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

1. Cool summers and cold winters with most precipitation taking place in the winter
2. Cool and mild with most precipitation taking place in summer
3. Warm and mild with most precipitation taking place in the winter
4. Cool summers and cold winters with significant precipitation year round

The first European group build a settlement in the Atlantic Periphery were

1. The French.
2. The British.
3. The Norse.
4. The Spanish.

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

1. The cooling of land after sunset which causes condensation in the air.
2. Winds blowing up a slope causing cooling and condensation.
3. Cold air settling into valleys while warmer air passes over.
4. The interaction of a warm ocean current with cold air masses.

The local people and culture in many parts of the Atlantic Periphery can be described as

1. Identifying strongly as Canadians or Americans.
2. Hostile and yet dependent on outsiders.
3. Eager to move to other regions and escape chronic unemployment and poverty.
4. Highly independent and self-sufficient.

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

1. The Blue Ridge Mountains
2. The Baffin Mountains
3. The Appalachians
4. The Ozarks
5. The Rockies

The term Nor’easter refers to

1. The residents of the most Northeastern part of Canada, Newfoundland.
2. Winter storms that move in from the northeast and bring heavy snowfall.
3. Heavy fogs the move in from the northeast along with the cold Labrador Current.
4. Tropical storms that bring high winds and heavy rains to the Atlantic Periphery in late summer and early fall.

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?

1. The Sun Belt
2. Quebec
3. The Rust Belt
4. Megalopolis

What factor has contributed to growing lobster populations in the region despite large harvests?

1. Declining lobster prices
2. Most people in the region are tired of eating lobster
3. Technological improvements in lobster fishing techniques
4. Overfishing of cod, which eats lobsters

What type of abundant nature resource attracted Europeans to the Atlantic Periphery?

1. The fishing grounds
2. Forests and logging
3. Rich soils for farming
4. Gold and other minerals

Which of the following are among the Northeast Culture Complex groups who resided in the Atlantic Periphery before European settlement?

1. Miwok, Yurok, Chumashan, Athabaskan
2. Nez Perce, Omaha, Pawnee, Wichita
3. Chippewa, Shawnee, Powhatan, Waco
4. Mi’kmaq, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Beothuk

Which of the following contributed to the rush of British settlement in the Atlantic Periphery after 1763?

1. The end of French political control over much of the region
2. The growing tensions in the 13 colonies of the United States
3. The promise of free land
4. All of these answer choices are correct

Which of the following describes the coastline of the Atlantic Periphery?

1. Both glaciation has left thin soils and many harbors where cities and towns have been established are correct
2. Many harbors where cities and towns have been established
3. Gently sloping, with wide flat sandy beaches
4. Glaciation has left thin soils and rocky, rugged coastline

Which of the following factors contributes to lack of urbanization in the Atlantic Periphery?

1. Lack of natural resources
2. Both cool climate and rocky soils AND the lack of natural resources are correct
3. Rich fisheries
4. Cool climate and rocky soils

Which of the following is NOT an example of the impacts of glaciers on the landscape of the Atlantic Periphery?

1. The collapse of the Great Stone Face
2. The few lakes or ponds
3. The rugged coastline and many harbors
4. The rich soil

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

1. Technological improvements have allowed fishing to take place at much faster rates than ever before
2. Pesticides from agricultural runoff are poisoning fish in the north Atlantic
3. U.S. and Canadian governments have imposed onerous laws on fishermen, causing them to abandon their traditional ways of life
4. Fishermen from the region can’t compete with cheap fish from China

Why is the economy of the Atlantic Periphery considered dependent?

1. The economy of the region is relatively weaker than those of nearby regions
2. None of these are correct
3. The economy of the region is dependent on migrant labor from nearby regions
4. The economy of the region is mostly dependent on natural resources and primary economic activity

According to the lecture, which of the following is NOT included in the Atlantic Periphery?

1. Massachusetts
2. part of New York
3. Maine
4. New Hampshire
5. Vermont

According to the lecture, which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the Atlantic Periphery?

1. The region was settled relatively late thus contributing to its isolation
2. The region is an area of limited development located near an area of much greater accessibility
3. There are relatively few large urban areas
4. New Hampshire was the first state to declare independence from England
5. The region extends into parts of Canada

According to the lecture, which statement is INCORRECT regarding the states in the Atlantic Periphery?

1. Mount Washington at around 6300ft is the regions highest peak
2. Vermont was the 14th state to join the United States
3. New Hampshire has held the first presidential primary since 1952
4. The early textile industry in New Hampshire attracted many immigrants from Italy and Germany
5. Vermont was first claimed by the French and taken over by the British after the French Indian War

According to the lecture, which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the Atlantic Periphery?

1. The Labrador Current flows southward and chills the water
2. Lake Champlain forms part of the New York-Vermont boundary
3. The polar, continental, and maritime air masses all meet in the Bypassed East thus maximizing the influence of the marine climate
4. The region was close to the worlds richest fishing ground
5. Fish and trees were the early export commodities of the Bypassed East

According to the lecture, which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding agriculture in the Atlantic Periphery?

1. Today, most farmers specialize in a single crop
2. The Lake Champlain lowlands are a ‘milk shed’ that provide the milk for parts of Megalopolis
3. In early times, agriculture was most subsistence farming
4. The northeast part of Maine has a potato industry that competes with that of Idaho
5. Today, nearly 50% of the region is farmed compared to only 5% around 100 years ago

For #31 go here:

http://www.newgeography.com/content/002788-megalopolis-and-its-rivals (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

According to Table 1 on the webpage, what year saw the highest percent of population growth in Megalopolis?

1. 1960
2. 1990
3. 2000
4. 1980
5. 2010

 For #32 go here:

http://www.newgeography.com/content/002788-megalopolis-and-its-rivals (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

According to the webpage, who coined the term that describes a massive concentration of urban population?

1. Bounty Paper Towels
2. Thomas Edison
3. John Muir
4. Jean Gottman
5. Charles Darwin
6. Ernest Hemmingway

For #33 go here:

http://www.newgeography.com/content/002788-megalopolis-and-its-rivals (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Looking at the maps and the table of urban conurbations on the webpage, which of the urban areas below is NOT under consideration to be labeled a megalopolis?

1. Miami
2. Chicago
3. Las Vegas
4. Los Angeles
5. San Francisco

For #34 go here:

http://www.discovernewengland.org/about-new-england/new-england-usa-quick-facts-0 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

According to the webpage, which one of these is NOT a team that the people of New England are known to be passionate about?

1. Boston Red Sox
2. The New England Revolution
3. New York Yankees
4. Boston Celtics
5. New England Patriots 

 For #35 go here:

http://www.discovernewengland.org/about-new-england/new-england-usa-quick-facts-0 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

According to the webpage, which one of these is NOT an event that took place in New England?

1. Boston Tea Party of 1773
2. The arrival of the Pilgrims
3. The beginning of the Revolutionary War
4. The first presidential inauguration 
5. The first demonstrations for independence from the crown

According to the Granite video below, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efpmGLNcBZM (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. The mountainside where the granite is quarried is called ‘Graniteville’
2. The E.L. Smith quarry in Barre, Vermont is the largest dimensional stone quarry in the world
3. Barre Gray granite is primarily used in monument construction
4. All of these statements are true
5. The Rock of Ages Corporation was founded in 1885