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 Southwes

B  The Southeast

C  The Rocky Mountain region

D  The Pacific Northwest

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

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

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

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

A  Earthquakes

B  Chronic flooding

C  Hurricanes

D  Wild fires

E  Tornadoes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  Quaternary

B  Primary

C  Tertiary

D  Secondary

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  It does include some rural areas

D  It is the largest settlement agglomeration in the United States

E  All of these all correct

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

A  Appalachian Mountains

B  The Alps

C  The Sierra Nevadas

D  The Rocky Mountains

E  The Cascade Range

A  Forest, Farmland

B  Tundra, Forest

C  Deserts, Grasslands

D  Farmland, Grasslands

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 location of the city on the Delaware River meant that there was plenty of space for the city to include lots of green spaces

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

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

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

A  The Piedmont, the Ozarks, the Adirondacks

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

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 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 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.

A  A subway system

B  A hurricane

C  An island off the coast of New York

D  An alcoholic beverage

E  A coastal heavy downpour

A  3,000

B  60,000

C  100,000

D  14,000

A  Brooklyn

B  The Bronx

C  Harlem

D  Manhattan

E  Queens

A  Hurricanes, Drought, Tsunamis

B  Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Forest Fires

C  Hurricanes, Blizzards, Flooding

D  Blizzards, Tornados, Drought

A  Tampa, Florida

B  Austin, Texas

C  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

D  Salt Lake City, Utah

E  San Diego, California

A  Moderate

B  High

C  Very High

D  Low

E  Very Low

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, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

B  Appalachians, Coastal Plain, Piedmont

C  Piedmont, Appalachians, Coastal Plain

D  Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachians

A  Prohibited discrimination in housing

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

C  Created new zoning laws that protected newly built suburbs

D  Set a minimum square footage requirement for all homes

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

A  The opening of the Erie Canal mostly benefited New York

B  The textile industry was the first prominent industry in Megalopolis

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

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

E  The St. Lawrence Seaway benefited all of Megalopolis

A  Seattle/Tacoma

B  Los Angeles/Long Beach

C  Charleston, South Carolina

D  New York/New Jersey

E  Norfolk, Virginia

A  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL

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

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

D  San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

E  Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

A  Cultural institutions

B  A growth pattern that followed transportation corridors

C  Little variation in land use

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

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

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  Baltimore

C  New York

D  Boston

E  Washington, D.C.

A  Suburbanization

B  Declining air quality

C  Deindustrialization

D  Over-fishing

E  Urbanization

A  New York

B  Boston

C  Washington

D  Philadelphia

A  Splits

B  Estuaries

C  Lagoons

D  Basins

A  Cotton

B  Cranberries

C  Wheat

D  Tulips

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

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

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

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  All of these contributed

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

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