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Social Studies Weekly - Week 24 Why Do People Move?

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When there is not enough rain there may be a _________

a)

drought

b)

religious

c)

famine

d)

overpopulation

2.

When people are not allowed to worship the way they choose they may experience ___________

a)

blight

b)

Grapes of Wrath

c)

scarcity

d)

religious persecution

3.

__________ is when there is not enough of something

a)

drought

b)

scarcity

c)

famine

d)

Dust Bowl

4.

The dry area in the plains in the 1930s and 1940s had the nickname of the _______

a)

overpopulation

b)

Grapes of Wrath

c)

Dust Bowl

d)

blight

5.

when food is so scarce that people are staving

a)

blight

b)

famine

c)

drought

d)

scarcity

6.

migrants to a new country are looking for a better ____________

a)

life

b)

drought

c)

blight

d)

religious persecution

7.

when there are too many people living in the same area it is called

a)

Grapes of Wrath

b)

population

c)

overpopulation

d)

persecution

8.

the book written about the hard times of people moving to California from the plains in the '30s and '40s was called the "___________"

a)

blight

b)

Grapes of Wrath

c)

Dust Bowl

d)

drought

9.

a plant disease

a)

life

b)

drought

c)

blight

d)

famine

10.

The worst famine in this country's history happened in 1884 and 1885 was called __________.

a)

Irish Potato Famine

b)

Potato Shortage

c)

Tomato Famine of 1800s

11.

one result of the Dust Bowl is

a)

many people migrated to California

b)

many people migrated to Mexico

c)

everyone stated there even though no crops would grow

d)

farms in the area got bigger

12.

Religious persecution makes people move as well.

What does the word persecution mean in the above sentence.

a)

the freedom to worship as you choose

b)

joining a particular religion

c)

leaving the membership of a particular church

d)

causing someone to suffer because of his or her beliefs

13.

which of the following is the ecosystem that is a large, flat area east of the Rocky Mountains where herds of buffalo once roamed?

a)

the Mississippi Delta

b)

the Sierra Forest

c)

the Great Plains

d)

The Mojave Desert

14.

What is a reason people migrate

a)

friendship

b)

fun

c)

family

d)

famine