Cattle Kingdom thru Oil

Where is Spindletop located in Texas?

• Houston

• Palimito Ranch

• Beaumont

When an industry/product is growing and then they suddenly decrease in sales/growth, this is an economic principle known as:

• Boom & Bust Cycle

• Agrarian to Urbanization Cycle

• Monopoly & Trust Growth

True or False, Texas is a small producer of Oil in the United States?

• True

• False

What was a major economic reason urban areas grew so much during the industrial revolution?

• You had more acres of land in urban areas

• There were more jobs in urban areas

• The Populist Party controlled urban areas in Texas.

Which is the best example of Human-Environment Interaction:

• Oil spilling into a river and lake

• Passing of the 18th amendment

• A drought that dries up a lake

Nutritious grass, a good water supply, and the climate are all:

• Geographic factors that made cattle farming ideal in Texas

• Economic factors that made cattle farming ideal in Texas

• Political factors that made cattle farming ideal in Texas

Who had the job of helping the Native Americans get to the reservations and guarding stage coaches after the Civil War?

• Texas Rangers

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Cowboys

A fidget spinner company produces millions of fidget spinners but nobody wants them. They drop the price of their product. This is an example of which economic principle:

• Boom & Bust

• Supply & Demand

• Human- Environment Interaction

True or False, being a cowboy on a cattle drive was considered an easy job, with high pay and lots of time to be with lots of friends.

• True

• False

Which area of Texas benefited the most from the windmills?

• East Texas

• West Texas

• South Texas