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1 Study Island Copyright 2014 Edmentum - All rights reserved. Generation Date: 04/01/2014 Generated By: Cheryl Shelton Title: Grade 9 People insocieties and Geography 1. U.S. citizens can work at a profession of their choosing U.S. citizens can worship at any church of their choosing U.S. citizens can travel at will The rights above are example of the unalienable right to A. pursue happiness. B. purchase property. C. liberty. D. life. 2. Which of the following statements is true about the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution and their impact after the Reconstruction Era ended? A. B. C. D. These amendments split the country, with only Southern states obeying the amendments by making African Americans totally equal. These amendments were effective tools that allowed black Southern citizens to integrate into the industrial economy of the late 1800s. These amendments improved the lives of most African Americans in the South during the post-reconstruction Era by providing land to former slaves. These amendments were virtually ignored in the South and did not contribute to the equal status of blacks until the middle of the 20th century. 3. The city council agenda includes a debate about the feasibility of building a new public art museum downtown. The council members listen to information about possible sources for funding like donation and admission cost. They talk about long-term plans for the whole downtown area and how an art museum would contribute to the

2 community. The project architects present plans for the building and a timeframe for its construction. What other information is relevant to the council members as they try to decide whether to go ahead and build the museum? A. the yearly salary of the project architects and their spouses B. cost of building a high-speed train line between their town and a large city three hours away C. cost of compensating business owners currently inhabiting the proposed museum site D. the number of speeding tickets issued in this area in the past two years 4. The map of North America above shows

3 A. how economics and religion can be used to divide a continent into regions. B. how human characteristics can divide a continent into regions. C. how rivers and lakes can be used to divide a continent into regions. D. how physical characteristics can divide a continent into regions. 5. Most of Africa's population is located in the area of the Sahara, known as sub- Saharan Africa. A. west B. east C. north D. south 6. This graph shows the percentage of females enrolled in secondary school in different parts of the world, and how the numbers increased between 1975 and In what parts of the world did more than 50% of girls go to secondary school in 1997? A. Arab States, Sub-Saharan Africa, industrialized countries B. Arab States, Latin America and Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa C. Arab States, Latin America and Caribbean, industrialized countries D. Asia, Latin America and Caribbean, industrialized countries

4 7. Deindustrialization was strong in Britain during the 1970s and 1980s. Over twenty years, beginning in the early 1970s, manufacturing jobs in Britain declined from 7.5 million to 4.3 million. Many of these job losses in the inner cities were the result of factories closing because of A. the return of workers to agriculture. B. new factories being built in the suburbs. C. the growth of new housing developments. D. economic decentralization of industry. 8. European Powers in North America in 1713 Which U.S. city has the most French-influenced cooking? A. New York B. Miami C. New Orleans D. Boston 9. Which of the following could you conclude after looking at the information in the graph? A. World migration rates declined significantly between 1990 and B. Migrants tend to move from less developed regions into more developed regions. C. There was less migration into more developed regions in 2000 than D. Migrants tend to move from more developed regions into less developed regions. 10. Medgar Evers William L. Moore Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

5 The men above were all A. civil rights leaders who lost their lives during the movement. B. African American mayors elected during the Civil Rights Movement. C. civil rights leaders who helped write the Civil Rights Act of D. integral to the ruling of the Brown v. Board of Education case. 11. Which of the following best explains why are there no large cities inside the blue outline on the map above? A. The Mojave Desert is located in this region. B. The Cascade Mountains are located in this region. C. This region has been over-polluted. D. The Central Valley is located in this region. 12. "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The excerpt above is from the Declaration of Sentiments which was written at the first women's rights convention which took place in Seneca Falls, New York in This declaration was modeled after which significant document? A. the Bill of Rights B. the Mayflower Compact C. the Declaration of Independence D. the Articles of Confederation 13. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state

6 sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This speech was delivered at what famous civil rights demonstration in 1963? A. the March on Washington B. a Birmingham protest C. an Alabama freedom sit-in D. the NAACP August Rally 14. Attend city council meetings Run for office Spearhead a community service program The actions in the box above are all A. examples of how a citizen can participate in local government. B. mandatory responsibilities of all United States citizens. C. examples of how a citizen can reform the electoral process. D. rights protected by the United States Constitution. 15. Twenty-one years ago I came here with Susan B. Anthony, and we came for exactly the same purpose as that for which we are here tonight. Boys have been born since that time and have become voters, and the women are still trying to persuade American men to believe in the fundamental principles of democracy. I never quite feel as if it was a fair field to argue this question with men, because in doing it you have to assume that a man who professes to believe in a republican form of government does not believe in a

7 republican form of government, for the only thing that women's enfranchisement means at all is that a government which claims to be a republic should be a republic, and not an aristocracy... If women's suffrage is wrong, it is a great wrong; if it is right, it is a profound and fundamental principle, and we all know--if we know what a republic is-- that it is the fundamental principle upon which a republic must rise. Ann Howard Shaw From the speech above, the reader can tell that Anna Howard Shaw was probably A. an abolitionist. B. an advocate for worker's rights. C. a supporter of Woodrow Wilson. D. a female suffragist. 16. The man pictured above led in their struggle to attain equality in America. A. Native Americans B. African Americans C. Muslim Americans D. Catholic Americans 17. Human interaction within and on the physical environment can have both positive and negative effects. When making changes to the physical environment, the potential consequences must be considered. Which of the following is an example of human interaction altering the physical environment on a wide, regional scale? A. B. Smoking cigarettes provides thousands of jobs for people in the Southeastern United States. The damming of the Colorado River in the Southwestern U.S. made agriculture possible in the desert. C. Restoring old buildings in a downtown area can result in economic prosperity for a dying

8 town. D. Burning leaves in the fall reduces the amount of trash deposited into city landfills. 18. Most cities in Wisconsin are located A. close to the Mississippi River. B. in the central part of the state. C. near lakes or rivers. D. in the northern part of the state. 19. Much of the population in the 13 colonies in 1775 was a result of European settlement along the coast. How did this settlement affect the culture of Native Americans? A. Native American culture spread to Europe and Africa. B. Native American culture was adopted by the European settlers. C. Native Americans adopted the dress, language, and customs of the Europeans. D. Native American culture was endangered due to death and disease. Settlement of the western territories of the United States occurred mainly in the 1800s. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 doubled the size of the United States and opened up vast new areas for settlement. The discovery of gold in California in 1848 as well as the promise of fertile land brought an estimated 300,000 to the Pacific Coast prior to In 1862, during the Civil War, people moved to the western territories after the U.S. government passed the Homestead Act. The Homestead Act gave 160 acres to people who were the head of a family, anyone over the age of 21, or any veteran of military service. In 1893, a historian by the name of Frederick Jackson Turner proclaimed that the West was officially "closed." He believed the frontier, or the land between civilized society and the untamed wilderness, was no longer in existence. 20. The passage above was taken from A. a primary source document.

9 B. an unreliable source document. C. a secondary source document. D. a participant's point of view.