Chapter 7 Test The Megalopolis

A  the rich hinterland possessed variable soils and a moderate climate

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

A  The Southwes

B  The Pacific Northwest

C  The Southeast

D  The Rocky Mountain region

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 heavier concentration of factories requiring manufacturing laborers in the South.

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

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

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

A  Chronic flooding

B  Earthquakes

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 allowed the rapid settlement of areas west of the Appalachians

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  Quaternary

B  Secondary

C  Tertiary

D  Primary

A  It includes portions of Virginia and New Hampshire

B  All of these all correct

C  It does include some rural areas

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

A  Appalachian Mountains

B  The Cascade Range

C  The Rocky Mountains

D  The Sierra Nevadas

E  The Alps

A  Deserts, Grasslands

B  Forest, Farmland

C  Tundra, Forest

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

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

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

D  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

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

B  The Piedmont, the Ozarks, the Adirondacks

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

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  An island off the coast of New York

B  A subway system

C  A coastal heavy downpour

D  An alcoholic beverage

E  A hurricane

A  60,000

B  100,000

C  14,000

D  3,000

A  Harlem

B  Queens

C  Manhattan

D  The Bronx

E  Brooklyn

A  Hurricanes, Drought, Tsunamis

B  Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Forest Fires

C  Blizzards, Tornados, Drought

D  Hurricanes, Blizzards, Flooding

A  Tampa, Florida

B  San Diego, California

C  Salt Lake City, Utah

D  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

E  Austin, Texas

A  High

B  Moderate

C  Low

D  Very High

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  Piedmont, Appalachians, Coastal Plain

B  Appalachians, Coastal Plain, Piedmont

C  Appalachians, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

D  Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachians

A  Prohibited discrimination in housing

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

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

D  Set a minimum square footage requirement for all homes

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  The textile industry was the first prominent industry in Megalopolis

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

E  The opening of the Erie Canal mostly benefited New York

A  Charleston, South Carolina

B  Seattle/Tacoma

C  Los Angeles/Long Beach

D  New York/New Jersey

E  Norfolk, Virginia

A  Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

B  San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

C  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL

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

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

A  Cultural institutions

B  A growth pattern that followed transportation corridors

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

D  Little variation in land use

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  Washington, D.C.

B  Philadelphia

C  Boston

D  Baltimore

E  New York

A  Declining air quality

B  Suburbanization

C  Urbanization

D  Over-fishing

E  Deindustrialization

A  New York

B  Boston

C  Philadelphia

D  Washington

A  Estuaries

B  Basins

C  Lagoons

D  Splits

A  Wheat

B  Tulips

C  Cranberries

D  Cotton

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

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

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  When neighborhoods diversify, leading to mixing of different ethnic groups

A  All of these contributed

B  Northeastern cities had excellent locations for international trade

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

D  New European immigrants provided cheap labor for factories

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