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1
Theodore Roosevelt signed the National Monuments Act in 1906, making it a law.
True
False
2
Alaska has transportation product industry.
True
False
3
Which national monument-turned-national park can be found in northwestern Arizona?
Mount Rushmore
the Grand Canyon
Devil’s Tower
Mount Olympus
4
The cost of a cell phone has drastically increased since their creation in 1973.
False
True
5
The first cell phone was the size of a brick and weighed about 2 pounds.
False
True
6
Dr. Cooper used the first cell phone to call a rival company.
True
False
7
Motorola won the race to build the first cell phone.
False
True
8
Connecticut has manufacturing industry.
False
True
9
Theodore Roosevelt established 18 national monuments.
True
False
10
What creates canyons?
sediment forming layers of rocks that go up high on the sides
earthquakes that make giant cracks in the Earth’s surface
erosion caused by a river cutting through layers of rock
volcanoes pushing up sheets of rock to form canyon walls
11
Florida has farming industry.
False
True
12
Theodore Roosevelt was elected the 26th president of the United States.
False
True
13
Who served as the 26th president and established 18 national monuments (more than any other president)?
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
14
Transportation products and manufacturing can be found in Washington, while mining and farming can be found in Utah.
False
True
15
According to this map, transportation products are only manufactured in which area of the United States?
West Coast (Washington, Oregon, California)
Northern states (Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota)
Southern states (New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana)
East Coast (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut)
16
What effect did the passing of the National Monuments Act have on the creation of new national landmarks?
New landmarks were created but maintenance/protection was done by citizens.
No new landmarks were created; efforts used to protect existing monuments.
all existing landmarks lost their title and protection.
Landmarks were created, and all landmarks were protected by the government.
17
Theodore Roosevelt established 20 national monuments.
True
False
18
Both are national monuments, but Mount Rushmore is found in the Midwest and the Grand Canyon is found in the Southwest.
True
False
19
__was elected the 44th U.S. president - the first African American to hold this office.
James Buchanan
Barak Obama
William Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt
20
What is an environmental concern at the Grand Canyon?
The impact of thousands of people hiking, walking, eating and drinking
People from all over the world come to see it.
It might lose its status as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Erosion might cause the canyon to fill up with sediment.
