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Georgia Agriculture Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Between 1945 and 1950, how many Georgia families left agriculture?

a)

10,000

b)

28,000

c)

50,000

d)

100,000

2.

What was one reason for the decrease in the number of farmers in Georgia?

a)

Lack of land

b)

New job opportunities for young men

c)

Increase in population

d)

Decrease in technology

3.

What did the University of Georgia provide to farmers?

a)

Free seeds

b)

New technology and research information

c)

Livestock

d)

Weather forecasts

4.

What was one result of improved farming efficiency?

a)

Decrease in crop yield

b)

Increase in the need for farmers

c)

Increase in crop yield per acre

d)

Decrease in the use of tractors

5.

What was a new crop that farmers turned to after World War II?

a)

Wheat

b)

Soybeans

c)

Barley

d)

Oats

6.

What was a major reason for the migration of black Georgians to the North?

a)

Better weather

b)

Larger cities and job opportunities

c)

Educational opportunities

d)

Family reunification

7.

What was one factor that helped Georgia's growth in the post-war period?

a)

Decline in population

b)

New businesses and industry

c)

Decrease in technology

d)

Agricultural expansion

8.

What change did the two decades after World War II bring to Georgia?

a)

More change than the previous two centuries

b)

Less change than the previous two centuries

c)

No change compared to the previous two centuries

d)

A return to pre-war conditions

9.

Tractors, fertilizer, and mechanization are examples of how ___ transformed agriculture in Georgia after WWII.

a)

technology

b)

hard work

c)

farmers

d)

cities

10.

What was the most important crop in Georgia before WWII?

a)

peanuts

b)

cotton

c)

soybeans

d)

blueberries