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Social Studies Quiz 1/22

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The business of growing crops and raising animals is called _______.

a)

Industry

b)

Agriculture

c)

Economy

d)

Natural resources

2.

A navigable river is one that is both deep and wide enough for _______ to use.

a)

Machines

b)

Waterfalls

c)

Ships

d)

Trading posts

3.

In the 1800's, people discovered _______ at Red Mountain in Alabama.

a)

Oil

b)

Coal mining

c)

Iron

d)

Steel

4.

A fall line is an _______ line at the point where rivers drop from higher land to lower land.

a)

Imaginary

b)

Navigable

c)

Elevated

d)

Appalachian

5.

Cotton plants need plenty of _______ and six months of warm _______.

a)

Soil; rain

b)

Rain; weather

c)

Water; soil

d)

Fertilization; climate

6.

The Southeast has a long _______ and many rivers.

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastline

c)

Fall line

d)

Floodplain

7.

An industry is all the _______ that produce one kind of good or provide one kind of service.

a)

Natural resources

b)

Businesses

c)

Settlers

d)

Machines

8.

The edge of the Piedmont drops sharply at this point. As rivers flow over this drop, they form _______.

a)

Trading posts

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Waterfalls

d)

Foothills

9.

For early _______ in the Southeast, the fall line was a problem.

a)

Industries

b)

Machines

c)

Settlers

d)

Ships

10.

A tornado is a violent windstorm whose center is a cloud in the shape of a _______.

a)

Warning

b)

Funnel

c)

Hurricane

d)

Floodplain

11.

Most rivers flow from time to time, but floods become dangerous when people _______ and _______ on floodplains.

a)

Farm; trade

b)

Live; work

c)

Travel; hunt

d)

Explore; settle

12.

Elevation affects _______, as well. Travel in the lowlands is _______ and easier.

a)

Agriculture; slower

b)

Industry; highland

c)

Travel; faster

d)

Weather; colder

13.

In the 1800's, cotton was the _______ crop grown in the Southeast.

a)

Only

b)

Main

c)

Last

d)

Smallest

14.

They build sawmills, flour mills, and workshops that ran on _______.

a)

Machines

b)

Waterpower

c)

Steel

d)

Oil

15.

The port of Miami is the _______ of the world.

a)

Gateway of the Americas

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Cruise Capital

d)

Central Hub