Chapter 7 Test The Megalopolis

A  the rich hinterland possessed variable soils and a moderate climate

B  Megalopolis’ location relative to Europe encouraged immigration and trade

C  The Fall Line initially kept the population on the Atlantic coastal plain allowing large cities to develop

D  While there were good harbors there were no accessible routes to the interior of the continent

A  The Midwest/Great Lakes region

B  The Southwes

C  The Southeast

D  The Rocky Mountain region

E  The Pacific Northwest

A  The heavier concentration of labor intensive crops like corn, wheat, and dairy cattle in the South.

B  The heavier concentration of factories requiring manufacturing laborers in the South.

C  The heavier concentration of labor intensive crops like rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco in the South.

D  The heavier concentration of textile mills in the South, requiring port laborers to ship finished textiles overseas.

E  The lower number of slave revolts in the South led them to believe the slaves were content.

A  Wild fires

B  Tornadoes

C  Earthquakes

D  Chronic flooding

E  Hurricanes

A  Port cities were centers of culture, diversity, and innovation

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

C  Port cities allowed the rapid settlement of areas west of the Appalachians

D  Port cities allowed shipping trade between different colonies in the region

A  After 1910, there was increasing migration into Megalopolis by African-Americans

B  The mid-1950s saw population movement from the central cities to suburban areas

C  Immigration from Europe, especially Ireland and Germany in the 1940s and 1950s dramatically changed the population

D  The 1980s saw the displacement of lower-income residents through the process of gentrification

E  Agricultural change was due to changes in land use and land value

A  Quaternary

B  Tertiary

C  Primary

D  Secondary

A  It is the largest settlement agglomeration in the United States

B  It includes portions of Virginia and New Hampshire

C  it contains only 1.5% of the US land area but 17% of the population

D  It does include some rural areas

E  All of these all correct

F  The term was coined by Jean Gottman to describe the population cluster extending from Washington, DC to Boston

A  The Sierra Nevadas

B  Appalachian Mountains

C  The Cascade Range

D  The Rocky Mountains

E  The Alps

A  Farmland, Grasslands

B  Tundra, Forest

C  Deserts, Grasslands

D  Forest, Farmland

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

B  The city developed more slowly than other eastern cities, allowing for the creation of more green spaces

C  The city was settled by Germans who brought with them this pattern of city development

D  The location of the city on the Delaware River meant that there was plenty of space for the city to include lots of green spaces

A  Once discrimination in housing was outlawed many African-Americans began moving to suburban areas

B  After the restrictive immigration laws limited the numbers of new foreign-born in-migrants to the US, many African-Americans moved to the region from the Southern United States to find work

C  Prior to 1948 most African Americans lived in city centers because of discriminatory codes that prevented the sale of suburban houses to minorities.

D  Early African-American settlers mostly found work on farms in rural parts of Megalopolis

A  The Piedmont, the Ozarks, the Adirondacks

B  The Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the Appalachians

C  The Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Pacific Border, the Columbia Plateau

D  The Appalachians, the Central Lowland, and St. Lawrence Valley

A  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.

B  I would go ashore and establish the settlement as soon as I sighted land. The most important thing would be to get the settlement started as quickly as possible.

C  I would go ashore and send settlement parties to explore inland areas. The most important thing would be to move westward across the continent to establish settlements in the interior.

D  I would look first for open land that looked fertile. The most important thing would be to find a location with high quality soil for farming.

A  A coastal heavy downpour

B  An island off the coast of New York

C  An alcoholic beverage

D  A subway system

E  A hurricane

A  100,000

B  3,000

C  14,000

D  60,000

A  Brooklyn

B  Harlem

C  Manhattan

D  The Bronx

E  Queens

A  Hurricanes, Drought, Tsunamis

B  Hurricanes, Blizzards, Flooding

C  Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Forest Fires

D  Blizzards, Tornados, Drought

A  Salt Lake City, Utah

B  San Diego, California

C  Austin, Texas

D  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

E  Tampa, Florida

A  Very Low

B  Very High

C  High

D  Moderate

E  Low

A  Tensions between different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups

B  A shortage of well educated and qualified workers

C  None of these will be a problem

D  Loss of population from cities

A  Appalachians, Coastal Plain, Piedmont

B  Appalachians, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

C  Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachians

D  Piedmont, Appalachians, Coastal Plain

A  Made sure that rural homeowners could keep their property in the case of crop failures

B  Took away the authorization of the state seizing the homes of citizens

C  Set a minimum square footage requirement for all homes

D  Created new zoning laws that protected newly built suburbs

E  Prohibited discrimination in housing

A  The opening of the Erie Canal mostly benefited New York

B  The textile industry was the first prominent industry in Megalopolis

C  Political splintering is one of the major problems facing Megalopolis today

D  New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, and Washington DC are the main nodes of Megalopolis

E  The St. Lawrence Seaway benefited all of Megalopolis

A  Norfolk, Virginia

B  Los Angeles/Long Beach

C  New York/New Jersey

D  Seattle/Tacoma

E  Charleston, South Carolina

A  San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

B  Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD

C  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL

D  Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

E  Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH

A  Little variation in land use

B  Places that import what they lack from places that have a surplus

C  A growth pattern that followed transportation corridors

D  Cultural institutions

E  Most of the construction of beltways and parkways took place after World War II

A  Most people thought the landscape around New York was more beautiful to that around Philadelphia, so they preferred to settle in New York

B  New York had a greater diversity of immigrants from all over Europe

C  The city fathers of New York had access to more capital

D  New York had better access to locations in the interior such as the Great Lakes

A  Washington, D.C.

B  New York

C  Boston

D  Philadelphia

E  Baltimore

A  Declining air quality

B  Suburbanization

C  Over-fishing

D  Deindustrialization

E  Urbanization

A  Philadelphia

B  Washington

C  Boston

D  New York

A  Splits

B  Estuaries

C  Lagoons

D  Basins

A  Tulips

B  Cranberries

C  Wheat

D  Cotton

A  Ethnic groups each live in their own neighborhoods near the center of the city

B  Immigrants gradually lose ties to their homelands and adapt to living in North America

C  Members of an ethnic group move to mixed suburban neighborhoods, but maintain personal connections with their communities without living in the same area

D  When neighborhoods diversify, leading to mixing of different ethnic groups

A  All of these contributed

B  New European immigrants provided cheap labor for factories

C  Eastern cities had the nation’s largest supply of capital which provided the money needed to support business

D  The Erie Canal and railroads gave easy access to the resources of the interior

E  Northeastern cities had excellent locations for international trade