Eighth Grade Social Studies CRCT Review

1
Eighth Grade Social Studies CRCT Review

• All Domains

2

• 1.   What is the main reason that the Blue Ridge
  Mountains have been important to the growth of
  Georgia?  
• A. The rich red clay soil is excellent for
  agriculture.  
• B. Precipitation in the mountains provides water
  to the entire state.  
• C. Natural passes through the mountains
  established trade routes to the Midwest.  
• D. They form a natural barrier between the
  coastal plain and the Piedmont region.  

3

• 2.  Why has it been possible to produce
  electrical power in the mountain region of
  Georgia?  
• A. There are lightning storms in the mountains.  
• B. There are large deposits of coal there.  
• C. There is a large quantity of copper throughout
  the region.  
• D. There are swiftly running streams and rivers
  there.  

4

• 3.  Which natural resource is not found in the
  ridge and valley region of Georgia?
•  
• A. coal  
• B. rock  
• C. timber  
• D. farmland  

5

• 4.  What was the purpose of the Nineteenth
  Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that was
  ratified in 1920?  
• A. to increase the size of the Supreme Court  
• B. to grant women the right to vote  
• C. to grant citizenship rights to all freed
  slaves  
• D. to increase the size of Congress  

6

• 5.  Both the United States Constitution and
  Georgia's Constitution provide for a system of
  checks and balances. Why did the authors of both
  constitutions include this system?  
• A. to encourage cooperation between political
  parties  
• B. to ensure that no branch of government
  becomes too powerful  
• C. to guarantee that all citizens have equal
  rights  
• D. to ensure that large states do not have more
  power than small states    

7

• 6.  Who has the power in Georgia state government
  to declare a law unconstitutional?
•  
• A. Georgia's governor  
• B. Supreme Court of Georgia  
• C. General Assembly of Georgia  
• D. Georgia's representatives  

8

• 7.  What national program, which began in the
  1950s, contributed most to the growth and
  development of Atlanta?  
• A. the construction of the interstate highway
  system  
• B. the creation of a national system of state
  universities  
• C. lotteries that provided money for education
  and technology  
• D. federal subsidies for transportation giants
  like Lockheed and Ford  

9

• 8.  Which is the largest metropolitan area in the
  state of Georgia?
• A. Macon  
• B. Atlanta  
• C. Augusta  
• D. Savannah  

10

• 9.  During the late 1800s, many Georgia Democrats
  believed that the "New South" prosperity depended
  on manufacturing rather than cotton. An important
  part of this group was the
•  
• A.   Progressive Party.  
• B.   Farmer's Alliance.  
• C.   Freedman's Bureau.  
• D.   Bourbon Triumvirate.  

11

• 10. During the Great Depression, "Relief,
  Recovery, and Reform" was the slogan of what
  program?  
• A.   New Deal  
• B.   New South  
• C.   Reconstruction  
• D.   Solid Democratic South  

12

• 11. Which term and its definition are matched
  correctly?  
• A.   litigation__passing laws to protect the
  environment  
• B.   suffrage__the right to vote  
• C.   prohibition__allowing a certain action  
• D.   disenfranchisement__preventing the start of
  a business  

13

• 12.  Which was the main way that Georgia
  attempted to increase the population in the
  western part of the state in the early 1800s?  
• A.   The state allowed immigration with no
  restrictions.  
• B.   The state increased the size of the land
  grants.  
• C.   A cash bonus was paid to new settlers.  
• D.   A lottery was established to give away land.
   

14

• 13. Use the graph and timeline on the right to
  answer this question.  
• Based on the information in the graph and
  timeline, which conclusion is most accurate?
•  
• A.  Birthrates in the United States went up
  during the depression.  
• B.  Birthrates in Georgia showed a steady decline
  during World War II.  
• C.  Birthrates after World War II went way up.  
• D.  Birthrates during the Vietnam War continued
  to drop after the war.  

15

• 14.  The Philippines were once a Spanish colony.
  Which effect of Spanish rule still exists there?
   
• A.   People honor the Spanish king.  
• B.   The people are predominantly Christian.  
• C. Spaniards are the largest ethnic group.  
• D.   Spain maintains permanent military bases.  

16

• 15. The average sea level in the world's oceans
  is slowly rising because of the
• A.   reduced amount of ocean evaporation.  
• B.   melting of ice caps at the North and South
  Poles.  
• C.   rapid disappearance of tidal marshes.  
• D.   shifting of land masses beneath the ocean
  floors.  

17
ANSWER KEY

• 1. Precipitation in the mountains provides water
  to the entire state.
• 2. There are swiftly running streams and rivers
  there.
• 3. coal  
• 4. to grant women the right to vote  
• 5. to ensure that no branch of government becomes
  too powerful  
• 6. Supreme Court of Georgia
• 7. the construction of the interstate highway
  system  
• 8. Atlanta  
• 9. Bourbon Triumvirate.  
• 10. New Deal  
• 11. suffrage__the right to vote  
• 12. A lottery was established to give away land.
   
• 13. Birthrates after World War II went way up.  
• 14. The people are predominantly Christian.  
• 15. melting of ice caps at the North and South
  Poles.