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Chapter 13 Test: The West

Quiz by Sonya Paul

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  • Q1
    What are computer graphics?
    programs made by computer
    letter written on computer
    phone calls made by computer
    pictures made on computers
    30s
  • Q2
    Where is Silicon Valley?
    from San Francisco to San Jose
    near Las Vegas, Nevada
    in the center of California
    from Phoenix to San Diego
    30s
  • Q3
    What is a staple?
    food grown in the valley
    a basic food which almost all people eat
    food that is only eaten during a holiday
    food raised to sell in the country
    30s
  • Q4
    What are reservoirs?
    wildflowers
    damaging storms
    lakes of stored water created by dams
    large rivers
    30s
  • Q5
    What is lumber?
    wood cut into boards
    a logging company
    the time that animals sleep in the winter
    a place where wood is made into furniture
    30s
  • Q6
    What does clear-cutting mean?
    cutting down all of the trees in one area of a forest
    using a sawmill to make a quick, clean cut on a tree
    cutting off only the tops of trees
    preserving the trees by not cutting any more of one kind
    30s
  • Q7
    Why have people come to the West during the 1900s?
    to search only for gold
    to have the right to cut lumber
    for freedom from paying taxes
    to make a better living
    30s
  • Q8
    What is a refugee?
    someone who enter a country illegally
    a person forced to leave their home to find safety elsewhere
    someone who move frequently from one place to another
    one who refuses to work
    30s
  • Q9
    What advice did Horace Greeley give Americans in the mid-1800s?
    "Go west, young man, and grow with the country."
    "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy, and wise."
    "Waste not want not."
    "A penny saved is a penny earned."
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the chamber of commerce?
    a group of government workers that make business laws
    a room in the Whitehouse that is full of valuables
    a group of people that work together to make a city newspaper
    a group of people from different businesses working together for the good of their companies
    30s
  • Q11
    What is an old-growth forest?
    groups of trees that are over 200 years old
    trees that have grown over the top of burned down trees
    500 trees that have more than 500 trees growing inside of them
    trees that are 200 feet tall
    30s
  • Q12
    What makes the Northwest's forest valuable?
    they bring jobs and money to the state where they grow
    the wood is too old to use for anything
    the trees only grow in the Northwest forest
    they make the climate pleasant
    30s
  • Q13
    How can people preserve the old-growth forest?
    by building hoses that use less wood
    by keeping the same cutting method
    by using more wood from the old-growth forest
    30s
  • Q14
    What is a cash crop?
    a crop that comes back on its own every year
    crops that are grown to be sold
    a crop grown to save money
    a crop shared with neighbors
    30s
  • Q15
    What s a specialty crop?
    a food that people want but not always need
    a crop that is only planted once a year
    seeds that are gathered from one crop to plant for the next year
    food grown by one family
    30s

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