Northeast Megalopolis
What city has the most higher education institutions?
Boston
What city is ranked #1 for innovation, life science and medicine in US?
Boston
Where is Paul Revere's House and the statue of Benjamin Franklin?
Boston
Where has Russian immigrants?
Brighton Beach
Where is Yankee Stadium?
Bronx
What are the municipal flag of NYC and the flag of Albany based on?
Dutch flags
Where did people migrate from to NYC?
FL, GA, SC, NC
Who was William Penn?
Founder of the Province of Pennsylvania and city of Philadelphia
Where is the Apollo Theatre?
Harlem
Who was the first to describe Boston to Washington D.C. (BosWash) a megalopolis?
Jean Gottmann
Where is Little Italy and Chinatown located?
Lower Manhattan
What is the center of the Delaware River basin?
Manufacturing and related distribution of goods
Cape Cod is comprised of
Martha's Vineyard Nantucket
What state has the MOST white-collar workers?
Massachusetts
What city has the highest population in US?
NYC
What city is called the "Global City" of the Northeast US Megalopolis Region?
NYC (bc of its financial, economic, cultural power)
What is the top city of immigration?
NYC (followed by Miami)
What is ranked as most desirable neighborhood to live in in NYC?
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Who invented the Philly Cheesesteak
Pat and Harry Olivieri
What state is nicknamed "The Birthplace of America"?
Pennsylvania
What city has the nickname "City of Brotherly Love"?
Philadelphia
Where is Mets Stadium?
Queens
Oldest Ball Park in MLB
Red Sox Fenway Park
What city is NYC 2nd to when it comes to most expensive rent?
San Francisco
What's the top-grossing musical of all time?
The Lion King
What's the longest-running musical on Broadway?
The Phantom of the Opera
"Bridge and Tunnel"
insult people who don't live in Manhattan
Gentrification
process where wealthier people acquire or rent property in low income and working class communities
Geographers definition of Upstate
the northern borders of Westchester and Rockland counties
Bedroom Community
where commuters live e.g. NJ because they work in NYC or Philly
What's most important to this economy?
Trade transformation and utilities education and health service
Where has the most federal government workers than any other state?
Washington, D.C. (Alaska is 2nd)
What culture is in East village, Manhattan?
Youth counter-culture (punk rock)
Where did the Occupy Wall Street Movement start?
Zuccotti Park, Manhattan
Urban Complex
a clustered network of cities linked together by urban/suburban sprawl and transportation (rail and highway) corridors
NYC residents definition of Upstate
anything north of the city
Where is Chesapeake Bay?
Baltimore Harbor
What city has the highest PROPORTION of white-collar workers?
DC