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WorksheetsSocial Studies Weekly - Week 24 Why Do People Move?
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
When there is not enough rain there may be a _________
drought
religious
famine
overpopulation
When people are not allowed to worship the way they choose they may experience ___________
blight
Grapes of Wrath
scarcity
religious persecution
__________ is when there is not enough of something
drought
scarcity
famine
Dust Bowl
The dry area in the plains in the 1930s and 1940s had the nickname of the _______
overpopulation
Grapes of Wrath
Dust Bowl
blight
when food is so scarce that people are staving
blight
famine
drought
scarcity
migrants to a new country are looking for a better ____________
life
drought
blight
religious persecution
when there are too many people living in the same area it is called
Grapes of Wrath
population
overpopulation
persecution
the book written about the hard times of people moving to California from the plains in the '30s and '40s was called the "___________"
blight
Grapes of Wrath
Dust Bowl
drought
a plant disease
life
drought
blight
famine
The worst famine in this country's history happened in 1884 and 1885 was called __________.
Irish Potato Famine
Potato Shortage
Tomato Famine of 1800s
one result of the Dust Bowl is
many people migrated to California
many people migrated to Mexico
everyone stated there even though no crops would grow
farms in the area got bigger
Religious persecution makes people move as well.
What does the word persecution mean in the above sentence.
the freedom to worship as you choose
joining a particular religion
leaving the membership of a particular church
causing someone to suffer because of his or her beliefs
which of the following is the ecosystem that is a large, flat area east of the Rocky Mountains where herds of buffalo once roamed?
the Mississippi Delta
the Sierra Forest
the Great Plains
The Mojave Desert
What is a reason people migrate
friendship
fun
family
famine
