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TEKS Social Studies Grade 8 - 8.10.B: Compare Places/Regions Of The U.S. In Terms Of Physical & Human Characteristics

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Grade 8
Social Studies
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1
    Which of the following best completes the diagram above?
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    Dependent on heavy industry
    Bordered by the Pacific
    Formerly part of Mexico
    Slaveholding state
    60s
    8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography
  • Q2
    Boston and New Orleans were both founded as —
    military outposts
    industrial centers
    farming communities
    port cities
    60s
    8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography
  • Q3
    Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century?
    Governments in northern states were less corrupt.
    Northern states had lower population densities.
    Southern states had smaller industrial sectors.
    Citizenship requirements in southern states were not as strict.
    60s
    8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography
  • Q4
    Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?
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    Settled by Mormons
    Dependent on slavery
    Large coal deposits
    Former Mexican territory
    60s
    8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography
  • Q5
    How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?
    Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
    Extreme climates limited productive activity.
    Natural harbors provided access to markets.
    Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
    60s
    8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography
  • Q6
    Which of these characteristics also describes these two states?
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    Former slave states
    Founded as work colonies for debtors
    Were havens for religious dissenters
    Former Spanish colonies
    60s
    8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography

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