Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Multimodal shipping allows goods to be shipped in
a. | recyclable containers. | b. | ocean liners headed to
Europe. | c. | trucks that are carried on barges to port cities. | d. | containers that can
be moved directly from railcars, to planes, trucks, or ships. |
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Chickens are raised in north Alabama because
a. | the land is hilly and chicken houses take up less space than farm
fields. | b. | the weather is hotter and chickens grow better in hot weather. | c. | no one in south
Alabama wants to raise chickens. | d. | it is cheaper to raise chickens in north
Alabama than south Alabama. |
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The Crescent is the only passenger train now serving the state by making one run
between these two cities daily:
a. | Montgomery and New York City | b. | Huntsville and Montgomery | c. | New York City and
Andalusia | d. | New Orleans and New York City |
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The space industry got its start after
a. | World War I. | b. | World War II. | c. | the Civil
War. | d. | the Civil Rights Movement. |
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What waterway allows goods to be shipped to and from the Port of Mobile?
a. | Tennessee/Alabama Waterway | b. | Tenn-Tom Waterway | c. | Mobile
Waterway | d. | Dauphin Island Waterway |
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Which three branches of the military have bases in Alabama?
a. | Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard | b. | Army, Navy, Marines | c. | Navy, Coast Guard,
Air Force | d. | Air Force, Coast Guard, Army |
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What opened in 1919 to provide a safer route for ships than using the ocean for
transporting goods?
a. | Intracoastal Waterway | b. | Gulf of Mexico Waterway | c. | Intercoastal
Waterway | d. | Atlantic Waterway |
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Manufacturing industries in Alabama include
a. | bread, steel, office equipment, children’s toys. | b. | textiles, lumber,
fast foods, oil | c. | paper, textiles, chemicals, and steel. | d. | paper, bread, oil, and
steel. |
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An example of a service industry is
a. | manufacturing steel. | b. | providing medical care. | c. | raising
chickens. | d. | selling cars. |
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Aquaculture is a new part of Alabama’s agribusiness that
a. | grows fish or plant crops in water. | b. | teaches students how to grow
rice. | c. | has not been successful. | d. | adds blue dye to water to hide the fish so they
cannot be seen by predators. |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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__________________ are Alabama’s most valuable agricultural
product.
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The Alabama __________________ of __________________ takes care of the state
roads and highways.
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_____________ mining digs coal from the surface of the earth.
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The home of the Marble Belt is the town of _______________________.
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Birds raised to be eaten or lay eggs such as chickens are
___________________.
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What was once called agriculture is now called
________________________.
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__________________________ describes a type of railroad shipment where goods are
sent in containers.
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Matching
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a. | wholesale | b. | tributary | c. | poultry | d. | retail | e. | mass
communication | f. | synthetic | g. | broilers | h. | therapy |
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communicating to large numbers of people
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the price paid by consumers in the store
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all types of edible birds
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21.
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made by humans, not natural
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the sale of large quantities of products
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a stream flowing into a river
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treatment to help or cure someone
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chickens 5 to 12 weeks old
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