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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following technological inventions related to the oil industry would have the biggest impact on the way people live?
Gas lighting replaces cotton seed oil burning lamps to light people’s homes.
Oil replaces coal as the fuel source for railroads.
Refineries develop the ability to create more byproducts of petroleum.
All of the above.
The physical landscape of rural Texas changed after the discovery of oil
because
ranchers began fencing their land
oil companies built high-rise offices
pipelines were built across the state
boomtowns sprang up all over the state
Oil can be found in the pores of rocks?
True
False
How did the oil industry shape the development of Odessa?
The town suffered due to its lack of oil wells
The town grew as the demand for oil increased.
The town become a center for oil recycling programs.
The town was crushed when oil was discovered in larger cities.
Which industry caused the MOST change in the economic development of East Texas during the early 1900s?
Oil
Cattle
Cotton
Aerospace
What event caused rural Texas to urbanize and have boomtowns develop in Texas?
Cattle trails developed in West Texas
Windmill invented
Discovery of oil in Texas
Railroads reached West Texas
