Geog332 test 2

What are the three physiographic provinces that make up the Megalopolis?

-Atlantic Coastal Plain -Piedmont -Appalachians

Know why coal is considered a mixed blessing? Why is coal mining considered a double-edged sword?

-Because it produces many jobs for all the people in the area but they end up destroying their ecosystem to get coal. -It is a double edged sword since they get jobs and fuel for a dangerouse job that hurts the environment

What are the landform regions that make up the Appalachian area?

-Piedmont -Blue ridge mountains -great valley -ridges and valleys -App plateau

types of coal mining, and what influences these types have on the people that live there?

-Shaft Mining: less pollution but death, respiratory illness -Strip Mining: Safer than shaft mining but is hard on envt and contaminates -Mountain top removal: can access areas that were difficult, but hurts envt, pollution, changes landscape

What is a megalopolis? megalopolis-difference between the M and m

-a region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together. -Megalopolis=Boston->D.C. & Phil., Baltimore -megalopolis=highly dense, populated dense cities. -High pop density, Accessibility, urban sprawl

What are the eight characteristics that L'Enfant wanted to include in his design of Washington DC and what did they represent?

1) Major public buildings on higher ground (symbolizes importance) 2) Spacing of Gov't branches (symbolize separation of powers) 3) Broad diagonal avenues (shorten dist., significance of the states) 4) Design key intersection nodes ("circles" parks and monuments) 5) Grande promenade (public open space, and museums) 6) Canal in the core area (stimulate private sector) 7) Sites for colleges and national cathedral (express cult values, faith, higher edu 8) Monument to George Washington- (great leaders deserve recognition

Why was Megalopolis dependent on port cities?

Because this is where they got goods and sent them. It was easy to being a ship as close as possible to land.

Be able to explain fall-line cities

Beside the fall line. Between piedmont and coastal plain

What are the five boroughs in New York?

Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island

What are fall line cities? Be able to explain what the fall line is and how these cities developed. What is a primate city?

Cities located between a piedmont and coastal plain (on the fall line) When a city has more influence than other cities/country (the big ones)

Be able to explain the geographic concepts of the core and periphery

Core: Where the decisions are made (like the megalopolis Periphery: Everywhere else affected by decisions made by others.

What is the Mason-Dixon Line?

Dividing line between slave and free states

Who are the Huguenots?

French Protestants

Who were the Acadians? How did they become Cajuns? Be able to explain

French settlers who were forcibly removed from Nova Scotia. They changed from adapting to their new home. Their cult., food, music, and more changed to that area.

What did the video on Appalachia show about the significance of music and religion in this region? ESSAY

It came to life there since it was all a tough time with no jobs and less resources. It gave them hope when they were starving and worse, it was a starting point

What were the impacts of glaciation in this region?

It caused many different valleys, rivers or estuaries form

What is Ellis Island?

It is the place where immigrants coming to the east coast came into the U.S.

How was the physical geography benefited the growth of New York City?

It was a good place to farm and to ship things. They had lots of industries, which allowed for more jobs.

Where would you find C and where would you find D?

It would be in mediterranean climates. like california. In Europe as well

Flash floods cost millions in damages. what area is prone to flash floods and why?

It would be the SE portion and carribean due to lower sea levels, heavy storms, and not the best wave breakers

What are barrier islands? what is the problem with building barrier islands?

Long thin islands that run parallel to the shore

What are the major cities in the megalopolis? are they called and describe each one

NY (highdensity and fast), Bost (water ports), Phil, balt

The Appalachian spread from alabama all the way to new foundland. did glaciers cover the entire area?

Not all of due to the different climates they have. It was more the N like new foundland

What are examples of primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary sectors in this region?

Prim: production of raw mats (coal) Secon: manufacturing, industry tert: service sector (retial, health) Quat: gov,edu,finan

What is the Grand Banks?

The Grand Banks is a fishing area off the Atlantic Coast near Newfoundland.

What have been some of the natural disasters in this area?

hurricanes, storms

What mountain system stretches through this region?

The appalachians

What is the weather like in this area? What climate classification?

The climate is a humid suptropical (Cfa). that is between 30-40 on se side of continents. Hot and humid with long summers. cool and humid with short winter(gets more rain though) Coast has cooler temp. very thunderstorm prone

What are some of the environmental concerns in this area? Problems in Megalopolis

The high amounts of pollution and trash from the factories and high amounts of people. Even overfishing or consumption of necessities

Know about the landforms and how they have been created in this region. What landforms were created by glaciation in this region?

The northern portion had glaciers carve out valleys when melted. It filled them in and made deep rivers or estuaries like chesapeake bay. Also the great lakes

What is the Indian Removal Act? What president authorized it? what is the trail of tears?

The removal of Native Americans east of the Mississippi River to lands in the west.

What is the agriculture like in this region?

There is commercial farming mixed crops=livestocks, dairy farm (close to city), grain farming, livestock ranching, and mediterranean farming

Where are the highest elevations in the Appalachians?

it is 6648 ft above sea level,

What are the characteristics we see in this region that speak of diversity?

it is highly diverse with other ethnicities.

Is the population in this area homogenous?

no they are not since they want to stay there

What is the topography like in this region?

sandy beaches, swamps, lakes, marshes, ports and bays, sandy barrier

Which of the major cities in the Megalopolis is also a state capital?

that is boston

What is white flight?

the emigration of whites from an area in anticipation of blacks immigrating into the area

Flat topography, lack of drainage and an abundance of rainfall, what types of problems?

these are all causes of flooding and moist weather

Textbook says this is the most thunderstorm-prone region. and there is a history of hurricanes. explain why?

this would be orangetree, fl due to cold air and warm air interracting. This happens often

It is densely populated, but is it homogeneous?

They are not homogeneous

What are significant reasons for still building skyscrapers?

This is due to limited space so the only thing companies can do is go up instead of out. Also, it can help preserve land like trees, parks, and anything in the open

How do the Labrador current and the gulf stream contribute to weather and climate in this region?

This is that the labrador brings colder water south which makes things colder and damp. while the gulf brings hot water up towards it.

Discuss the significance of fishing in this region. How did that impact the forests in this region?

This region had an issue with over fishing at first since there wasn't many food sources. Also, many forests were cut down to make space for people and their creations

What influences weather and climate in this region?

This would be the winds, the cooler air that blows by, and how there is a mt covering one side to keep the cool longer

What are the agricultural crops in this region? How about the inland south?

This would be tropical fruits and veg, cotton, sugar cane, citrus fruits, rice, tobacco, corn

What state is entirely in the Appalachians?

West virginia

We discussed the significance of core and periphery in this region. can you explain it?

Where the decisions are made (like at megalopolis). So the bigger more important cities make the changes while the others have to follow it

Who came up with this term? What are the main characteristics?

Who: Jean Gottoman Characteristics:

Is it the high elevation in these mountains that lead to flooding?

Yes because it makes all of the water stay trapped in a certain area after moving around. also from flat surfaces

What is the Underground Railroad?

a network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves in the United States to escape to freedom.

Why was Washington DC selected to be the place to build the capital?

because the way the rivers formed an L shaped allowed for protection and transportation. Plus the formation of grids and streets were easy

Explain fall line cities

cities located between the piedmont and atlantic coastal plain

What types of music originated in this region?

country, jazz and more

What is the weather like in this area? C and D be able to explain what these are like.

C=mild mid latitude D=severe mid latitude Cold water curr goes down (mP) (labrador) Warm water curr up (mT) (gulf stream) W=cold,damp S=hot,humid

Who is the TVA? When was this created and Why? Is everyone happy with what the TVA has created? Why or why not?

Tennesse valley authority. it was created after WW2 to help cities and the army corps of eng. so they can fix rivers and levees to not flood.