1. 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Chapter 8 Interior Plains Who Wants to be a Millionaire 50:50

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4. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: More people live on the Great PlainsMore people live on the Great Plains C: More corn is grown on the Great Plains More corn is grown onthe Great Plains B: The Central Plains get more precipitation The Central Plains getmore precipitation D: The Central Plains are flatterThe Central Plains are flatter 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Which of these is the main difference between the Central Plains and the Great Plains?

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6. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: There is little precipitationThere is littleprecipitation C. Prairie grasses left behind matter that enriched the soilPrairie grasses left behindmatter that enriched the soil B : Farmers use large machines to till the soilFarmers use largemachines to till the soil D: Floods each year added silt to the soil Floods each yearadded silt to the soil 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Why is prairie soil very fertile?

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8. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: breakfast cerealbreakfast cereal C: summer picnics summer picnics B: making plastics making plastics D: livestock food livestock food 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 About half of the corn grown on the Central Plains is used for

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10. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: People must build levees.People must buildlevees. C: Crops dieCrops die B: Many houses and buildings are damaged Many houses andbuildings are damaged D: Farmers plant more fruits and vegetables Farmers plant morefruits and vegetables 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Which of these is the main result of a drought

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12. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: a blizzarda blizzard C: a tornadoa tornado B: a hurricanea hurricane D: a hailstorma hailstorm 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Which of these storms is not likely to happen on the Interior Plains?

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15. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: State law requires businesses to have offices in the capitalState law requires businessesto have offices in the capital C: Business people want to be near government leaders and offices that affect their workBusiness people want to be near government leaders and offices that affect their work B: State capitals have the largest banksState capitals havethe largest banks D The state capital is the largest city in a stateThe state capital is thelargest city in a state 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Why do many businesses have offices in a state capital?

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17. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: SodSod C: cementcement B: stonestone D: metalmetal 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Because there were few trees for wood, many settlers on the Great Plains built their homes of

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19. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: pumpkinspumpkins C: rye grassrye grass B: sunflowerssunflowers D: winter wheatwinter wheat 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 What crop changed farming on the Great Plains?

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21. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: more people earning a living on farmsmore people earning aliving on farms C: farm families moving to the citiesfarm families movingto the cities B: fewer cattle being raised on the Great Plains fewer cattle being raised onthe Great Plains D: farmers on the Great Plains producing fewer cropsfarmers on the GreatPlains producingfewer crops 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 One cause of urbanization is

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23. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A : They drove the herds north to the railroadsThey drove the herdsnorth to the railroads C: They shipped herds to NYC through New Orleans They shipped herds toNYC through New Orleans B: They sent herds to Chicago on bargesThey sent herds toChicago on barges D : They drove herds across the southern states to BaltimoreThey drove herds across thesouthern states to Baltimore 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 How did early Texas ranchers get their cattle to cities in the East?

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26. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: the governmentthe government C: the workers in the factorythe workers in the factory B: the owner of the factorythe owner of thefactory D: the bank that lends the money to the factorythe bank that lends the money to the factory 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 In a free enterprise economy who usually makes the decisions about what will be produced in a factory?

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28. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: temperaturetemperature C: supplysupply B: precipitationprecipitation D: urbanizationurbanization 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 A fall in demand for a good or service often leads to a fall in

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30. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: textile factoriestextile factories C: steel millssteel mills B: truck farmstruck farms D: meat-packing plantsmeat-packing plants 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Which of these businesses are often found near cattle ranches?

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32. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: Plains regions have no citiesPlains regions have nocities C: Plains regions are mostly flat landPlains regions aremostly flat land B: Snow does not fall on plains regions Snow does not fall onplains regions D: Soils in plains regions are always fertile. Soils in plains regionsare always fertile. 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Which of these is always true for plains regions?

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34. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: tourismtourism C: miningmining B: industryindustry D: growing foodgrowing food 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Most of the world’s plains are used for

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