Chapter 7 Test The Megalopolis

A  the rich hinterland possessed variable soils and a moderate climate

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

C  Megalopolis’ location relative to Europe encouraged immigration and trade

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

A  The Southeast

B  The Midwest/Great Lakes region

C  The Southwes

D  The Pacific Northwest

E  The Rocky Mountain region

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

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

C  The heavier concentration of factories requiring manufacturing laborers 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  Chronic flooding

B  Wild fires

C  Hurricanes

D  Tornadoes

E  Earthquakes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  Tertiary

B  Secondary

C  Quaternary

D  Primary

A  It includes portions of Virginia and New Hampshire

B  It is the largest settlement agglomeration in the United States

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

D  It does include some rural areas

E  All of these all correct

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

A  The Sierra Nevadas

B  The Cascade Range

C  The Rocky Mountains

D  The Alps

E  Appalachian Mountains

A  Farmland, Grasslands

B  Deserts, Grasslands

C  Forest, Farmland

D  Tundra, Forest

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

B  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

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

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

A  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

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

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

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

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

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 look first for open land that looked fertile. The most important thing would be to find a location with high quality soil for farming.

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 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 hurricane

B  An alcoholic beverage

C  An island off the coast of New York

D  A subway system

E  A coastal heavy downpour

A  3,000

B  14,000

C  60,000

D  100,000

A  Queens

B  Manhattan

C  Harlem

D  Brooklyn

E  The Bronx

A  Blizzards, Tornados, Drought

B  Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Forest Fires

C  Hurricanes, Drought, Tsunamis

D  Hurricanes, Blizzards, Flooding

A  San Diego, California

B  Tampa, Florida

C  Salt Lake City, Utah

D  Austin, Texas

E  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A  High

B  Low

C  Moderate

D  Very Low

E  Very 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  Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachians

B  Piedmont, Appalachians, Coastal Plain

C  Appalachians, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

D  Appalachians, Coastal Plain, Piedmont

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

B  Set a minimum square footage requirement for all homes

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

D  Prohibited discrimination in housing

E  Created new zoning laws that protected newly built suburbs

A  The St. Lawrence Seaway benefited all of Megalopolis

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

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

D  The textile industry was the first prominent industry in Megalopolis

E  The opening of the Erie Canal mostly benefited New York

A  Charleston, South Carolina

B  Norfolk, Virginia

C  Los Angeles/Long Beach

D  Seattle/Tacoma

E  New York/New Jersey

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

B  Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

C  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL

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

E  San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

A  Cultural institutions

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

C  A growth pattern that followed transportation corridors

D  Little variation in land use

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

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

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

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

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

A  Washington, D.C.

B  New York

C  Baltimore

D  Philadelphia

E  Boston

A  Deindustrialization

B  Urbanization

C  Suburbanization

D  Over-fishing

E  Declining air quality

A  Washington

B  New York

C  Philadelphia

D  Boston

A  Estuaries

B  Basins

C  Splits

D  Lagoons

A  Cotton

B  Tulips

C  Cranberries

D  Wheat

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

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

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

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

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

B  All of these contributed

C  Northeastern cities had excellent locations for international trade

D  New European immigrants provided cheap labor for factories

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