A map of the United States is titled War Relocation Centers and their Peak Populations. Small squares on the map show the locations of the centers along with their populations. All states are outlined. A shaded area along the western coast is labeled Military Exclusion Area. It includes western Washington state, western Oregon, the entire state of California, and southern Arizona along the border with Mexico. Two centers are within this shaded area in California. Tule Lake in northern California shows a population of 18,789, and Manzanar in south central California shows a population of 10,046. Located in southern Arizona are the centers of Poston, population 17,814, and Gila River, population 13,348. The Minidoka relocation center in southern Idaho shows a population of 9,397. The Heart Mountain relocation center in northern Wyoming shows a population of 10,767. The Topaz relocation center in west central Utah shows a population of 8,130. The Amache relocation center in southeastern Colorado shows a population of 7,318. Two relocation centers are located in southeastern Arkansas. The Rowher relocation center shows a population of 8,475, and the Jerome relocation center shows a population 8,497. The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are labeled. A scale shows 200 miles and 200 kilometers.

Question

What conclusion about Japanese internment policies can be made after investigating the information on this map?

(1 point)
Responses

Japanese Americans were forcibly moved to internment camps located in isolated areas outside of the military exclusion area.
Japanese Americans were forcibly moved to internment camps located in isolated areas outside of the military exclusion area.

Japanese Americans were forcibly moved to isolated internment camps that were in areas located west of the Mississippi River.
Japanese Americans were forcibly moved to isolated internment camps that were in areas located west of the Mississippi River.

Japanese Americans lived in internment camps that held approximately the same number of detainees.
Japanese Americans lived in internment camps that held approximately the same number of detainees.

Japanese Americans were generally relocated to internment camps that were close to their homes on the Pacific coast.
Japanese Americans were generally relocated to internment camps that were close to their homes on the Pacific coast.

Answer 1

The most accurate conclusion based on the information from the map is:

Japanese Americans were forcibly moved to internment camps that were in areas located west of the Mississippi River.

This conclusion reflects the geographical distribution of the internment camps, which were primarily located in the western United States, specifically in the shaded military exclusion area and nearby states, while most Japanese Americans were originally from the West Coast.