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Unit 12: Contemporary Texas
Test Description: Unit 12 review
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1) How did MD Anderson impact the area of Houston?
A
It caused traffic problems in Houston
B
Additional hospitals were built in Galveston
C
Houston became a center for medicine and science
D
Lower rates of poverty
2) How did the Texas economy change after the decline of oil prices in the 80s?
A
Incentives were offered to relocating businesses
B
Oil and gas taxes were raised
C
Money was given to the oil and gas industries
D
New jobs were created in other industries
3) What happened because of the decline of the oil industry in Texas between the 80s and 90's?
A
Higher tax rates on oil in Texas
B
Jobs were cut in the oil industry
C
Environmental regulations increased in Texas
D
Immigration declined in Texas
4) Germans have been living in Texas for over 100 years. These and other ethnic groups...
A
Maintain their cultural heritage while adapting to the surrounding culture
B
Refuse to blend in with surrounding culture
C
Establish new celebrations and festivals
D
Can't maintain their culture for very long
5) Why are more and more Arabs immigrating to Texas every decade?
A
Conflicts and war in the Middle East
B
Rising oil prices in Texas
C
The U.S. has to meet quotas
D
There is no state income tax
6) Which industry experienced a boom due to international war?
A
Lumber
B
Cattle
C
Cotton
D
Oil
7) How does directional drilling benefit oil companies?
A
They can extract water, gas, and oil from one site
B
Companies lower the amount of waste introduced into the environment
C
Companies don't have to reposition the drill every time they start a new hole
D
Oil prices get raised to pay the drillers
8) Who was a Texas playwright, awarded the National medal of Arts, and wrote a screenplay for Tender Mercies?
A
Amado Pena Jr.
B
J. Frank Dobie
C
Horton Foote
D
Roy Bedichek
9) How do school districts get the majority of their funding?
A
Surrounding businesses and industries
B
Property taxes
C
Investors
D
Local sales tax
10) The use of irrigation on the plains of the Texas Panhandle has helped with ranching and farming, but also caused harm by...
A
inviting insects into the region
B
allowing livestock to damage the grasses of the plains
C
polluting the region with harmful waste
D
drying up underground water sources
11) How are the lives of Texans changing because of alternative energy?
A
Oil prices are decreasing because of battery powered cars
B
Dam building has increased pollution and harming fish populations
C
People are spending more money on electricity bills because it's hot during the summer
D
More people are switching to wind and solar power
12) Mexican immigrants influence Texan culture by...
A
bringing ideas about democracy
B
establishing the petroleum industry
C
developing the dairy industry
D
introducing distinctive architecture
13) Because more and more people are moving to cities in Texas, which industry has seen an increase in jobs?
A
Service industry
B
Cattle Ranching industry
C
Oil industry
D
Agricultural industry
14) Because of the establishment of N.A.S.A.....
A
Taxes rose to support the aerospace industry
B
Houses became more expensive in Houston
C
Houston expanded into the largest city in the United States
D
Texas grew to become a leader in the aerospace industry
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