geography of N. america quiz questions

during what time of the year does Toronto, Ontario have the most precipitation?

Actually the precipitation is even all year round

Jazz music, barbequed chicken, and ironwork on antebellum mansions in Georgia are all examples of the cultural influence of what ethnic group on the Coastal South?

African

The percentage of people employed in the primary sector in North America has ________ over the last 100 years.

Decreased

The civil rights movement, industrialization, and air conditioning are all factors that led to what?

Increased population growth in the Inland South since the 1960s.

Why is mountain top removal mining is unpopular with some concerned citizens in the Inland South?

It is more environmentally damaging than underground mining.

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

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

The first permanent British settlement in North America was what?

Jamestown, Virginia

Chicago, with its unparalleled transportation connections was a primary industrial center. It was also America's leading center for ________.

Meatpacking

What situation left the British government with a huge debt that resulted in higher taxes in the 13 colonies?

The French-Indian War

Which major physical feature in North America did glaciers create?

The Great Lakes ( glacial)

The Erie Canal was constructed to provide water route between the Atlantic Coast and what?

The Great Lakes ec

The relocation of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the South to cities in the industrial North is known by what name?

The Great Migration

Petroleum and natural gas production has been associated with the economic base of which parts of North America?

The Gulf Coast, the Great Plains, and parts of northern Canada.

Tourism, second-home development, and permanent in-migration are all having an increasing impact on the economy of the Atlantic Periphery. Where are these tourists and migrants mainly coming from?

Megalopolis

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

Memphis and Nashville

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

Mixed Farms

Which of the following cities, located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers, has been a center for trade and cultural exchange since its establishment in 1642?

Montreal

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 ________.

The Heartland

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

The Long Lot System

During the 19th and early 20th century most of the largest cities in the United States were located in ________.

The Northeast

The frequent fogs that contribute to shipping hazards along the coast of the Atlantic Periphery are most often caused by

The interaction of a warm ocean current with cold air masses.

What two major tertiary sector industries in the Inland South have experienced major growth in the last half of the twentieth century?

The military and tourism.

North American manufacturing has traditionally been centered in what part of North America?

New England and the Great Lakes

What are the five largest cities in Megalopolis?

New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston, Baltimore

The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system flows ________ into the ________.

North-east, North Atlantic

Most cities in the Atlantic Periphery are located

On the Atlantic coast or in river valleys.

Upper Canada refers to what part of the country?

Ontario

`The capital of Canada is what?

Ottawa

Logging has been associated with the economic base of which parts of North America?

Pacific Northwest, Maine and Eastern Canada

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

Paper milling

What are two challenges faced by Florida's citrus industry?

Periodic frosts and increased international competition

during the 19th and early 20th centuries the majority of immigrants to the united states were from what part of the world

eastern and southern europe

The primary geomorphic process(es) at work on the landforms of the Atlantic Periphery are what?

erosion and glaciation

francophones are peoples who speak what language

french

most of the population of canda lives in what part of the country

within 150 miles of the us canada border

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?

Philadelphia was one of the first eastern cities to be planned rather than be settled haphazardly

The study of the environmental characteristics of Earth is called what?

Physical geography

Some examples of the enduring impacts indigenous people have had on the cultural landscape of North America are

Place-names, food preferences, clothing styles, environmental attitudes and spiritual belief.

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

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

In North America the majority of workers are employed in which sector(s) of the economy?

Primary

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?

Quebec City

Three of the most significant crops currently and historically associated with the Coastal South are what?

Rice, Citrus, and Sugar

A system of farming in which the land and equipment is owned not owned by the farmers, but rather by large landowners is called what?

Sharecropping

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

Suburban areas

Why have fisheries in the region declined since the 1950s?

Technological improvements have allowed fishing to take place a much faster rates than ever before

How are people living near the Great Lakes impacted by the weather changes related to presence of a large body of water?

Temperatures are moderated by the presence of the lakes, but precipitation is increased.

Jobs that provide sales and services such as mechanics, doctors, waiters, and massage therapists are examples of which economic sector?

Tertiary

What event led to thousands of Cuban immigrants settling in Miami Florida?

The 1959 Cuban revolution, led by Fidel Castro

The first mountain chain that slowed the western movement of early American settlers was ________.

The Appalachian Mountains

The majority of mountains in the Atlantic Periphery part of which range?

The Appalachians

Although Britain was not the first European country to establish settlements in North America, British settlers were highly successful. What was one of the differences in British settlement patterns that may have contributed to this success?

The British government encouraged entire families to settle in North America.

The most important factor that influenced the population densities of Native Americas/First Nations?

Access to abundant natural resources

By current research, aboriginal people first came to the North American continent about when?

14,000 to 50,000 years ago

Under the Northwest Ordinance and the newly ratified Constitution of the United States, a state could be admitted into the union once it had ________ Euro-American settlers.

60,000

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

80%

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

Because leaders of northern and southern states couldn't agree on which existing U.S. city should be the capital

When depositional forces are dominant on a coastline, those forces produce which of the following features?

Broad beaches

If you visited Quebec, you would see many structures that mark this area as settled by people of what religion?

Catholic

The climate of the Atlantic Periphery could be described in what way?

Cool summers and cold winters with significant precipitation year round

National seashores have been established on several barrier islands in the Coastal South to protect the fragile ecosystems of these areas from what?

Development of residences and seaside resorts.

The settlements of New Netherlands were lost to what colonial power in 1664?

England

The first successful (continuously inhabited) European settlement in the continental United States was established in what area?

Florida

Most of land in the Atlantic Periphery is covered by

Forests

The Louisiana Purchase involved a transfer of sovereignty from what country to the United States?

France

French traders exchanged European goods with Native Americans for what?

Furs

The lava of a shield volcano

Has a low viscosity and so flows across the landscape

What is the largest city in the Coast South?

Houston, Texas

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

Hurricanes, Blizzards, Flooding

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?

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.

Which variable influences that amount of solar radiation of a place, and the length of day in that place?

Latitude

Cities in the Great Lakes and Corn Belt that are ________ seem to be more successful in weathering the transition to the postindustrial economy.

Less oriented to manufacturing

What factors are more important in determining where tertiary and quaternary sector firms choose to locate?

Locating in areas with lots of amenities and relatively low cost of living

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

Logging

High technology industries are often located near what?

Major research universities

What are the five boroughs of New York?

Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island

The view that the United States had the right to claim all the territory west to the Pacific Ocean is called what?

Manifest destiny

Which of the following best describes the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding on the population of New Orleans?

Many residents lost their homes and have been unable to rebuild.

Why is eastern Oklahoma the location of tribal headquarters for many Native American groups?

Many tribes were forced to relocate to this region.

Military bases and spending are associated with what part of North America?

The South and the Sun Belt

Who was first European group to found a settlement in the Coastal South?

The Spanish

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

The St Lawrence Valley

By the end of the twentieth century changes in urban structure in the United States meant that most of the largest cities in the United States were located in ________.

The Sunbelt

Which of the following was created to help control the flooding of the Tennessee River and provide affordable power for the Inland South?

The Tennessee Valley Authority

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

The Township and Range System

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

The Trail of Tears

The mild climate and easy access to overseas transportation of the Coastal South have made it a center for what tertiary sector industry?

The U.S. military

What European group was the first to send explorers to North America?

The Vikings

The Great Lakes and the Corn Belt region became known as the "Rust Belt" because

The decay of the region's cities from deindustrialization, as steel mills and auto manufacturers moved to other parts of the world, and the resulting loss of population, increase in crime and chronic unemployment.

A presidential republic, such as the United States, has what characteristics?

The executive and legislative branches of government are linked

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

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

The Great Expulsion or Great Upheaval refers to what?

The forced migration of French settlers out of Acadia during the French and Indian War

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

The referendum barely failed

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

Their principal industrial products

North America is the world's ________.

Third largest continent

In April 1974, the city of Xenia, Ohio suffered severe damage and several fatalities due to what natural hazard common to the Great Lakes and Corn Belt?

Tornadoes

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

White flight

canadas political system in which the queen of england is the official head of state but a prime minister is the elected head of the federal government is called what?

a common wealth

a region created by a shared set of links or spatial interactions is called what ?

a functional region

the prime minister in canada fulfils two roles

a member of the nobility, and the chief executive of the country

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

beaches