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a. Andrew Carnegie c. John Rockefeller b.George Westinghouse d.Charles Duryea This Pennsylvanian successfully applied the gasoline engine to a four-wheeled vehicle in 1893, who is he?
Charles Duryea
a.Floatc. erupt b.Meltd.sink A dormant volcano is not likely to
erupt
a. Pittsburgh c.York b.Eried.Scranton The glass industry was launched in this area because of its abundance of sand and cheap fuels, necessary to make glass?
Pittsburgh
This man was responsible for the growth of the steel industry in Pennsylvania. a. Henry J. Heinz b. Andrew Carnegie c. Charles Hall d. John Wanamaker
Andrew Carnegie
There are 5 separate landform regions in Pennsylvania. The region along the Delaware River, near Philadelphia that only rises to a high elevation of 26 feet above sea level is called... a. Atlantic Coastal Plain c. Ridge and Valley b. The Piedmont d. The Lake Erie Plain
Atlantic Coastal Plain
This Pennsylvania area was the site of one of the bloodiest battles in the American Civil War. a. Valley Forge b. York c. Gettysburg d. Wyoming
Gettysburg
This man is responsible for setting up the National Forest system and was a Governor of Pennsylvania for two terms a. John Wanamaker b. Frank W. Woolworth c. Gifford Pinchot d. Theodore Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
The Sahara is the largest _________ in Africa. a. savanna b. river c. desert d. chaparral
desert
The capital of the state of Pennsylvania is... a. Harrisburg b. Philadelphia c. Pittsburgh d. Nanticoke
Harrisburg
What country was persuaded by Ben Franklin to help the colonists by sending money and soldiers in fighting the British? a. France b. Mexico c. Germany d. Sweden
France
The place where county government is headquartered is referred to as a... a. County Fair b. County Government c. County Capital d. County Seat
County Seat
The stone surfaced road, built around 1800, in Pennsylvania, charged travelers a sum of money that they paid at a pike, or a gate within the road. This is a... a. Tax b. toll c. Token d. surcharge
toll
This is the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services... a. Manufacturing b. Capitalism c. Industry d. Economics
Economics
William Penn obtained Pennsylvania through a land grant from the king in 1681 because the king borrowed a large sum of money from which member of the Penn family? a. Penn's brother b. Penn's uncle c. Penn's father d. Penn himself
Penn’s father
Wagons were able to cross rivers in the 1800's by floating the wagon on a large raft called a a. Prairie Schooner b. Railroads c. Canals d. Ferryboats
Ferryboats
Which was one of the major weaknesses that the colonial government had under the Articles of Confederation? a. Rapid taxation b. No central government c. Power to go to war d. Regulation of trade
No central government
President Abraham Lincoln's speech in Pennsylvania given to dedicate a cemetery is called the... a. Slavery Review b. Declaration of Independence c. Gettysburg Address d. Allentown Anthem
Gettysburg Address
The world's first oil well was drilled in 1859 in Titusville, Pennsylvania. This area is called a. Gettysburg b. Petroleum Park c. Oil Slick d. Oil Creek
Oil Creek
This city in Pennsylvania suffered a tragic flood in 1889 that saw the first disaster relief centers set up in the U.S.
Johnstown
List FOUR of the six states that border Pennsylvania
New York New Jersey Delaware Maryland West Virginia Ohio
List the TWO types of coal mined in Pennsylvania
Anthracite (hard coal) and Bituminous (soft coal)
What is Apartheid?
Policy of strict racial segregation
What is the Pacific “Ring of Fire”
Ring of volcanoes/volcanic mountains surrounding the Pacific Ocean
What is the worlds biggest country?
Russia
How were the formations of the Himalaya Mountains different from the formation of the islands of Japan?
Himalaya Mountains – colliding plates Japan Islands – volcanic activity