Analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from migration within the United States, including western expansion, rural to urban, the Great Migration, and the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.
Analyze the impact of physical and human geographic factors on the settlement of the Great Plains, the Klondike Gold Rush, the Panama Canal, the Dust Bowl, and the levee failure in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Identify the roles of governmental entities and private citizens in managing the environment such as the establishment of the National Park System, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Endangered Species Act.
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The establishment of the wildlife corridors discussed in the excerpt was most likely necessary to prevent -
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an invasion of non-native animal species
the spread of disease among animals
a rapid increase in the number of animals
the disruption of animal migration
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What were these Hawaiian citizens protesting?
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The colonization of the islands by political refugees from the United States
The forced annexation of the islands as a U.S. territory after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy
The granting of U.S. statehood to the islands after they were purchased from the Hawaiian monarch
The classification of the islands as a protectorate after the Hawaiian government signed a treaty with the United States
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The establishment of the wildlife corridors discussed in the excerpt was most likely necessary to prevent -
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H.14.A: Population Growth & Distribution
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What were these Hawaiian citizens protesting?
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H.12.B: Political Boundaries
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The information on this map best supports the conclusion that between 2000 and 2005 -
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H.13.A: Demographic Patterns
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Which outcome was an important effect of the 1898 event illustrated by this map?
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H.12.A: Physical & Human Geographic Factors
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Under the U.S. Constitution, the government may not take private property unless -
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H.14.C: Governmental Actions
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This table supports the conclusion that in 1900 -
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H.13.B: Legal & Illegal Migration Patterns
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How did these features affect New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?
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H.12.A: Physical & Human Geographic Factors
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This organization most likely encourages Congress to pass legislation that -
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H.14.B: Governmental Entities & Private Citizens
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Which numbered pair of phrases best completes this diagram?
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H.14.A: Population Growth & Distribution
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Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?
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H.13.A: Demographic Patterns
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Which marketing strategy is most clearly a result of the changing demographic patterns described above?
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H.13.B: Legal & Illegal Migration Patterns
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Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?
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H.12.A: Physical & Human Geographic Factors
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Which of the following best replaces the question mark in this list of information about Puerto Rico?
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H.12.B: Political Boundaries
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Which agency name belongs on the blank line?
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H.14.B: Governmental Entities & Private Citizens
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Which of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?
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H.13.A: Demographic Patterns
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Which sentence correctly completes this diagram?
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H.13.B: Legal & Illegal Migration Patterns
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What was the main reason the federal government built this dam?
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H.14.A: Population Growth & Distribution
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Which statement correctly completes this time line?
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H.14.B: Governmental Entities & Private Citizens
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Which sentence best completes this diagram?
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H.12.A: Physical & Human Geographic Factors
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President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points supported Poland by calling for its -
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H.12.B: Political Boundaries
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Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?
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H.13.B: Legal & Illegal Migration Patterns
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Which factor was a primary reason for the shift described in this excerpt?
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H.13.A: Demographic Patterns
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What was the main effect of the changes shown in this graph on the western United States?
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H.12.A: Physical & Human Geographic Factors
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Which outcome best completes this diagram?
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H.14.A: Population Growth & Distribution
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The changes shown in these photographs most likely -
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H.14.A: Population Growth & Distribution
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was primarily a response to -
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H.13.B: Legal & Illegal Migration Patterns
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Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with this transformation?
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H.13.A: Demographic Patterns
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Which factor contributed most to the flooding in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?
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H.12.A: Physical & Human Geographic Factors
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What was the primary result of this legislation?
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H.14.B: Governmental Entities & Private Citizens
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Which numbered territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish-American War?
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H.12.B: Political Boundaries
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What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?
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H.12.A: Physical & Human Geographic Factors
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In the World War II era, what was the major reason for Jewish immigration to the United States?
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H.13.B: Legal & Illegal Migration Patterns
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Which challenges prompted New York City to take these actions?
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H.14.A: Population Growth & Distribution
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What was the most likely topic of discussion between these men?
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H.14.B: Governmental Entities & Private Citizens
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Which factor facilitated statehood for the darker-shaded areas?
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H.12.B: Political Boundaries
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What was a primary reason for the demographic shift described in this excerpt?
