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Age of Oil and Galveston Hurricane Power DOL
1.
Urbanization of Texas resulted in an increase in jobs in –
A. Oil fields
B. Cattle Ranching
C. Service-related fields
D. The agricultural sector
2.
When did Spindletop take place?
A. January 10, 1904
B. None of the above
C. January 10, 1980
D. January 10, 1901
3.
The oil industry relied on many white-collar, service-related fields. Which type of jobs below is considered a servicerelated field?
A. Banking and Legal services
B. Agricultural and welding
C. Forestry and Ranching
D. Oil field work and Mining
4.
How did Spindletop affect Texas?
A. Raised the standard of living
B. Expanded the automobile industry
C. Created service industry jobs
D. All of the above
5.
Near what city was Spindletop and the other major oil companies located?
A. Dallas
B. Great Plains
C. All of the above
D. Beaumont, Tx
6.
What was the geographic impact of the Spindletop?
A. Boomtowns sprang up all over Texas
B. A seawall was built for protection
C. Barbed wire closed the open range
D. WW1 soldiers began digging trenches
7.
What characterizes the Age of Oil?
A. Lack of industries
B. Lack of jobs
C. Growth of urban areas
D. Growth of exploration
8.
What was the economic impact of the Galveston Hurricane?
A. All of the above
B. The City Commission was formed
C. Major industries moved inland to Houston
D. 6,000 to 8,000 people died
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9.
Which diagram correctly represents a significant event in Texas' Age of Oil?
Answer Choices Below:
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10. An economic impact of the Galveston Hurricane was
A. Railroads replaced ports
B. Houston overtook Galveston as a major port city
C. San Antonio overtook Galveston as a major port city
D. Galveston was still the leading port in Texas.
11. What city replaced Galveston as an economic hub of Texas?
A. Dallas
B. Galveston
C. Houston
D. San Antonio
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12. Which of the following describes an impact of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane?
A. Major modifications to the environment were made that would protect the city from similar disasters in the future.
B. The city received very little support from outside organizations, such as the American Red Cross.
C. The city quickly recovered and once again became the leading commercial center in the state.
D. They never rebuilt the city.
13. The list described was which type of impact:
*Stronger Centralized Municipal Government
*The city is split into wards with elected representatives for each Ward
A. Economic
B. Social
C. Political
D. Geographic
14.
• Booming trade center
• Major seaport for shipping cotton
• Largest city in Texas.
The above list describes Galveston...
A. Today
B. After the hurricane
C. Before the hurricane
D. During the hurricane
15. What safety precautions emerged after (right after) the Galveston Hurricane?
A. Doppler Radar
B. Earthquake warning systems
C. Advanced warning systems and evacuation routes
D. There are no advanced warnings for hurricanes
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16.
•City rebuilt
•All buildings/roads constructed with elevated foundations
•Raising of utility lines
•Galveston Sea Wall
•City elevated
•Levee system
A. The above list represents which changes that Galveston had after the hurricane?
B. Economic
C. Political
D. Human Modifications (Social)
17. The physical landscape of rural Texas changed after the discovery of oil because
A. boomtowns sprang up all over the state
B. oil companies built high-rise offices
C. pipelines were built across the state
D. ranchers began fencing their land
18. What is the framework or tower that supports a drill over a deep hole?
A. boomtown
B. derrick
C. treehouse
D. scrip
19. What steps were taken in Galveston to keep such tragedy from happening again?
A. Galveston was evacuated
B. the city was raised and a new sea wall was built
C. nothing was done
D. Cline was fired
20. Which region contains a significant amount of oil wells compared to the others?
A. Coastal Plains
B. Mountain and Basins
C. Great Plains
D. North Central Plains