Positives and Negatives of Oil Slides Lesson
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Social Studies
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6th - 8th Grade
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Easy
JESSICA POWELL
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Match
Match the following
A substance like gasoline or diesel used to power engines.
The movement of people or goods from one place to another.
The basic physical systems of a place, like roads and bridges.
A residential area located outside a city, often reached by cars or public transportation.
Making products in factories using machines and workers.
Fuel
Transportation
Infrastructure
Suburb
Manufacturing
Fuel
Transportation
Infrastructure
Suburb
Manufacturing
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Dropdown
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Texas had to build
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following contributed to the growth of the trucking industry in Texas?
High fuel prices
Low fuel costs
Limited roadways
Decreased demand for goods
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Multiple Select
Select all the effects that resulted from the discovery of oil in Texas.
Lower fuel prices
Increased use of horses
Expansion of highways
Growth of the trucking industry
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Multiple Choice
How did the discovery and refining of oil contribute to urbanization in cities like Houston?
Oil led to the construction of huge factories, attracting people to cities for jobs.
Oil was used only for farming, so people stayed in rural areas.
Oil was exported without any processing, so cities did not grow.
Oil caused people to move away from cities due to pollution.
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Oil had to be cleaned in huge factories called
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Drag and Drop
Economic Problem: If the oil ran out or the price dropped, a town would "
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Reorder
Reorder the following
Oil at Spindletop
More oil=cheap fuel
No more horses=more cars
Urbanization for oil jobs
Pollution
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