supplying troops across the world.

  
  

Answer explanation

Ivan Allen, Jr. supported building MARTA and new interstates, desegregating areas of Atlanta, and bringing major league sports to the city.

Savannah and Brunswick were helped economically during World War II...

• they became home to missions built off of GA's coast.

  
  

• they were home to factories that built B-29 Bombers.

  
  

  
  

• by population growth, increased tourism, new housing construction, growth of the hotel industry,& improvements to sports facilities.

  
  

• because the need for Liberty ships helped create thousands of jobs in the cities' shipyards.

  
  

Answer explanation

Savannah and Brunswick were helped economically during World War II because the need for Liberty ships helped create thousands of jobs in the cities' shipyards.

GA's Bell Bomber Plant...

• create a new state flag that included the Confederate battle emblem that was being used by the KKK.

• used organized protests to end segregation in public places.

• lowered the demand for farm labor in rural areas, leading to a shift in the state's population to urban areas as people sought work in cities.

• transformed GA into one of the major industrial centers in the United States.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'transformed GA into one of the major industrial centers in the United States' because GA's Bell Bomber Plant played a significant role in the state's industrial development.

John Lewis...

• introduced air travel to Georgians by building the first airport.

• was the 1st African American mayor of a major southern city, increased city contracts with minority businesses, hired more black police officers and added an international terminal to Atlanta's airport.

• was a chairman of the SNCC, led the Bloody Sunday march in Selma and later represented GA in Congress.

• was the 1st African American mayor of a major southern city, increased city contracts with minority businesses, hired more black police officers and added an international terminal to Atlanta's airport.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is that John Lewis was a chairman of the SNCC, led the Bloody Sunday march in Selma, and later represented GA in Congress.

After World War II, new advancements in technology...

• lowered the demand for farm labor in rural areas, leading to a shift in the state's population to urban areas as people sought work in cities.

• wanted to expand their fur trade in North America.

  
  

• the government created tax incentives to encourage studios to film in the state.

• caused citizens to leave urban areas and move to rural areas.

Answer explanation

The correct choice highlights how advancements in technology after World War II lowered the demand for farm labor in rural areas, leading to a shift in the state's population to urban areas as people sought work in cities.