Geography Exam #2
One of your best chances to see the French settlement pattern would be a. along the st. Lawrence river b. Florida c. NYC d. Arizona
a. along the st. lawrence river
French Canada is predominently a. catholic b. protestant c. jewish d. muslim
a. catholic
The factor NOT part of industrial location determination is a. climate b. transportation c. raw materials d. workforce
a. climate
Many commercial and recreational boaters use this for protection a. intercoastal waterway b. fluid waterway c. protected no-wake zone d. everglades
a. intercoastal highway
L'anse aux Meadows is located in a. new foundland b. new brunswick c. hudson bay d. prince edward island
a. new foundland
The Native groups that lived from the Mississippi to the Atlantic are referred to as ..... a. the five civilized tribes b. the warriors c. the united native nations d. the trail of tears
a. the five civilized tribes
The zone from New England through the mid west were assembly plants generated many products is often called a. the traditional manufacturing belt b. zone of compliment c. von thunen's rings d. GIS growth zone
a. the traditional manufacturing belt
By world standards, much of North America is highly urbanized will a strong transportation network a. True b. False
a. true
Large migrations of people from within the United States and internationally moved to Detroit to work in the auto industry resulting in great diversity and ethnic neighborhoods. a. True b. False
a. true
The city of Detroit is trying to gentrify by moving stadiums and other entertainment centers from the suburbs back to the central city a. True b. False
a. true
North America takes up approximately ___ how much of the world's land mass a. 1/2 b. 1/8 c. 1/33 d. 1/10
b. 1/8
Henry Ford increased mass production and made the automobile more affordable for the general public around what time period a. 1850 b. 1910 c. 1942 d. 1968
b. 1910
Approximately what percent of air pollutants come from car and truck emmissions a. 25 b. 40 c. 60 d. 85
b. 40
The United States and Canada generate _ percent of the World's air travel a. 25 b. 45 c. 65 d. 85
b. 45
The coastal south is one large built up urban area, with very little remaining natural environments a. True b. False
b. false
The intercoastal waterway is one of the last remaining natural ecosystem for the American Aligator a. True b. False
b. false
The example of Pittsburgh-steel, Akron-rubber, Toledo-glass, and Detroit-auto assembly is an example of a. industrialization b. regional complimentary c. de-industrailization d. relational
b. regional complimentary
Fish intake makes up approximately what protion of human proteien worldwide. a. 5 b. 10 c. 20 d. 40
c. 20
The Alcan highway was built during a. Gulf War b. Vietnam War c. World War II d. World War I
c. WWII
The largest industry for the inland south for most of the 1800s was a. alligator meat b. citrus fruit c. cotton d. rice
c. cotton
What President recognized and pushed for the interstate highway system a. kennedy b. roosevelt c. eisenhower d. ford
c. eisenhower
After the initial establishment of Native Americans, much of North America was settled by a. Asians b. Southern Europeans c. Northern Europeans d. Africans
c. northern europeans
The capital of Canada is a. quebec city b. montreal c. ottawa d. toronto
c. ottawa
What specialty crop is important to the Atlantic Northeast economy a. avacados b. maize c. cranberries d. cotton
cranberries and cotton
The dividing line of Detroit-which is the city limits-also has a huge distinction of income, ethnicity, gender, and race a. car row b. piston street c. lion station d. 8 mile
d. 8 mile
By World standards, which is NOT true about both US and Canada a. High rates of consumption b. Abundant natural resources c. High incomes d. High rates of infant mortality
d. high rates of infant morality
Since 1950 Florida's population has... a. stayed about the same b. has increased slowly c. decreased slowly d. increased rapidly
d. increased rapidly
If you see a vine growing over trees and powerlines in the south, it is a high likelihood that it is .... a. poison ivy b. poison sumac c. trellis d. kudzu
d. kudzu
The poor drainage and common sinkholes in the coastal south are because of this type of underlying rock. a. sandstone b. quartz c. gypsum d. limestone
d. limestone
The land use pattern used by the French which divided the land into long narrow strips along riverways is called a. d'terre b. la fontaine c. metes and bounds d. long lots
d. long lots
Detroit had to build many canals and railroads because they were not located near good rivers or water bodies to transport manufactured goods a. True b. False
False
T or F Petroleum is a renewable resource
False
T or F The industrial revolution began in India
False
T or F The majority of interstate highways are paid for through state funding
False
T or F In the 1970s and 1980s cities such as Detroit had huge population growth due to improvements in North America's economy
True
T or F Outside of the urban centers the Canadian core focuses on primary industries such as farming, fishing, fur trapping, and forestry.
True
T or F The majority of the inland south live close to the same location as their birth, with the exception of the urban areas such as Atlanta and Dallas where there is a large influx of different ethnic groups and the development of diverse industries.
True
T or F The television show "swamp people" where they hunt aligators is a good example of the low-lying landscape with a humid subtropical climate
True
The heavy conjested traffic found along I-95 on Friday evenings North of New York City and Sunday afternoons is in part by a. bad roads in the north b. limited speed limits on the small roads of the atlantic northeast c. tool booths and accidents d. megalopolis accessing the atlantic northeast for recreation purposes
d. megalopolis accessing the Atlantic northeast for recreation purposes
Over the past few centuries there has been a great increase in the percent of people farming in North America a. True b. False
false