Chapter 7 Test The Megalopolis

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

B  Megalopolis’ location relative to Europe encouraged immigration and trade

C  the rich hinterland possessed variable soils and a moderate climate

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

A  The Rocky Mountain region

B  The Midwest/Great Lakes region

C  The Southwes

D  The Pacific Northwest

E  The Southeast

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

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

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

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

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

A  Tornadoes

B  Wild fires

C  Hurricanes

D  Earthquakes

E  Chronic flooding

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

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 allowed the rapid settlement of areas west of the Appalachians

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

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

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

A  Quaternary

B  Tertiary

C  Secondary

D  Primary

A  All of these all correct

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

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

D  It includes portions of Virginia and New Hampshire

E  It is the largest settlement agglomeration in the United States

F  It does include some rural areas

A  The Sierra Nevadas

B  Appalachian Mountains

C  The Rocky Mountains

D  The Cascade Range

E  The Alps

A  Deserts, Grasslands

B  Forest, Farmland

C  Farmland, Grasslands

D  Tundra, Forest

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

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

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 Piedmont, the Ozarks, the Adirondacks

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

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

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

A  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.

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 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 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.

A  A coastal heavy downpour

B  A subway system

C  A hurricane

D  An island off the coast of New York

E  An alcoholic beverage

A  100,000

B  14,000

C  60,000

D  3,000

A  The Bronx

B  Queens

C  Manhattan

D  Harlem

E  Brooklyn

A  Hurricanes, Drought, Tsunamis

B  Blizzards, Tornados, Drought

C  Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Forest Fires

D  Hurricanes, Blizzards, Flooding

A  Salt Lake City, Utah

B  Austin, Texas

C  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

D  San Diego, California

E  Tampa, Florida

A  Low

B  Moderate

C  Very Low

D  Very High

E  High

A  Loss of population from cities

B  None of these will be a problem

C  Tensions between different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups

D  A shortage of well educated and qualified workers

A  Appalachians, Coastal Plain, Piedmont

B  Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachians

C  Piedmont, Appalachians, Coastal Plain

D  Appalachians, Piedmont, 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 textile industry was the first prominent industry in Megalopolis

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

C  The St. Lawrence Seaway benefited all of Megalopolis

D  The opening of the Erie Canal mostly benefited New York

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

A  Seattle/Tacoma

B  Norfolk, Virginia

C  Charleston, South Carolina

D  New York/New Jersey

E  Los Angeles/Long Beach

A  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL

B  Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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

D  San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

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

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

B  Cultural institutions

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

D  Little variation in land use

E  A growth pattern that followed transportation corridors

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

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

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

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

A  New York

B  Washington, D.C.

C  Boston

D  Baltimore

E  Philadelphia

A  Urbanization

B  Deindustrialization

C  Suburbanization

D  Declining air quality

E  Over-fishing

A  Philadelphia

B  Boston

C  New York

D  Washington

A  Splits

B  Basins

C  Estuaries

D  Lagoons

A  Tulips

B  Cotton

C  Cranberries

D  Wheat

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

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

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

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

B  Northeastern cities had excellent locations for international trade

C  All of these contributed

D  New European immigrants provided cheap labor for factories

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