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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- Q1Which of the following best completes the diagram above?Dependent on heavy industryBordered by the PacificFormerly part of MexicoSlaveholding state60s8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography
- Q2Boston and New Orleans were both founded as —military outpostsindustrial centersfarming communitiesport cities60s8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography
- Q3Which 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.60s8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography
- Q4Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?Settled by MormonsDependent on slaveryLarge coal depositsFormer Mexican territory60s8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography
- Q5How 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.60s8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography
- Q6Which of these characteristics also describes these two states?Former slave statesFounded as work colonies for debtorsWere havens for religious dissentersFormer Spanish colonies60s8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography