geography chapter 5 exam
Which two U.S. states have the largest petroleum reserves?
Alaska and Texas
Ashcan School
Also known as The Eight, a group of American Naturalist painters formed in 1907, most of whom had formerly been newspaper illustrators, they believed in portraying scenes from everyday life in starkly realistic detail. Their 1908 display was the first art show in the U.S.
What is a foreclosure?
An agreement by which somebody borrows money and gives the lender the right to take possession of property given as security if the loan is not repaid
hot spot
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
A channel or pipeline for moving large quantities of water
Aqueduct
An economic activity characteristic of a postindustrial economy?
Biotechnology
How does aqueducts help support California's large population?
By bring freshwater from far away
The removal of whole forests when harvesting timber
Clear-cutting
A physical feature that determines the direction of river flow
Divide
A method used in which crops are grown that rely only on natural precipitation
Dry Farming
NAFTA has created environmental issues along the Rio Grande by
Encouraging rapid industrial growth in the region
From what region did the largest group of foreign-born resident living in the U.S. today immigrate?
Europe
The process by which a body of water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients, encouraging the overgrowth of small plants, especially algae
Eutrophication
Non-renewable energy sources
Fossil Fuels which will eventually run out (oil, coal and natural gas). Energy is potential energy released by human action
How did the level of available natural mineral resources affect industrialization in the United States?
Free and abundant access to natural wealth sped it up; created a prosperous country
The source of a stream or a river
Headwaters
California's Silicon Valley; Seattle, Washington, and Austin Texas are urban areas that have become leaders in the
High-tech industry
A powerful tropical storm that forms over warm ocean waters
Hurricane
What type of music developed in the U.S. during the early 1900s that combined African rhythms with European harmonies?
Jazz
A region in the Northwestern and Midwestern U.S. characterized by its heavy industrial concentration
Manufacturing Belt
It is important to conserve fossil fuels because they are
Nonrenewable Energy Sources
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
Haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from pollution sources
Smog
A mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States.
Sunbelt
What is the area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains that often experiences the rain shadow effect?
The Columbia peninsula
The place where the higher land of the Piedmont drips to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain
The Falling Line
Since the 1960s the population of the Manufacturing Belt has declined while the number of businesses moving to the _______ has increased.
The Sunbelt
Which of the following statements accurately describes changes in the U.S. economy since the 1950s
The number of jobs in manufacturing has declined
Why were the first factories in the U.S. located along the fall line in the Northeast
The waterfalls provided power for factories
A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river
Tributary
What was the series of safe houses that helped thousands of African Americans escape slavery before the Civil War?
Underground Railroad
the great lakes
a group of five freshwater lakes of the central North America between the United States and Canada; the lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway
a series of canals, rivers, and waterways that link the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
Why did the thirteen colonies fight a war for independence from Britain?
in 1760 the British government angered the colonists by imposing new taxes and limiting their freedoms
suburb
not part of city or urban area; residential
Where do the largest concentrations of Asians and Pacific Islanders live in the United States?
the Atlantic coast states and Pacific coast states
demographics
the characteristics of a population with respect to age, race, and gender.
what are the great plains of the united states
the flat landscape east of the Rocky Mountains
What joint United states-Canadian project reduced pollution in the Nashua River and encouraged the construction of wastewater treatment plants?
the great lakes water quality agreement
Columbia Plateau
the largest lava plateau in the world
Why is it important to protect wetlands and swamps such as Florida's Everglades?
they provide habitats for a great variety or vegetation and wildlife.
great plains
vast grassland between the mississippi river and the rocky mountains
