11th Social Studies

TAKS ReviewObjective Two

Objective 2

(US8B) [pose and] answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns shown on maps, graphs, charts, models, [and database].

Objective 2

(US9A) analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors on major events including the building of the Panama Canal.

Objective 2

(US10A) analyze the effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from migration within the United States

Objective 2

(US10B) analyze the effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from immigration to the United States.

Objective 2

(US11A) identify the effects of population growth [and distribution and predict future effects] on the physical environment.

Objective 2 (WG1A) analyze the effects of physical and

human geographic patterns and processes on event s in the past [and describe their effects on present conditions, including significant physical features and environmental conditions that influenced migration patterns in the past and shaped the distribution of culture groups today] (correlates with WH12B).

4. One reason the earliest civilization developed at the eastern end of the Fertile Crescent in present-day Iraq was that F. crops grew well in desert conditions

G. game for hunting has become too scarce elsewhereH. the rivers in the area provided favorable conditions for agricultureJ. many people migrated into the area from India

4. One reason the earliest civilization developed at the eastern end of the Fertile Crescent in present-day Iraq was that

F. crops grew well in desert conditionsG. game for hunting has become too scarce elsewhereH. the rivers in the area provided favorable conditions for

agricultureJ. many people migrated into the area from India

45. One of the main reasons that many people relocated from Europe to North America during the 17th and 18th centuries was the availability of

A. inexpensive ship faresB. fertile farmland in new coloniesC. cheap labor from native sourcesD. government-sponsored farm loans

45. One of the main reasons that many people relocated from Europe to North America during the 17th and 18th centuries was the availability of

A. inexpensive ship faresB. fertile farmland in new coloniesC. cheap labor from native sourcesD. government-sponsored farm loans

Which event is an example of geography playing an important role in the defeat of an invading army?

F. The North Korean invasion of South Korea in 1950

G. The Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931

H. The German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941

J. The U.S. invasion of Cuba in 1898

Which event is an example of geographyplaying an important role in the defeat of aninvading army? F. The North Korean invasion of South

Korea in 1950 G. The Japanese invasion of Manchuria in

1931 H. The German invasion of the Soviet Union

in 1941 J. The U.S. invasion of Cuba in 1898

Objective 2

(WG1B) trace the spatial diffusion of a phenomenon and describe its effects on regions of contact such as the spread of bubonic plague, the diffusion and exchange of foods between the New and Old Worlds, [or the diffusion of American slang] (correlates with WH11B)

Objective 2

(WG6A) [locate settlements and] observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and other information (correlates with WH26C)

Objective 2

(WH23A) give examples of [major mathematical and scientific discoveries and] technological innovations that occurred at different periods in history and describe the changes produced by these discoveries and innovations (correlates with WG19A and WG20A)