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Question #1

The civil rights movement, industrialization, and air conditioning are all factors that led to what?

A. The departure of many Hispanics from the region in the 1930s.

B. Increased population growth in the Inland South since the 1960s.

C. The return of many Native American tribes in the 1960s.

D. The end of the plantation system in the 1970s.

Question #2

The forced migration of thousands of Native Americans to "Indian Territory" came to be known as what?

A. The Trail of Tears

B. The Final Solution

C. The Jackson Plan

D. The Great Indian Removal

Question #3

What North American region produced iconic musicians Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, as well as race car driver Dale Earnhardt?

A. The Coastal South

B. The Inland South

C. The Great Plains

D. The Corn Belt and Great Lakes

Question #4

Which of the following was created to help control the flooding of the Tennessee River and provide affordable power for the Inland South?

A. The Tennessee Valley Authority

B. The Rural Electrification Administration

C. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

D. The Tennessee National Guard

Question #5

Vidalia Georgia, like many parts of the South, is associated with the farming of one particular crop. What crop is Vidalia famous for?

A. Cotton

B. Onions

C. Tobacco

D. Oranges

Question #6

The relocation of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the South to cities in the industrial North is known by what name?

A. The Gettysburg Accord

B. The Great Migration

C. The Trail of Tears

D. The Final Solution

Question #7

The largest city in the Inland South is located in what state?

A. Tennessee

B. Kentucky

C. Georgia

D. Virginia

Question #8

Is forestry an important part of the economy of the Inland South?

A. No, the thin, nutrient poor soils are not suitable for growing forests.

B. Yes, the warm, moist climate allows trees to grow quickly.

C. In the past, yes, but in recent decades forests have been overharvested, leading to a downturn in the industry.

D. No, the many pests prevalent in the south have prevented many trees from prospering.

Question #9

Why is mountain top removal mining is unpopular with some concerned citizens in the Inland South?

A. It destroys the scenic value, and harms the tourism industry.

B. It is more dangerous for workers than underground mining.

C. It is more expensive and time consuming than underground mining.

D. It is more environmentally damaging than underground mining.

Question #10

What two major tertiary sector industries in the Inland South have experienced major growth in the last half of the twentieth century?

A. The military and tourism.

B. High technology and healthcare.

C. Paper mills and high technology.

D. Automobile manufacturing and paper mills.

Question #11

According to the lecture which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. Between 1830 and 1860 the center of cotton production shifted from South Carolina to Mississippi

B. Between 1820 and 1860, the proportion of free American Blacks actually decreased

C. By 1860, a little over 10 percent of all Blacks in the United States were free

D. Between 1830 and 1860 nearly 1 million slaves were transported westward by the cotton migration

E. Between 1830 and 1860 Southerners migrated towards the southwest to increase cotton cultivation in order to satisfy the demands of the rapidly growing American North

Question #12

A system of farming in which the land and equipment is owned not owned by the farmers, but rather by large landowners is called what?

A. Sharecropping

B. Slavery

C. Communal Farms

D. "Jim Crow"

Question #13

While much of the South was dominated by plantation farming, which required slave labor, what area of the South did small, less wealthy farmers, who owned few if any slaves, dominate?

A. The Coastal South

B. The Ozarks

C. The mountainous areas

D. The lowlands

Question #14

http://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/research-triangle-park/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the webpage, why was Research Triangle Park created?

A. To attract modern industries to North Carolina

B. To generate more revenue for NASCAR tracks and race car technology

C. To create more space for the textile industry

D. To fund government reconstruction projects

E. To research the effects of lung cancer

Question #15

Which crop traditionally grown in the Inland South has declined during the 20th century because of increasing pest infestation?

A. Corn

B. Tobacco

C. Cotton

D. Peaches

Question #16

Why is eastern Oklahoma the location of tribal headquarters for many Native American groups?

A. Eastern Oklahoma had the most modern schools, as well as plentiful jobs for Native Americans.

B. Many regions in Oklahoma were spiritual centers for Native American tribes.

C. Many tribes were forced to relocate to this region.

D. Oklahoma had better laws protecting Native Americans.

Question #17

What national park, located in the Inland South, is the nation's most frequently visited?

A. The Black Hills

B. Great Smokey Mountains

C. Serpent Mound

D. Yellowstone

Question #18

Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in eastern North America, is located where?

A. In the southern Appalachians

B. In the Ozarks

C. In the Ouachitas

D. In the northern Appalachians

Question #19

Slavery was abolished during ?

A. The American Revolutionary War

B. The Trail of Tears

C. The Civil War

D. The Cold War

E. World War I

Question #20

What type of natural hazard frequently causes damage to roads and homes in the Inland South?

A. Forest Fires

B. Flash flooding

C. Lightning and Hail

D. Tornados

Question #21

According to Figure 9.4, which of these states did NOT secede before Fort Sumter’s surrender?

A. Florida

B. Louisiana

C. Alabama

D. Texas

E. Iowa

Question #22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THpp3ynOUsI (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to this video, what product was being transported at night in fast vehicles?

A. Narcotics

B. Prostitutes

C. Sugar Cane

D. Moonshine

E. Cigarettes

Question #23

In recent decades the production of livestock has ________ in the Inland South.

A. Become unprofitable

B. Grown

C. Decreased

D. Remained steady

Question #24

Which of these states does NOT belong in the “East South Central” category?

A. Kentucky

B. Alabama

C. Tennessee

D. Georgia

E. Mississippi

Question #25

http://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/research-triangle-park/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the webpage, which of these universities is located in the RTP?

A. Stanford University

B. Harvard University

C. Columbia University

D. Brown University

E. Duke University

Question #26

About when did Latino immigrants begin migrating to the Inland South in large numbers?

A. 20 years ago

B. 50 years ago

C. 5 years ago

D. 100 years ago

Question #27

While thousands of Native Americans were force to leave their homelands for "Indian Territory," some Seminoles resisted by moving into what area?

A. Peninsular Florida

B. Oklahoma

C. The Appalachian Mountains

D. Tennessee

Question #28

http://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/research-triangle-park/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the webpage, which of these was NOT a manufacturing job that North Carolina is dependent on?

A. Textile

B. Meatpacking

C. Forestry

D. Furniture

E. Agriculture

Question #29

Which of the following best describes your trip, if you were travelling from Memphis Tennessee, west across Arkansas towards Fort Smith, on the western border with Oklahoma?

A. The scenery would be hilly in both eastern and western Arkansas with little change.

B. The scenery would be flat in both eastern and western Arkansas with little change.

C. You would be travelling from hilly eastern Arkansas into the lowlands of western Arkansas.

D. You would be travelling from the lowlands of eastern Arkansas into hilly western Arkansas.

Question #30

According to the lecture, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. The most common form of cotton in the American South was the so-called 'sea-island' cotton

B. In 1860, an independent American South would have been one of the world's wealthiest nations

C. The expansion of cotton cultivation depended on, among other things, labor availability and a system of global trade

D. Kentucky was the only state in the American South to have no cotton cultivation

E. The Cotton Belt extended from southern Virginia west into eastern Texas

Question #31

Since WWII, the population of the Inland South has ________.

A. Grown more rapidly than the rest of the U.S

B. Stagnated

C. Grown more slowly than the rest of the U.S

D. Grown at about the same rate as the rest of the U.S

Question #32

Regarding slavery, which of the following is INCORRECT?

A. Slavery was tolerated because Blacks were thought to scientifically inferior to whites

B. Less than 1 percent of Southerners owned more than 100 slaves

C. In 1860, over 75 percent of all Southerners owned at least one slave

D. Slaves were expected to pick up to 150 pounds of cotton a day

E. One of the obstacles to abolishing slavery was the fact that the U.S. Constitution did not directly address the issue of slavery

Question #33

What kind of human activities have combined with high rainfall, and steep mountains slopes to result in severe flooding in parts of the Appalachians?

A. The rerouting and damming of rivers

B. Industrialization resulting in the silting of rivers.

C. The leveling of small hills to produce more farmland.

D. The removal of trees and vegetation due to logging and mining.

Question #34

Country music can be traced back to roots in what culture and region of North America?

A. Africans brought over as slaves

B. Cajun settlers in Louisiana

C. Scotch-Irish settlers in Appalachia

D. Spanish settlers in West Texas

Question #35

http://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/research-triangle-park/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the webpage, which of these industries is located in Research Triangle Park?,,

A. IBM

B. Glaxo Smith Kline

C. Nortel Networks

D. All these answer choices are located in the Research Triangle

E. Cisco Systems

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