WorksheetsSOL 2 A
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the lack of trees affect settlers on the Great Plains?
a)
It made the land difficult to cultivate
b)
No trees made life easier
c)
There were no homes for wildlife
d)
There were few materials to use for buildings or fuel
2.
During the nineteenth century, all of the following inventions allowed people to live in more challenging environments except
a)
Railroads
b)
Steel plow
c)
Windmill
d)
Automobile
3.
All of the following are examples of inventions or adaptations that made it possible for people to live in more challenging environments except
a)
dry farming
b)
wheat farming
c)
beef cattle raising
d)
organic farming
4.
Because of new technologies, people saw the Great Plains as a vast area to be settled instead of a
a)
plateau
b)
treeless wasteland
c)
buffalo stomping ground
d)
tundra
5.
Which invention/adaption led to beef cattle raising
a)
Windmills
b)
Sod houses
c)
Barbed wire
d)
Dry farming
6.
Which invention/adaption allowed farmers to dig through the tough soil of the Great Plains
a)
Windmills
b)
Steel Plow
c)
Barbed wire
d)
Dry farming
7.
Which invention/adaption allowed water to be pumped from deep within the ground?
a)
Windmills
b)
Sod houses
c)
Barbed wire
d)
Dry farming
8.
Which invention/adaption allowed farmers to plant seeds deep within soil to reach the moisture?
a)
Windmills
b)
Sod houses
c)
Barbed wire
d)
Dry farming
9.
The Climate patterns of the Great Plains were all except
a)
Low rainfall
b)
High rainfall
c)
Cold/Harsh Winters
d)
Hot/Dry Summers
10.
Because of new technologies, people saw the Great Plains as a —
a)
treeless wasteland
b)
vast area to be settled
c)
wilderness filled with trees
d)
forest ready to be chopped down
11.
Which region is the highlighted region on the map?
a)
Northeast
b)
New England
c)
Mid-Atlantic
d)
Northwest
12.
Which region has big cities like New York City and Boston?
a)
Northeast
b)
Midwest
c)
Southeast
d)
West
13.
What are the four main regions of the US?
a)
Great Plains
b)
West
c)
South
d)
Northeast
e)
Midwest
14.
Which statement about the Great Plains is TRUE?
a)
The Great Plains
lacked good
farm land.
lacked good
farm land.
b)
The Great
Plains were
just desert
areas.
Plains were
just desert
areas.
c)
The Great
Plains were a
vast area to
be settled
Plains were a
vast area to
be settled
d)
The Great
Plains were a
treeless
wasteland
Plains were a
treeless
wasteland
15.
Railroads, Windmills, Steel Plows and Barbed Wire can best be described as what?
a)
Native American Technology
b)
Items Used to Settle the Appalachian Mountains
c)
Life on the Great Plains
d)
Inventions and Adaptations Used to Settle the Great Plains
16.
Which of the following was NOT an adaptation used by settlers to change the Great Plains environment?
a)
Dry farming
b)
Sod houses
c)
Steel plow
d)
Plantations
17.
What inventions helped farmers fence their fields?
a)
Railroads
b)
Steel plows
c)
Windmills
d)
Barbed wire
18.
What development changed people’s perception of the Great Plains?
a)
Availability of land in the eastern areas
b)
New Technologies
c)
Removal of Native Americans
d)
Transportation barriers
19.
Who would have most likely moved west for a new beginning?
a)
Former slaves
b)
Sodbusters
c)
American Indians
d)
Miners
20.
Which of the following does NOT describe the Great Plains?
a)
flat lands
b)
high rainfall
c)
frequent dust storms
d)
erosion
21.
What geographical region matches up with the Great Plains?
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Midwest
d)
Pacific
22.
Why did people move west following the Civil War?
a)
Opportunity to own land
b)
Adventure
c)
Wealth
d)
All of these are reasons.
23.
What invention was used to keep animals in and predators out?
a)
barbed wire
b)
windmill
c)
railroad
d)
steel plow
24.
Which of the following was NOT a condition on the Great Plains that settlers had to deal with?
a)
flooding
b)
harsh winter weather
c)
droughts & fires
d)
swarms of grasshoppers
25.
What is a homesteader?
a)
a settler who claimed frontier land
b)
a safe & steady home for soldiers
c)
a soldier who fought against Native Americans
d)
someone who leaves their country to live in another country
26.
Which of the following is a feature of the Great Plains?
a)
Frequent rain storms
b)
Heavy snowfall
c)
Frequent dust storms
d)
Lack of grasslands
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