5.2: Megalopolis

forest and farmland

Although much of the Megalopolis region is urbanized, what types of land cover dominate in rural parts of the region?

Estuaries

At the end of the last Ice Age, melting ice sheets caused sea level rise, which flooded river valleys along the Atlantic coast. These flood river valleys, like Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay, are called:

Gambling

Currently the major tourist attraction in Atlantic City is:

The average price of a home is very high in relation to household income and there is very little affordable housing.

Despite the fact that there are more than enough houses in the Washington, D.C., area, there are still many families that are homeless. Why?

Tertiary

In recent years, the economy of Atlantic City has begun to recover from the slump it faced after WWII. What economic sector is responsible for this recovery?

Waterfalls along the Fall Line allowed colonial settlers to create water wheels that provided power for urban industries. Ships could go no farther upstream than this line.

Many cities in the Megalopolis region, such as Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia, are located on the Fall Line. What were the main two reasons that so many settlements were established on or near this line? Pick two answers.

Nutrient pollution

The biggest environmental challenge for the Chesapeake Bay is ______, which causes algae blooms.

_3__The GI Bill encouraged returning WWII vets to buy homes. __2__The automobile became accessible to the middle class. __5__Businesses begin locating in suburban areas. __4__Developers figure out how to cheaply mass-produce houses. __1__Suburbs were built near railroads.

The following factors have led to increased suburbanization over time in the Megalopolis. Put them in the order in which they occurred (earliest = 1).

WHite flight

The movement of European-American middle-class families to the suburbs in order to escape racial tensions and urban decay is called:

The Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the Appalachians

The three major physiographic provinces that make up Megalopolis are:

The federal government

Today the largest employer in the Washington D.C. area is:

New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston, Baltimore

What are the five largest cities in Megalopolis?

Members of an ethnic group move to mixed suburban neighborhoods, but maintain personal connections with their communities without living in the same area.

What is heterolocalism?

unified and upgraded mass transportation system

What one innovation would improve employment opportunities, encourage new businesses, and decrease air pollution in the Megalopolis?

Question options: Philadelphia was one of the first eastern cities to be planned rather than be settled haphazardly.

What was different about the settlement of Philadelphia that resulted in many of city's most attractive features such as broad streets and many green spaces such as parks and gardens?

New European immigrants provided cheap labor for factories The Erie Canal and railroads gave easy access to the resources of the interior Northeastern cities had excellent locations for international trade Eastern cities had the nation's largest supply of capital which provided the money needed to support business *All of the above contributed.

Which factors contributed to the establishment of the Northeast as a core area within the world economy?

Early African-American settlers mostly found work on farms in rural parts of Megalopolis

Which of the following does not describe the changing pattern of African-American settlement in the Megalopolis Region?

New York had better access to locations in the interior such as the Great Lakes

Which of the following factors allowed New York to become a greater economic power than Philadelphia over time?

They were looking for natural resources to ship back to Europe

Why did the British and other European colonial powers want to establish colonies in the Americas?

Port cities facilitated the shipment of raw materials from the colonies to Europe.

Why were port cities such as New York and Boston so important to the growth of Megalopolis in the earliest years Euro-American settlements?