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11-19 Social Studies Regions of Missouri
By Stormi Burnside
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Regions of Missouri
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Question 1
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Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bF3CrEUUdk
Does geography affect where Missourians live and how they live?
Geography does not affect where and how people live.
Geography plays a major role in where and how people live.
Question 2
2.
The big river were a magnet for settlers. Why are rivers important in the settling of Missouri.
Rich rivers bottom soil supported agriculture and transportation.
Fertile river bottom ground supported large communities.
Rivers were like highways.
All of the above.
Question 3
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Even though it was tough for settlers to live in the Ozark Border. What drew people to the Ozark Border?
Rivers were close and made it easy to deliver the wood to market.
The rolling hills of the Ozark were covered with dense hard wood.
The beauty of the landscape drew people to this region.
All of the above.
Question 4
4.
Ozarks are the reamains of an ancient plateau. Geological forces formed the steep rocky hills.
Which statement is true?
Archelogical evidence indicates few large settlements were in this area in prehistoric times.
People settled here for the granite and lead.
Later the Ozarks were inhabited by loggers. The lumber was used for ties for the nations railroads.
All of the above.
Question 5
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Which statement is true about the Glaciated Plains region of Missouri?
During the iceages glaciers formed this region.
After the glaciers melted the land became covered with rich soil.
Soils sustains extensive agriculture in this region.
All of the above.
Question 6
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Which statement is true abou the Osage Plains region?
Short prarie grass, more common in the southwest, grows here.
The region was named after the Osage Tribe.
The great bufflao heards roamed here and the shelter of the Ozark woodlands was close by.
Soil is not as deep and crops are not as important as livestock and grazing.
All of the above.
Question 7
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The Mississippi Lowlands are a unique region of Missouri. Which statement is true?
Once an area of magnificant hardwood forest, swamps and wetlands, today most of the timber is down and the swamps are drained.
Water from floods created a unique water habitat similar to the swamps in the south.
The cleared land provides another agricultural resource in the state.
All of the above.
