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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A While there were good harbors there were no accessible routes to the interior of the continent
B Megalopolis’ location relative to Europe encouraged immigration and trade
C the rich hinterland possessed variable soils and a moderate climate
D The Fall Line initially kept the population on the Atlantic coastal plain allowing large cities to develop
Question #2
A The Southeast
B The Midwest/Great Lakes region
C The Pacific Northwest
D The Rocky Mountain region
E The Southwes
Question #3
A The heavier concentration of labor intensive crops like rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco in the South.
B The lower number of slave revolts in the South led them to believe the slaves were content.
C The heavier concentration of labor intensive crops like corn, wheat, and dairy cattle in the South.
D The heavier concentration of factories requiring manufacturing laborers in the South.
E The heavier concentration of textile mills in the South, requiring port laborers to ship finished textiles overseas.
Question #4
A Earthquakes
B Hurricanes
C Tornadoes
D Wild fires
E Chronic flooding
Question #5
A Port cities allowed shipping trade between different colonies in the region
B Port cities allowed the rapid settlement of areas west of the Appalachians
C Port cities were centers of culture, diversity, and innovation
D Port cities facilitated the shipment of raw materials from the colonies to Europe
Question #6
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 The 1980s saw the displacement of lower-income residents through the process of gentrification
D Agricultural change was due to changes in land use and land value
E Immigration from Europe, especially Ireland and Germany in the 1940s and 1950s dramatically changed the population
Question #7
A Secondary
B Primary
C Quaternary
D Tertiary
Question #8
A It includes portions of Virginia and New Hampshire
B The term was coined by Jean Gottman to describe the population cluster extending from Washington, DC to Boston
C All of these all correct
D it contains only 1.5% of the US land area but 17% of the population
E It is the largest settlement agglomeration in the United States
F It does include some rural areas
Question #9
A The Cascade Range
B The Rocky Mountains
C Appalachian Mountains
D The Alps
E The Sierra Nevadas
Question #10
A Deserts, Grasslands
B Tundra, Forest
C Farmland, Grasslands
D Forest, Farmland
Question #11
A The city developed more slowly than other eastern cities, allowing for the creation of more green spaces
B Philadelphia was one of the first eastern cities to be planned rather than be settled haphazardly
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
Question #12
A Early African-American settlers mostly found work on farms in rural parts of Megalopolis
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 Once discrimination in housing was outlawed many African-Americans began moving to suburban areas
Question #13
A The Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Pacific Border, the Columbia Plateau
B The Piedmont, the Ozarks, the Adirondacks
C The Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the Appalachians
D The Appalachians, the Central Lowland, and St. Lawrence Valley
Question #14
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.
Question #15
A A coastal heavy downpour
B An island off the coast of New York
C A hurricane
D An alcoholic beverage
E A subway system
Question #16
A 100,000
B 3,000
C 60,000
D 14,000
Question #17
A Brooklyn
B The Bronx
C Queens
D Manhattan
E Harlem
Question #18
A Hurricanes, Blizzards, Flooding
B Hurricanes, Drought, Tsunamis
C Blizzards, Tornados, Drought
D Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Forest Fires
Question #19
A Austin, Texas
B San Diego, California
C Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
D Salt Lake City, Utah
E Tampa, Florida
Question #20
A High
B Very High
C Low
D Moderate
E Very Low
Question #21
A None of these will be a problem
B A shortage of well educated and qualified workers
C Tensions between different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups
D Loss of population from cities
Question #22
A Appalachians, Coastal Plain, Piedmont
B Appalachians, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
C Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachians
D Piedmont, Appalachians, Coastal Plain
Question #23
A Prohibited discrimination in housing
B Took away the authorization of the state seizing the homes of citizens
C Created new zoning laws that protected newly built suburbs
D Made sure that rural homeowners could keep their property in the case of crop failures
E Set a minimum square footage requirement for all homes
Question #24
A The opening of the Erie Canal mostly benefited New York
B The St. Lawrence Seaway benefited all of Megalopolis
C The textile industry was the first prominent industry in Megalopolis
D Political splintering is one of the major problems facing Megalopolis today
E New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, and Washington DC are the main nodes of Megalopolis
Question #25
A New York/New Jersey
B Charleston, South Carolina
C Los Angeles/Long Beach
D Seattle/Tacoma
E Norfolk, Virginia
Question #26
A Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH
B San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
C Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
D Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
E Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Question #27
A Little variation in land use
B Cultural institutions
C Places that import what they lack from places that have a surplus
D A growth pattern that followed transportation corridors
E Most of the construction of beltways and parkways took place after World War II
Question #28
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
Question #29
A Washington, D.C.
B Baltimore
C New York
D Philadelphia
E Boston
Question #30
A Suburbanization
B Over-fishing
C Deindustrialization
D Declining air quality
E Urbanization
Question #31
A Philadelphia
B Washington
C New York
D Boston
Question #32
A Estuaries
B Splits
C Lagoons
D Basins
Question #33
A Tulips
B Wheat
C Cotton
D Cranberries
Question #34
A Members of an ethnic group move to mixed suburban neighborhoods, but maintain personal connections with their communities without living in the same area
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 Immigrants gradually lose ties to their homelands and adapt to living in North America
Question #35
A The Erie Canal and railroads gave easy access to the resources of the interior
B Eastern cities had the nation’s largest supply of capital which provided the money needed to support business
C Northeastern cities had excellent locations for international trade
D New European immigrants provided cheap labor for factories
E All of these contributed