Unit 1 test chapter 1-3 government
what geographical region is forth worth in?
interior lowlands
In the early twentieth century, less than 50 years after the end of the Civil War, influential groups in the state sought to rewrite history by promoting the _______narrative, which suggested that the South's primary cause was not to protect ___________but to protect states' rights from an overreaching federal government.
"Lost Cause", enslavement
what is the geographic region of the Johnson Space Center/ Houston?
Gulf coastal plains
The city of ______is the largest in the state, with a population of over 2 million people, while the _________ metro area is the largest metropolitan area in the state, with over 7.6 million residents.
Houston, Dallas- Fort Worth
Political parties in Texas are currently more influential in some parts of the state than in others. Match the party with the areas in Texas in which it tends to dominate. Republican or Democratic? Suburban= Urban area= rural areas=
Suburban= Republican Urban areas= Democratic Rural areas= Republican
when Texas entered the union in 1845, what did Texas do with its public lands?
Texas retained control of its public lands
what is the geographic region of Big Bend National Park?
basin and range province
what is the geographic region of Davis and Guadalupe Mountains?
basin and range province
which factors does San Antonio's economy rely on? -national military bases -tourism -high paying manufacturing -medical research -educational institutions
correct: -national military bases -tourism -medical research -educational institutions incorrect: -high paying manufacturing
which physical regions of texas are most likely to remain consistently controlled by republicans? -the great plains -gulf coastal plains -the interior lowlands -the basin and range providence
correct: -the great plains -the interior lowlands incorrect: -gulf coastal plains -the basin and range providence
which of the following economic activities are located primarily in the gulf coastal plains? -fruit and vegetable farming -timber -industrial manufacturing -ranching
correct: -timber -fruit and vegetable farming -industrial manufacturing incorrect: -timber
what is the geographic region of the State Capitol?
gulf coastal?
Which of the following has been used to deal with the controversy surrounding memorials and monuments to the Confederacy and its leaders placed on public grounds?
providing more historically accurate and inclusive context by moving them or adding more context
Which term describes a narrow view of the world that is associated with rural values and is often intolerant of diversity?
provincialism
Texas surrendered claims to land in present-day New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, and Oklahoma in the Compromise of 1850 in order to do which of the following?
raise money and pay off its debts
Which of the following statements accurately describes the trend in the number of Latino officeholders in Texas from 1980 through the early twenty-first century?
the number of latinos in public offices has incread dramatically