According to the lecture, which of the following is INCORRECT?

1. coal moves north out of West Virginia through Ohio and Pennsylvania
2. In 1997, Maryland led the nation in steel production
3. before 1830, manufacturing was confined to the Atlantic Coast
4. iron ore moves from Lake Superior south through the other Great Lakes

For question #43 go here:

https://unitedstateshistorylsa.wikispaces.com/Sunbelt+and+Rustbelt (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

According to the webpage, what war marked the slowing down of the economy in the Rustbelt?

1. The Cold War
2. World War I
3. World War II
4. The Vietnam War
5. The Mexican-American War

The primary cause of increased productivity of individual farmers in North America over the course of the 20th century is ________.

1. Low-wage migrant labor
2. A natural decrease in pest populations
3. Technological innovation
4. Farmers 100 years ago were ignorant and lazy

Cash-grain farming is associated with what part of North America?

1. The Coastal South (Florida, South Carolina)
2. The Northwest (Washington, Oregon).
3. The Midwest (Illinois, IowA..
4. The Southwest (New Mexico, ArizonA..

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

1. Fluctuated
2. Increased
3. Stayed at about the same level
4. Decreased

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

1. Newfoundland and other parts of the Atlantic Periphery
2. The Rocky Mountains and Intermontane West
3. The Gulf Coast, the Great Plains, and parts of northern Canada
4. Pacific Northwest, Maine and Eastern Canada

High technology industries are often located near what?

1. Major research universities
2. Other manufacturing industries
3. Mountains
4. Coasts

The economic activities that a community relies on to generate income from elsewhere is called the

1. Prime economy
2. Economic base
3. Monetary focus
4. Pecuniary center

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 ________.

1. The Northwest
2. The Sunbelt
3. The Great Plains
4. The Northeast

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According to the webpage, what is the formal body that elects the President and Vice-President?

1. The Senate
2. The Department of State
3. The Supreme Court
4. House of Representatives
5. The Electoral College

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

1. The Rocky Mountains and Intermontane West.
2. The Gulf Coast, the Great Plains, and parts of northern Canada.
3. Pacific Northwest, Maine and Eastern Canada.
4. Newfoundland and other parts of the Atlantic Periphery.

Over the course of the 20th century population has been centered in various settings. Which of the follow best describes the development and growth of these population centers over time?

1. Urban-suburban-edge cities-rural
2. Suburban-edge cities-urban-rural
3. Rural-urban-suburbs-edge cities
4. Rural-suburbs-edge cities-urban

According to the lecture, which of the following is INCORRECT regarding North American Economic Activities?

1. Almost all livestock ranching is west of the Mississippi River
2. Irrigated agriculture extends all across the US
3. Specialty crops are found mostly in the South
4. There is no wheat farming east of the Mississippi River
5. Mediterranean agriculture is almost exclusively found in California

According to the lecture, which of these is NOT an industrial location factor?

1. proximity to state capitals
2. transportation
3. labor availability
4. location of raw materials
5. energy availabilty

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

1. Tertiary
2. Quaternary
3. Secondary
4. Primary

In recent decades, in contrast to early immigration patterns, many new immigrants to North America live in

1. Ethnic neighborhoods.
2. Downtowns/the central city.
3. Rural areas.
4. The suburbs.

According to the lecture, which of the following is incorrect regarding the US manufacturing core?

1. It is near accessibility resources
2. it is concentrated in the Ohio Valley, Megalopolis, and the Southern shores of the Great Lakes
3. It straddles the US-Canada border
4. It is near mineral resources
5. It overlaps the Agricultural Core
6. All of these statements are correct

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

1. Eastern Canada and New England
2. The Great Plains and Rocky Mountains
3. The South and the Sun Belt
4. The Pacific Northwest and Intermontane West

Why have manufacturing jobs moved from their traditional center in the Rust Belt to other regions in North America and regions outside of North America?

1. Energy costs became too high because of the cold climate.
2. Manufacturing jobs have moved in order to lower labor costs.
3. There was a lack of skilled labor in the Rust Belt.
4. Costs of transportation to and from the Rust Belt became too high.

Between 2000 and 2010 a number of large cities in which region lost population?

1. The Northwest
2. The Southwest
3. New England
4. The Rust Belt

Economic activities whose location does not rely on factors such as the location of raw materials, transportation costs, and large labor forces are called what?

1. Untethered
2. Movers
3. Footloose activities
4. Free agents

For many years a mainstay of the economy in Seattle, Washington was commercial fishing. Many people not employed in the fishing industry were employed providing goods and services to fishermen. This is an example of

1. Why cities grow rapidly when fishing is their main economic driver.
2. How service employees are less important to the economy than other types of workers.
3. Basic employment generating non-basic employment.
4. How important fishing is to coastal economies.

The word that describes the relationship between geography and international relations is ________.

1. International geography
2. Globalization
3. Geo-foreign policy
4. Geopolitics

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

1. The Southwest
2. New England and the Great Lakes
3. The Pacific Northwest and Western Canada
4. The Inland South

For question #32 go here:

https://unitedstateshistorylsa.wikispaces.com/Sunbelt+and+Rustbelt (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

According to the webpage, which one of these states is NOT located within the Rustbelt?

1. Ohio
2. Virginia
3. Indiana
4. Pennsylvania
5. New York

Which of the following is an example of employment in the primary sector?

1. Miner
2. Carpenter
3. Car salesman
4. College professor

According to the lecture, which of the following is INCORRECT?

1. Sunshine and proximity to water are two major post-industrial locational factors
2. computers and telecommunications have driven industrial relocation
3. a secondary industrial region runs from Richmond, Virginia to Birmingham, Alabama
4. Ohio and Indiana led the country in manufacturing job loss from 1920 to 2005
5. the government and the military are major post-industrial occupations