Chapter 7 Test The Megalopolis

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

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

C  the rich hinterland possessed variable soils and a moderate climate

D  Megalopolis’ location relative to Europe encouraged immigration and trade

A  The Southwes

B  The Southeast

C  The Pacific Northwest

D  The Rocky Mountain region

E  The Midwest/Great Lakes region

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

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 labor intensive crops like corn, wheat, and dairy cattle in the South.

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

A  Tornadoes

B  Wild fires

C  Chronic flooding

D  Hurricanes

E  Earthquakes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  Tertiary

B  Primary

C  Secondary

D  Quaternary

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

B  It does include some rural areas

C  It includes portions of Virginia and New Hampshire

D  It is the largest settlement agglomeration in the United States

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

F  All of these all correct

A  The Cascade Range

B  The Rocky Mountains

C  The Sierra Nevadas

D  Appalachian Mountains

E  The Alps

A  Deserts, Grasslands

B  Forest, Farmland

C  Farmland, Grasslands

D  Tundra, Forest

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

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

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

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

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

C  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

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

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

B  The Piedmont, the Ozarks, the Adirondacks

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

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

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 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.

C  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.

D  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.

A  A coastal heavy downpour

B  A hurricane

C  An island off the coast of New York

D  An alcoholic beverage

E  A subway system

A  60,000

B  3,000

C  14,000

D  100,000

A  Queens

B  Harlem

C  Manhattan

D  Brooklyn

E  The Bronx

A  Blizzards, Tornados, Drought

B  Hurricanes, Drought, Tsunamis

C  Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Forest Fires

D  Hurricanes, Blizzards, Flooding

A  San Diego, California

B  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

C  Tampa, Florida

D  Austin, Texas

E  Salt Lake City, Utah

A  Very High

B  Very Low

C  Low

D  Moderate

E  High

A  Loss of population from cities

B  A shortage of well educated and qualified workers

C  None of these will be a problem

D  Tensions between different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups

A  Appalachians, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

B  Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachians

C  Piedmont, Appalachians, Coastal Plain

D  Appalachians, Coastal Plain, Piedmont

A  Set a minimum square footage requirement for all homes

B  Prohibited discrimination in housing

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

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

E  Created new zoning laws that protected newly built suburbs

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

B  The textile industry was the first prominent industry in Megalopolis

C  The opening of the Erie Canal mostly benefited New York

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

E  The St. Lawrence Seaway benefited all of Megalopolis

A  Los Angeles/Long Beach

B  Charleston, South Carolina

C  Seattle/Tacoma

D  New York/New Jersey

E  Norfolk, Virginia

A  Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

B  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL

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

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

E  San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

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

B  Little variation in land use

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

D  Cultural institutions

E  A growth pattern that followed transportation corridors

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  The city fathers of New York had access to more capital

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

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

A  Philadelphia

B  Washington, D.C.

C  Boston

D  Baltimore

E  New York

A  Declining air quality

B  Suburbanization

C  Urbanization

D  Over-fishing

E  Deindustrialization

A  Washington

B  Boston

C  New York

D  Philadelphia

A  Lagoons

B  Estuaries

C  Splits

D  Basins

A  Wheat

B  Cranberries

C  Cotton

D  Tulips

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

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

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

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

A  Northeastern cities had excellent locations for international trade

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  All of these contributed

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