Geography U.S. and Canada Chapter 4
Gottmann believed massive and complex urban regions such as those developing in North America at the time, represented a future in which similarly evolving urban regions would develop elsewhere in the world. 1) True 2) False
1) True
The Megalopolis contains green spaces like parks or other land available for recreation as well as substantial agricultural areas. 1) True 2) False
1) True
The Megalopolis straddles some of the best natural harbors in North America. 1) True 2) False
1) True
For early settlers, the fall line hindered 1) Water navigation 2) Water power 3) Water boundaries 4) Water supplies 5) All of the Above
1) Water navigation
The primary characteristic of Megalopolis is: 1. Its continuous urbanism 2) The persistence of farmland 3. The low population densities 4. The dominance of heavy industry
1. Its continuous urbanism
A major impact of massive office clusters emerging within the suburban rings surrounding the central cities is: 1. Many exceeded the square footage of downtown office space 2. It significantly affected the type of job more than the location of job 3. Travel patterns ended up staying the same 4. It didn't change residential patterns of location at all 5. All of the above
1. Many exceeded the square footage of downtown office space
Which part of Megalopolis was covered by glaciers during the most recent Ice Age? 1. The northern half 2. The southern half 3. The eastern half 4. The western half 5. All of Megalopolis was glaciated during the most recent Ice Age
1. The northern half
Which fall line city is unique in that its growth has followed directly from expansion of the national government structure? 1. Washington. DC 2. New York 3. Boston 4. Baltimore 5. Philadelphia
1. Washington. DC
Which of the following cities is not a fall line city? 1) Washington 2) Boston 3) Baltimore 4) Philadelphia
2) Boston
The Hudson-Mohawk River system: 1)Allowed the harbor and the port city of Long Island to expand 2)Is located at the head of the best natural route through the Appalachian Mountains 3)Regulates tidal marshes and the erosion-resistant ridge of the Palisades 4)Binds the north part of Manhattan Island 5)Connects the Harlem River to Long Island Sound
2)Is located at the head of the best natural route through the Appalachian Mountains
Over the past few decades. New York City's economy has seen: 1. A decline in manufacturing jobs and service jobs 2. A decline in manufacturing jobs and an increase in service jobs 3. A decline in service jobs and a rise in manufacturing jobs 4. An increase in manufacturing jobs and service jobs
2. A decline in manufacturing jobs and an increase in service jobs
In what period did people began to leave the largest metropolitan regions of Megalopolis in greater numbers than those who moved in the regions? 1. 1940s 2) 1950s 3) 1960s 4. 1970s 5) 1980s
3) 1960s
In 2000, the average commute time to downtown New York was closest to: 1.5 minutes 2) 25 minutes 3) 35 minutes 4> 60 minutes or more
3) 35 minutes
Which city benefited MOST from its natural access to the interior of the United States? 1. Boston 2. Baltimore 3. New York City 4. Philadelphia 5. Washington. DC
3) New York City
When people who continued to work within the major cities relocated their residences, it was only natural that a high proportion chose sites that: 1. Offered them the same social benefits 2. Offered them the same economic benefits 3. Allowed them easy access to the main cluster of workplaces 4. Have the same level of urbanization 5. All of the above
3. Allowed them easy access to the main cluster of workplaces
In terms of quality harbors, what makes Megalopolis different from other cities such as San Francisco. Seattle, and Mobile? 1. They are not natural harbors and therefore do not function as well as Megalopolis harbors that were created by nature 2. The harbors of Megalopolis helped provide an abundance of goods to European colonial settlers 3) Transportation networks that derived from the land-water boundaries provided the ability to export and import goods 4) The location of the harbors and their proximity to one another 5) ah of the above
4) The location of the harbors and their proximity to one another
As settlement density and economic activity on the interior plains increased, large amounts of the goods produced were carried to: 1. The rural areas of Megalopolis 2. The suburban areas of Megalopolis 3. The ports 4. The urban cores 5. All of the above
4) The urban cores
What are the seams along which metropolitan populations spread first and farthest? 1. The arterial highways 2. The interurban railroads 3. The main feeder roads 4. All of the above 5. Metropolitan population spread was completely random
4. All of the above
Modem American cities are primarily the result of: 1. Economic consequences of rural activities 2. Economic consequences of hinterland activities 3. Locational consequences of urban sprawl 4. Locational consequences of economic activities 5. Industrial activities of metropolitan coalescence
4. Locational consequences of economic activities
Which of the following is NOT part of the major megalopolis formed along the northeastern coast of the United States by the gradual coalescence of large, independent metropolitan areas: 1. New York 2. Philadelphia 3.Baltimore 4. Richmond 5. Boston
4. Richmond
Greater opportunity for access to water transportation in Megalopolis could be attributed to: 1. An interpenetrated coastline 2. Bays and river estuaries that penetrate the landmass 3. Peninsulas that jut into the Atlantic Ocean 4. Islands that are scattered along the coast 5. All of the above
5) All of the above
What occurs wherever rivers flow off the Piedmont? 1. A series of rapids form 2. A series of small waterfalls are formed along a line tracing the physiographic boundary 3. A boundary known as the fall line is formed 4. A source of water power is created 5) All of the above
5) All of the above
Which one of the following is NOT a benefit of the fall line? Water power 1.Access to ocean shipping 2. It was advantageous to the transfer of goods brought in or going out 4)Settlements were able to develop because of ocean access 5) All of the above are benefits of the fall line
5) All of the above are benefits of the fall line
Ninety years ago. the central business districts of all large cities were crowded with spiderweb networks of telephone lines, testifying to the intensity of: 1. High populations 2. Urbanization 3. Business infrastructure 4. Metropolitan areas 5. Communication demands
5) Communication demands
The easy movement of information and ideas was supported in cities by all of the following intensively developed systems EXCEPT: 1. The telephone 2. The teletype 3. The telegraph 4. Fiber optics 5. The phonograph
5) The phonograph
One of the most important site characteristics of Megalopolitan growth was: 1. Its peninsula that juts into the Atlantic 2. Its many islands that are scattered along the coast 3. Its several bays 4. Its river estuaries that penetrate the land-mass in a mirror image of the land's penetration of the ocean 5. A coastline of abundant indentations
5. A coastline of abundant indentations
How did the outbreak of World War I in Europe affect the flow of immigrants into the US? 1. The flow of emigrants stopped 2. A new set of migration flows began to filter into Megalopolis 3. What had been a slow trickle of black migration from southern states began to grow. 4. Black migrants and groups of rural whites from the region repeated the patterns of settlement used by migrant groups from Europe 5. All of the above
5. All of the above
Which of the following are present in the metropolitan areas of Megalopolis? 1. Crowded housing 2. Industrial plants 3. Theaters 4. Dilapidated structures 5. All of the above
5. All of the above
Which one of the following was NOT one of the changes that increased demand for access within the city center? 1)Construction of peripheral circumferential highways 2)Ring highways 3)Limited-access expressways 4. High-volume highways 5. Toll highways
5. Toll highways
