Cultural Diversity in Texas — Unit test Answers

The Continental Divide __________.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image by the National Atlas of the US The mountains circled in yellow on the map above are the __________.

Which of the following immigrant groups suffered from prejudice during the world wars, causing them to Americanize their names and abandon their language and many of their traditions?

Which of the following was not a result of the European colonization and conquest of Latin America?

Land distribution became an important economic issue throughout much of Latin America because a majority of land was __________.

Read the paragraph below and answer the question that follows. This US region is currently experiencing population growth. It is a major agricultural region for growing citrus, tobacco, and cotton. It is becoming increasingly urbanized and is now an important center for the communications, space, and sports industries. Which region is described in the paragraph above?

Which of the following statements about the physical geography of Latin America is false?

The most influential immigrant group in Texas came from __________.

The large connected urban area from Boston to Washington, DC, is often referred to as a(n) __________.

In what way is reforestation a positive initiative?

The largest European ethnic group to settle in Texas was made up of __________ people.

Which of the following major bodies of water does not surround Latin America?

Fidel Castro became the dictator of Cuba in __________.

__________ are parallel sets of mountain ranges within the Andes Mountains.

Czech immigrants were attracted to Texas for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

The US government was very involved in Latin America during the Cold War, often in an attempt to __________.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Use your knowledge of the climate zones of the United States and Canada to interpret the map above. Look at the map key. What is the correct heading for zone four (4)?

The highest peak in North America, Mt. McKinley (or Denali), is located in the state of __________.

The Mexican American population of Texas was __________.

Desert, tundra, grassland, and chaparral are examples of __________ found in North America.