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College Prep English Period 1
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1
High school grads in the Appalachian area are most likely to do what after high school?
Unemployment
Military
College
Work force
2
Addiction can also be seen as a_______?
Necessity
Disease
Hobby
3
How did the Rust Belt get its name?
Sharp decline in industrial work left factories abandoned
Agriculture industry allowed growth in the southern states
4
Who are kids most likely to be placed with after their parent(s) has been absent?
Any extended family
Odds are about the same
Foster Care System
5
How many people in the Appalachian area have a college degree?
28.4 percent of people over 25 in the Appalachian area
34.2 percent of people over 25 in the Appalachian area
17.7 percent of people over 25 in the Appalachian area
6
What States make up the Rust Belt?
Wyoming Colorado Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma
Michigan Wisconsin Indiana Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania
Minnesota Iowa Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky
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What is the Appalachian area?
South New York to North Mississippi including 13 states
A 205,000-square-mile region following Appalachian Mountains
8
What is one affect of poverty on children?
Experience mental health problems
Have employment difficulties in adult life
Underachieve at school
Have poor physical health
9
What is the average amount of kids put into foster care each year?
480,000 children
510,000 children
640,000 children
720,000 children
10
What is the name of the dental problem prevalent in children in the Appalachian area?
Mountain Dew Mouth
Meth Mouth
Sugar Breath
11
Poverty Rates in the Appalachian area?
Poverty rates across the US is 15.6% Appalachian area 13.4%
Poverty rates across the US is 15.6% Appalachian area 10.9%
Poverty rates across the US is 15.6% Appalachian area 19.7%
Poverty rates across the US is 15.6% Appalachian area 22.1%
12
Mid-Western towns like Middletown, Ohio were developed around what?
A large factory
Interstate loops
Oil mining
Vacation spots/Tourism
13
What fraction of child abuse involves substance abuse?
3/8-5/8
1/3-2/3
1/2
1/1
