GEOG325 Exam 2

The great lakes and the mississippi basin

A water connection caused by extensive human modification of the landscape in the early 20th Century exists between ________.

Forest, farmland

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

Estuaries

At the end of the last ice age, melting ice caused sea level rise, which flooded river valleys along the Atlantic coast of North America, these flooded river valleys are called what? Group of answer choices

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?

abandon

Detroit, suffering from the impacts of continuing population loss, due to the economy has decided to ________ large areas of the city (about 40 square miles in all), in order to improve Detroit's economic future.

detroit, michigan

Eight Mile Road, popularized by Eminem in rap, and in the movie 8 Mile is located between the city, and the northern suburbs of what city?

Mixed farms

Farms where most of the crops are fed to livestock are called what?

In 1975 the Inuit signed a historic agreement with the Canadian government that has led to significant increases in Inuit autonomy

For many years the Inuit of northern Quebec struggled for control of their culture, language, and governance. What has been the result of those struggles? Group of answer choices

Ties to the Catholic Church and isolated rural lifestyles

France lost control of their territories in the New World in 1763. More than two hundred years later the descendants of French settlers still maintain their language and cultural traditions. Which of the following factors contributed to this?

Diversified industrial bases/specialized industrial bases

Generally speaking, communities with ________ tend to weather regional declines in production and output more effectively than ones with ________.

Most factories were owned by English-speaking corporations leading to resentment by Francophone Quebecois

How has the industrialization of Quebec's economy influenced the development of Quebecois nationalism? Group of answer choices

The Piedmont, the Appalachian mountains, and the north american central lowland

If you were to drive from Raleigh, North Carolina, on the western edge of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, west towards the Mississippi river, what landforms would you pass through? (in order)

I would explore the coast looking for a harbor where ships could easily put down anchor and establish a settlement there. The most important thing would be to find a location that would facilitate trade with Britain

Imagine that you are an early British immigrant to the east coast of America. You have been charged by the British government with establishing a new settlement. What characteristics would you be looking for to create a successful new city?

Chicago, Illinois

In 1900, the second largest city in the United States, next to New York City, was

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?

The Old Northwest

In the 1783 Treaty of Paris, the British agreed to give up land bounded by the Great Lakes, Ohio River, and the Mississippi River to America. This area became known at that time as what?

Their principal industrial products

Many of the communities in the Great Lakes and the Corn Belt region's image and self-identification was closely tied to what?

in the southern appalachians

Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in eastern North America, is located where?

Asian carp

Non-native fish from Vietnam were carelessly introduced into many bodies of water in the United States. They have no native predators and so outspawn native fish, and outcompete many native fish for food. These fish are known as ________.

Neither French nor English

Quebec's Allophones speak what primary language?

the eastern inland south

Research Triangle Park is located where?

Seigneurial system

The French language, the Roman Catholic Church, and French legal and political traditions are all elements of what?

St Louis, Missouri

The Gateway Arch is a symbol of what city?

Mason Dixon Line

The Great Migration significantly expanded cities north of the ________.

The rise of Quebecois nationalism and the Parti Quebecois in the late 1960s

The Quiet Revolution refers to what?

Landscape modification

The act of creating man-made waterways, reversing the flow of rivers or changing the terrain to better accommodate human civilization is called ________.

The golden horseshoe

The cities of Oshawa, Hamilton, St. Catherine's Niagara, and Toronto are all located on the shores of Lake Ontario and form one of the most highly populated corridors in Canada. This region is called ________.

the trail of tears

The forced migration of thousands of Native Americans to "Indian Territory" came to be known as what? Group of answer choices

georgia

The largest city in the Inland South is located in what state?

White flight

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

The feudal system of landlords that the French government created to control settlement in the new world

The seigneurial system refers to what?

The Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the Appalachians

The three major physiographic provinces that make up Megalopolis are

The Canadian Shield

The two landform regions that underlie Quebec are the northern portion of the Appalachian mountain range and what?

Suburban areas

Today more residents of the northeastern corridor live in which setting?

The Township and Range system

Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1785, what survey method was used in the settlement of the Great lakes and Corn Belt region? Group of answer choices

Ontario

Upper Canada refers to what part of the country?

onions

Vidalia, Georgia, like many parts of the South, is associated with the farming of one particular crop. What crop is Vidalia famous for?

the inland south

What North American region produced iconic musicians Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, as well as race car driver Dale Earnhardt? Group of answer choices

Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island

What are the five boroughs of New York?

New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston, Baltimore

What are the five largest cities in Megalopolis?

Melting permafrost

What aspect of climate change is making the construction of housing and other buildings in Northern Quebec difficult?

The farmer can sell milk, which is perishable, directly to consumers

What benefit is there for dairy farmers to locate near large cities?

global economic and transportation links

What characteristics make Chicago, Illinois a global city?

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?

Both English and French

What is the official language of Canada?

the removal of trees and vegetation due to logging and mining

What kind of human activities have combined with high rainfall, and steep mountains slopes to result in severe flooding in parts of the Appalachians? Group of answer choices

Quebec City

What large city in Quebec, divided into Upper Town and Lower Town, is a cultural and tourist center because of its cultural landscape filled with narrow cobbled streets, small shops, and Parisian charm?

great smoky mountains

What national park, located in the Inland South, is the nation's most frequently visited?

Beaches

What physical feature of the landscape has become the largest tourist draw in Megalopolis?

The St Lawrence Valley

What region of Quebec could be considered the core of the province?

mephis and nashville

What two cities in Tennessee are major centers for the music industry?

Blizzards

What type of natural hazard does the text associate with disruptions of roads and trains in the Washington, D.C., area as well has flight delays at Reagan International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States?

both b and c (tonados, hurricanes)

What type(s) of storm system(s) regularly cause property damage and even fatalities in the Inland South?

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?

The referendum barely failed

What was the result of the 1995 referendum on secession in Quebec?

The Long Lot System

What was the system that French settlers used to divide up land along the St. Lawrence River?

about 20 years ago

When did Latino immigrants begin migrating to the Inland South in large numbers?

cotton

Which crop traditionally grown in the Inland South declined during the 20th century due in part to increasing pest infestation?

All of the above (NE cities had excellent locations for international trade, new european immigrants provided cheap labor for factories, erie canal and railroads gave easy access to interior resources, eastern cities had nation's largest supply of capital which provided money needed to support biz)

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

Hurricanes, blizzards, flooding

Which list below best describes the natural hazards faced by the Megalopolis Region?

year round rainfall, with the heaviest rains in spring and summer

Which of the following best describes the precipitation patterns of the Inland South?

you would be travelling from the lowlands of eastern arkansas into hilly western arkansas

Which of the following best describes your trip, if you were travelling from Memphis Tennessee, west across Arkansas towards Fort Smith, on the western border with Oklahoma?

Boston

Which of the following cities was established by Puritans from England?

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?

cranberries

Which of the following is a specialty crop grown in Megalopolis?

Logging

Which of the following is an important part of the primary sector in Quebec?

Paper milling

Which of the following is currently an important secondary sector activity in Quebec?

Only B and C (fishermen could be negatively impacted by decline in fish population, loss of revenue from outdoor recreation)

Which of the following might be potential negative impacts for humans of the pollution of rivers and estuaries in the Megalopolis Region?

the mountainous areas

While much of the South was dominated by plantation farming, which required slave labor, what area of the South did small, less wealthy farmers, who owned few if any slaves, dominate?

Military officers, politicians and church officials favored by the French government

Who were seigneurs?

both a and b (tobacco is a labor intensive crop, tobacco farms are small)

Why is it difficult for tobacco farmers to convert to farming other crop types?

it was used as feed for draft animals that plowed the fields

Why was corn an important crop in the Inland South during the 19th and early 20th century?

because leaders of northern and southern states couldn't agree on which existing us city should be the capital

Why was the city of Washington, D.C., established?

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?

Both A and B (They were forced to remain tenant farmers, perpetuating poverty, Jim Crow laws meant that they could not vote)

African Americans remained second-class citizens in the South even after slavery was abolished because of what?

80%

About what proportion of Quebec's population speak French as their native language?

Deindustrialization

Based on what you know about the Megalopolis Region, which of the following would not be a challenge to the Chesapeake Bay Program's efforts to protect and restore the bay?

The heartland

That the Great Lakes and Corn Belt region are near the geographic center of the United States, its excellent transportation network of waterways and highways, and the perception that truly "American" values are the norm here are all reasons why this region has often been called ________.

Iroquois

The Algonquins are to the French as the ________ are to the British?