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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 Fall Line initially kept the population on the Atlantic coastal plain allowing large cities to develop
D the rich hinterland possessed variable soils and a moderate climate
Question #2
A The Southwes
B The Pacific Northwest
C The Midwest/Great Lakes region
D The Southeast
E The Rocky Mountain region
Question #3
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 corn, wheat, and dairy cattle 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 rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco in the South.
Question #4
A Hurricanes
B Wild fires
C Chronic flooding
D Tornadoes
E Earthquakes
Question #5
A Port cities allowed the rapid settlement of areas west of the Appalachians
B Port cities allowed shipping trade between different colonies in the region
C Port cities facilitated the shipment of raw materials from the colonies to Europe
D Port cities were centers of culture, diversity, and innovation
Question #6
A Agricultural change was due to changes in land use and land value
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 After 1910, there was increasing migration into Megalopolis by African-Americans
E Immigration from Europe, especially Ireland and Germany in the 1940s and 1950s dramatically changed the population
Question #7
A Tertiary
B Primary
C Secondary
D Quaternary
Question #8
A It does include some rural areas
B All of these all correct
C The term was coined by Jean Gottman to describe the population cluster extending from Washington, DC to Boston
D It is the largest settlement agglomeration in the United States
E it contains only 1.5% of the US land area but 17% of the population
F It includes portions of Virginia and New Hampshire
Question #9
A The Cascade Range
B Appalachian Mountains
C The Rocky Mountains
D The Alps
E The Sierra Nevadas
Question #10
A Deserts, Grasslands
B Farmland, Grasslands
C Tundra, Forest
D Forest, Farmland
Question #11
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
Question #12
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 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 Early African-American settlers mostly found work on farms in rural parts of Megalopolis
D Once discrimination in housing was outlawed many African-Americans began moving to suburban areas
Question #13
A The Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the Appalachians
B The Piedmont, the Ozarks, the Adirondacks
C The Appalachians, the Central Lowland, and St. Lawrence Valley
D The Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Pacific Border, the Columbia Plateau
Question #14
A 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.
B 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.
C 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.
D 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.
Question #15
A A subway system
B A coastal heavy downpour
C A hurricane
D An alcoholic beverage
E An island off the coast of New York
Question #16
A 60,000
B 14,000
C 100,000
D 3,000
Question #17
A Brooklyn
B Harlem
C Manhattan
D The Bronx
E Queens
Question #18
A Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Forest Fires
B Hurricanes, Drought, Tsunamis
C Blizzards, Tornados, Drought
D Hurricanes, Blizzards, Flooding
Question #19
A Austin, Texas
B Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C Tampa, Florida
D Salt Lake City, Utah
E San Diego, California
Question #20
A Moderate
B Very High
C High
D Low
E Very Low
Question #21
A Tensions between different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups
B None of these will be a problem
C A shortage of well educated and qualified workers
D Loss of population from cities
Question #22
A Appalachians, Coastal Plain, Piedmont
B Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachians
C Piedmont, Appalachians, Coastal Plain
D Appalachians, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Question #23
A Took away the authorization of the state seizing the homes of citizens
B Created new zoning laws that protected newly built suburbs
C Set a minimum square footage requirement for all homes
D Made sure that rural homeowners could keep their property in the case of crop failures
E Prohibited discrimination in housing
Question #24
A New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, and Washington DC are the main nodes of Megalopolis
B The St. Lawrence Seaway benefited all of Megalopolis
C Political splintering is one of the major problems facing Megalopolis today
D The textile industry was the first prominent industry in Megalopolis
E The opening of the Erie Canal mostly benefited New York
Question #25
A Los Angeles/Long Beach
B Norfolk, Virginia
C Seattle/Tacoma
D New York/New Jersey
E Charleston, South Carolina
Question #26
A Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
B Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH
C San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
D Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
E Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Question #27
A Most of the construction of beltways and parkways took place after World War II
B A growth pattern that followed transportation corridors
C Places that import what they lack from places that have a surplus
D Cultural institutions
E Little variation in land use
Question #28
A New York had better access to locations in the interior such as the Great Lakes
B The city fathers of New York had access to more capital
C Most people thought the landscape around New York was more beautiful to that around Philadelphia, so they preferred to settle in New York
D New York had a greater diversity of immigrants from all over Europe
Question #29
A Boston
B Philadelphia
C Baltimore
D New York
E Washington, D.C.
Question #30
A Suburbanization
B Declining air quality
C Deindustrialization
D Over-fishing
E Urbanization
Question #31
A Philadelphia
B Washington
C New York
D Boston
Question #32
A Lagoons
B Estuaries
C Basins
D Splits
Question #33
A Tulips
B Cranberries
C Wheat
D Cotton
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 When neighborhoods diversify, leading to mixing of different ethnic groups
C Ethnic groups each live in their own neighborhoods near the center of the city
D Immigrants gradually lose ties to their homelands and adapt to living in North America
Question #35
A All of these contributed
B The Erie Canal and railroads gave easy access to the resources of the interior
C New European immigrants provided cheap labor for factories
D Northeastern cities had excellent locations for international trade
E Eastern cities had the nation’s largest supply of capital which provided the money needed to support business