TAKS April 2009 Exit Level Social Studies Online Test

DIRECTIONS
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then mark the circle next to the letter for the answer you have chosen.

Use the photograph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

1The photograph above shows how farmers on the Great Plains —

Autilized irrigation techniques

Badapted to their environment

Cdeveloped new agricultural technology

Dmaintained contact with their neighbors

2During the American Revolution, George Washington —

Fled the Sons of Liberty

Gorganized Committees of Correspondence

Hcommanded the Continental army

Jtrained the minutemen

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3Which technological advance from the nineteenth century resulted in all the effects listed above?

ACotton gin

BCanals

CRailroads

DTelephone

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4The illustration above demonstrates one problem associated with —

Fovercrowding in urban tenements

Gthe growth of political machines

Hthe overproduction of consumer goods

Jlabor union activism in urban areas

Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

5Which title best completes the diagram above?

AFreedom from Unreasonable Searches

BFreedom of Speech

CRight to Vote

DRight to Bear Arms

6Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?

FConsumers were buying crops grown in other countries.

GThe industrial sector was not producing enough goods.

HNatural resources were becoming less available.

JThe stock market was not sufficiently regulated.

7Japanese Americans were held in internment camps during World War II because they —

Adisobeyed the state laws of California

Bdisagreed with President Franklin Roosevelt’s war strategy

Cwere labeled a threat to U.S. security

Dwere unwilling to serve in the U.S. military

Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

8The map above shows the spread of which type of music through cultural diffusion?

FOpera

GBluegrass

HClassical

JJazz

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9What is the primary reason the circled region on the map above has been strategically important?

AIt is the only port on the coast of the Baltic Sea.

BIt is the main passageway to and from the Mediterranean Sea.

CFisheries to the east provide food for most of Africa.

DOil fields to the north are the most productive in Europe.

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10What phrase best describes the excerpts above?

FSecondary sources

GFactual accounts

HDiffering points of view

JNewspaper reports

11Which New Deal agency established a pension program that contributes to the income of retired workers?

AFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation

BSocial Security Administration

CSecurities and Exchange Commission

DAgricultural Adjustment Administration

Use the maps and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

12These maps of the San Francisco Bay Area support the conclusion that —

Fas the urban area increased, tidal wetlands diminished

Gurban leaders supported wetlands preservation

Has wetlands diminished, urban population became less dense

Jpopulation growth occurred mostly in mountainous areas

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13Which of the following phrases best completes the title above?

ACreation of the League of Nations

BU.S. Entrance into World War I

CFormation of the Allied Powers

DU.S. Decision to Contain Communism

14The Civil Rights movement’s strategy of nonviolent resistance was most widely advocated throughout the 1960s by —

FStokely Carmichael’s Black Power movement

GMalcolm X’s Organization of Afro-American Unity

HMartin Luther King, Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference

JHuey P. Newton’s Black Panther Party

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15The box above lists some reasons for the twentieth-century Great Migration, which involved —

ADust Bowl farmers migrating from the Midwest to California

BAfrican Americans migrating from the South to the North

CRust Belt workers migrating from the Northeast to Texas

DMexican Americans migrating from border states to the Northeast

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16Which conclusion is best supported by the information in the map above?

FDisputes over natural resources led to movements for independence from Spain.

GSpain’s former colonies established identical independent governments.

HFollowing independence, former Spanish colonies formed trade alliances.

JIndependence movements in Spanish colonies influenced one another.

17After the Civil War, many states passed Jim Crow laws intended to counteract constitutional amendments that granted former slaves —

Asettlement rights on western lands

Bcitizenship and voting rights

Cjobs in factories and mills

Demployment in federal agencies

Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

18The table above lists exchanges between which areas?

FEurope, Asia, and Africa

GAfrica, Australia, and the Americas

HEurope, Africa, and the Americas

JAustralia, Antarctica, and Africa

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19Which conclusion is supported by the information in the heat-island profile above?

ARural activity is the dominant cause of global warming.

BSuburban residential areas experience the greatest heat-island effect.

CDense urban areas are a significant cause of regional warming.

DCity parks increase the heat-island effect.

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20What type of economy is described by the information above?

FSubsistence agriculture

GCottage industry

HCommercial agriculture

JCommand economy

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21Which of the following is described by the list above?

AThe Voting Rights Act of 1965

BBrown v. Board of Education

CThe Civil Rights Act of 1964

DRegents of the University of California v. Bakke

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22Difficulty in navigating the Drake Passage contributed to the U.S. decision to —

Fdeclare war on Spain

Gbuild a canal in Panama

Henact the Teller Amendment

Jannounce the Open Door policy

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23Dr. Hector P. García founded the American GI Forum to ensure that Hispanic veterans received —

Athe same honorary rank as other veterans who served

Blifetime employment in the military

Cjob placement in medical professions

Dthe same benefits provided to other veterans

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24The diagram above best describes the constitutional principle of —

Fchecks and balances

Gpopular sovereignty

Hfederalism

Jrepublicanism

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25Which twentieth-century U.S. leader is described by the list above?

AHenry Cabot Lodge

BGeorge Marshall

CTheodore Roosevelt

DHarry S. Truman

26Which of the following is a primary result of twentieth-century technological innovations such as computers and robots?

FFewer assembly-line jobs for workers

GMore people working in agriculture

HFewer people living in suburbs

JMore safety hazards for factory workers

Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

27Which title best completes the diagram above?

AThe Scopes Trial

BThe Espionage Act

CThe Palmer Raids

DThe Bonus Army

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28Which event most contributed to the large number of trucks coming into the United States, as shown in the map above?

FThe establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

GThe implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

HThe implementation of the Kyoto Protocol

JThe signing of the World Trade Agreement

29Which of the following was a cause of the Korean War?

ASouth Korea would not trade with other Asian countries.

BTaiwan attempted to seize control of South Korea.

CThe United States would not grant foreign aid to North Korea.

DNorth Korea wanted to unify the peninsula under a communist regime.

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30Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

FWomen’s suffrage

GAbolition of slavery

HRight to petition

JFreedom from poll taxes

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31Which of the following statements is supported by the information on the map above?

AMost Civil War battles were fought in Texas.

BThe Union army invaded Texas through Mexico.

CMost Confederate fortifications were located in West Texas.

DControl of the Texas Gulf Coast was strategically important.

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32What is the best title for this diagram?

FEvents of the Cold War

GEvents of the Great Depression

HEvents of the Roaring Twenties

JEvents of the Civil Rights Era

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33Which title best completes the diagram above?

AFederalism

BUnalienable Rights

CRepublicanism

DVoting Rights

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34The map above shows that the placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba by the Soviet Union was unacceptable to U.S. leaders primarily because —

Fthe presence of missiles in Cuba would make a U.S. invasion of the island impossible

Gthe physical location of Cuba made large areas of the United States vulnerable to attack

Hthe physical location of the United States obligated it to protect Canada from attack

Jthe presence of missiles in Cuba would result in an arms race among Caribbean countries

35Which technological innovation most directly enabled the construction of skyscrapers throughout U.S. cities in the late nineteenth century?

AWhitney’s interchangeable parts

BFulton’s steam engine

CTaylor’s scientific management

DBessemer’s steel process

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36After reading the book excerpted above, President Theodore Roosevelt asked the U.S. Congress to —

Fhalt production at meatpacking plants

Gpass a law calling for closer regulation of food quality

Hfund research to find a cure for tuberculosis

Jpass a law to limit work hours in meatpacking plants

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37Which of the following lists the historical eras shown above in the correct chronological order?

A1, 3, 2, 4

B4, 1, 3, 2

C1, 4, 3, 2

D4, 2, 1, 3

38The United States formed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in response to —

Fthe Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1

GNorth Korea’s invasion of South Korea

Hthe Soviet Union’s placement of missiles in Cuba

JChina’s development of an atomic bomb

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39This amendment was included in the Bill of Rights as a reaction to —

Athe payment of housing allowances to British officials

Bthe forced provision of shelter for British troops

Cthe fear of foreign invasion after the Revolutionary War

Dthe military draft enacted during the Revolutionary War

Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

40The federal lands shown above were set aside as a response to concerns about —

Fborder conflicts

Gcommunity development

Henvironmental conservation

Jproperty values

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41According to the 2000 map above, the most densely populated areas in the world are located between —

A15°N and 45°N

B0° and 15°S

C45°N and 75°N

D30°S and 45°S

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42The purpose of the organization formed by the 1949 treaty excerpted above was to —

Fcreate an alliance to protect against communist aggression in Europe

Gprovide military assistance to countries seeking independence in the Americas

Hprovide financial aid to rebuild countries in Africa

Jregulate economic ties with communist countries in Asia

43In the 1930s, which countries were ruled by dictatorships that were widely regarded as threats to the safety and security of the world’s democracies?

AMexico, Brazil, and India

BFrance, Spain, and Greece

CGermany, Japan, and Italy

DJapan, Mexico, and Turkey

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44Which of the following is the best title for the list above?

FEffects of the Baby Boom During the 1940s

GImpact of the Automobile During the 1950s

HGrowth of the Service Industry During the 1960s

JResults of Gasoline Shortages During the 1970s

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45The photograph above demonstrates that during World War II, women —

Aexpressed opposition to involvement in the conflict

Brisked their lives by serving in combat roles

Cperformed duties that historically had been assigned to men

Dtrained men to conduct air raids on the enemy

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46Which of the statements above most clearly demonstrates a negative bias?

FStatement 1

GStatement 2

HStatement 3

JStatement 4

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47According to the information in the table above, which of the following countries had the lowest standard of living in 2004?

AAngola

BAustralia

CLebanon

DSweden

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48Which statement about patterns of settlement in West Texas is supported by the map above?

FThe junction of two highways is often the location of a town.

GThe most populous areas are located along Highway 118.

HMost towns are located on waterways.

JBig Bend National Park is a highly urbanized area.

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49The box above lists examples of —

Athe effects of U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American War

Bthe effects of U.S. imperialism on colonial territories

Cthe U.S. economic policies that led to the Great Depression

Dthe domestic impact of World War I on U.S. society

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51The events listed in the box above all contributed to —

Athe beginning of the colonial slave trade

Bthe growth of colonial representative government

Cthe end of colonial religious activity

Dthe decline of the colonial population

Use the cartoon and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

52The 1932 cartoon above suggests that when Franklin Roosevelt became president —

Fagriculture and mining were the main issues

Gvoter turnout in local elections increased

Hdomestic and international issues needed to be resolved

Jthe federal government had reduced powers

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53According to the table above, which area experienced continued growth in its percentage of the world’s population from 1750 to 1999?

AAfrica

BAsia

CLatin America and the Caribbean

DNorthern America

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54According to the excerpt above, Susan B. Anthony believed the only way for women to acquire the “blessings of liberty” was by —

Fvoting in elections

Gworking in factories

Hbecoming missionaries

Jstudying economics

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55According to the map above, which two countries produced the most carbon dioxide gas emissions in 2000?

AAustralia and Great Britain

BRussia and Mexico

CChina and the United States

DIndia and Canada

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