Social Studies Skills Test #8

Use the maps, graphs or charts to answer the questions that follow.

1. Which place listed has the highest tax rate?

2. Which place listed has the lowest tax rate?

3. How much do New Yorkers pay in city taxes?

4. How much do the people in New Orleans pay in city taxes?

5. How would you describe hospital costs from 1988-1992?

6. What is the cost difference between the years 1991 and 1992?

7. What year has the biggest increase in hospital costs?

8. How many years does the average cost per patient stay exceed $5,000?

9. Where does the majority of the money of the typical welfare recipient go?

10. What is the combined percentage of money that housing plus utilities take from the budget?

11. What might the OTHER category include?

12. Which part of the country has the most population growth between 1960 and 1990?

13. Which part of the country has the least population growth between 1960 and 1990?

14. Which section of the country saw a growth rate of 35% during this time span?

15. What 2 states saw an increase of population of 109%?

16. What section of the country is Maryland considered to be in?

17. Which section of the country appears to be the smallest in size?

18. Which section of the country contains both Iowa and Michigan?

19. Which section of the country is New Mexico located in?

20. The origin of the state of Georgia came through the

21. What treaty turned the state of Florida over to the United States?

22. How was the state of Nevada acquired?

23. How was the state of Louisiana acquired?

24. What treaty gave the United States parts of Maine and Minnesota?

25. How was Texas acquired?