Multiple Choice Part 1
Which process formed the Great Lakes thousands of years ago?
A. the spreading of prairies
B. the moving and melting of glaciers
C. the meeting of warm and cold air masses
D. the flooding of the Mississippi River system
B. the moving and melting of glaciers
What did most early settlers of the Great Plains use to build their homes?
A. stone
B. sod
C. wood
D. bricks
B. sod
Which inventor helped set up an assembly line in Detroit?
A. Thomas Edison
B. Robert Fulton
C. Henry Ford
D. Joseph McCoy
C. Henry Ford
In what ways do tornadoes affect the Midwest?
Tornadoes affect the Midwest by destroying everything in its path with winds speeds up to 300 miles per hour. This includes homes, farms and its crops, buildings, etc.
Which famous, historical person of the Midwest region is Miss Jackson's great, great, great, great uncle???
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Henry Ford
C. Samuel Clemens
D. Joseph McCoy
C. Samuel Clemens
Which is a landform covered mostly with grasses and flowers?
A. a mountain
B. a glacier
C. a prairie
D. a township
C. a prairie
"In the 1700's, people started using the Ohio River, Missouri River, and other rivers in the Midwest for a huge westward migration."
What does the term "migration" mean in the sentence above?
A. a method for trading goods and services
B. the building of new communities and businesses
C. a movement of people from one place to another
D. a way to change a river's flow to bring water to crops
C. a movement of people from one place to another
Which is the process in which a product is made more quickly and cheaply by using machines?
A. factors of production
B. interdependence
C. mass production
D. supply and demand
C. mass production
What were three ways in which Native Americans of the Great Plains used the buffalo?
1. They used buffalo for clothing.
2. They used buffalo for food.
3. They used buffalo for the use of tools.
What is the name of the city in California that Miss Jackson grew up in??
A. St. Louis
B. San Diego
C. Salem
D. Springfield
B. San Diego
"During the 1930's, the worst drought in the history of the United States destroyed many farms in the Midwest."
What does the term "drought" mean in the sentence above?
A. a long period of little to no rain
B. a funnel-shaped, spinning windstorm
C. a fast-spreading disease
D. a time when rivers overflow their banks
A. a long period of little to no rain
Why were railroads important to the growth of the Great Plains?
A. They provided a way for products to be made more cheaply.
B. They provided an easier way for settlers to reach the Midwest.
C. They helped control the settling of the Northwest Territory.
D. They provided protected areas in the prairies.
B. They provided an easier way for settlers to reach the Midwest.
Which Midwest event happened first?
A. Henry Ford sets up an automobile factory in Detroit.
B. The Sioux live in villages along the rivers and lakes of the Central Plains.
C. Railroads are built across the Midwest.
B. The Sioux live in villages along the rivers and lakes of the Central Plains.
How did the Midwest region change between 1800 and 1900?
The Midwest region changed between 1800 and 1900 by changing from two territories into 12 states.
What college did Miss Jackson attend to earn her teaching degree?
A. Arizona State University
B. Northern Arizona University
C. Grand Canyon University
D. University of Arizona
C. Grand Canyon University
Which mineral is plentiful in the Midwest region?
A. gold
B. iron ore
C. sulfur
D. coal
Which Midwest city connected ten major railroad lines in the mid-1800's?
A. Kansas City, Missouri
B. Topeka, Kansas
C. Omaha, Nebraska
D. Chicago, Illinois
D. Chicago, Illinois
A. Railroads are built across the Midwest.
B. Henry Ford sets up an automobile factory in Detroit.
C. The Sioux live in villages along the rivers and lakes of the Central Plains.
How did Henry Ford change the automobile industry?
Henry Ford changed the automobile industry by creating the assembly line.
A. 5 years old
B. 8 years old
C. 7 years old
D. 6 years old
D. 6 years old
What was one way that the Sioux (soo) adapted to living on the Great Plains?
A. They settled in permanent villages and farms.
B. They traveled in canoes instead of on horses.
C. They used sod to build their homes.
D. They moved from place to place, following herds of buffalo.
B. They traveled in canoes instead of on horses.
What is a person who starts a new business called?
A. an entrepreneur
B. a farmer
C. a rancher
D. an artist
A. an entrepreneur
Which Midwest event happened third?
A. The Sioux live in villages along the rivers and lakes of the Central Plains.
B. Henry Ford sets up an automobile industry in Detroit.
C. Railroads are built across the Midwest.
B. Henry Ford sets up an automobile industry in Detroit.
Why did Detroit, Michigan, become the center of the nation's automobile industry?
How old will Miss Jackson be in the year 2036 if she is currently 26 years old?
A. 36 years old
B. 38 years old
C. 43 years old
D. 37 years old
B. 38 years old