Northeast Megalopolis

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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


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