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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Fogs
B Heavy winter snowfall
C Flooding
D Both heavy winter snowfall and fogs can disrupt transportation
Question #2
A The Rock of Ages Corporation was founded in 1885
B The E.L. Smith quarry in Barre, Vermont is the largest dimensional stone quarry in the world
C The mountainside where the granite is quarried is called ‘Graniteville’
D All of these statements are true
E Barre Gray granite is primarily used in monument construction
Question #3
A The first demonstrations for independence from the crown
B The beginning of the Revolutionary War
C The first presidential inauguration
D The arrival of the Pilgrims
E Boston Tea Party of 1773
Question #4
A New England Patriots
B The New England Revolution
C Boston Celtics
D Boston Red Sox
E New York Yankees
Question #5
A San Francisco
B Los Angeles
C Miami
D Chicago
E Las Vegas
Question #6
A Ernest Hemmingway
B Charles Darwin
C Bounty Paper Towels
D John Muir
E Jean Gottman
F Thomas Edison
Question #7
A 1980
B 1960
C 2000
D 2010
E 1990
Question #8
A The northeast part of Maine has a potato industry that competes with that of Idaho
B Today, most farmers specialize in a single crop
C In early times, agriculture was most subsistence farming
D The Lake Champlain lowlands are a ‘milk shed’ that provide the milk for parts of Megalopolis
E Today, nearly 50% of the region is farmed compared to only 5% around 100 years ago
Question #9
A The Labrador Current flows southward and chills the water
B The region was close to the worlds richest fishing ground
C Fish and trees were the early export commodities of the Bypassed East
D Lake Champlain forms part of the New York-Vermont boundary
E The polar, continental, and maritime air masses all meet in the Bypassed East thus maximizing the influence of the marine climate
Question #10
A Mount Washington at around 6300ft is the regions highest peak
B Vermont was first claimed by the French and taken over by the British after the French Indian War
C New Hampshire has held the first presidential primary since 1952
D Vermont was the 14th state to join the United States
E The early textile industry in New Hampshire attracted many immigrants from Italy and Germany
Question #11
A The region is an area of limited development located near an area of much greater accessibility
B The region was settled relatively late thus contributing to its isolation
C There are relatively few large urban areas
D New Hampshire was the first state to declare independence from England
E The region extends into parts of Canada
Question #12
A Massachusetts
B part of New York
C Maine
D Vermont
E New Hampshire
Question #13
A The economy of the region is relatively weaker than those of nearby regions
B None of these are correct
C The economy of the region is mostly dependent on natural resources and primary economic activity
D The economy of the region is dependent on migrant labor from nearby regions
Question #14
A U.S. and Canadian governments have imposed onerous laws on fishermen, causing them to abandon their traditional ways of life
B Pesticides from agricultural runoff are poisoning fish in the north Atlantic
C Technological improvements have allowed fishing to take place at much faster rates than ever before
D Fishermen from the region can’t compete with cheap fish from China
Question #15
A The collapse of the Great Stone Face
B The rugged coastline and many harbors
C The few lakes or ponds
D The rich soil
Question #16
A Rich fisheries
B Lack of natural resources
C Both cool climate and rocky soils AND the lack of natural resources are correct
D Cool climate and rocky soils
Question #17
A Many harbors where cities and towns have been established
B Glaciation has left thin soils and rocky, rugged coastline
C Gently sloping, with wide flat sandy beaches
D Both glaciation has left thin soils and many harbors where cities and towns have been established are correct
Question #18
A The end of French political control over much of the region
B The promise of free land
C All of these answer choices are correct
D The growing tensions in the 13 colonies of the United States
Question #19
A Miwok, Yurok, Chumashan, Athabaskan
B Chippewa, Shawnee, Powhatan, Waco
C Mi’kmaq, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Beothuk
D Nez Perce, Omaha, Pawnee, Wichita
Question #20
A The fishing grounds
B Forests and logging
C Rich soils for farming
D Gold and other minerals
Question #21
A Technological improvements in lobster fishing techniques
B Overfishing of cod, which eats lobsters
C Most people in the region are tired of eating lobster
D Declining lobster prices
Question #22
A The Rust Belt
B Quebec
C Megalopolis
D The Sun Belt
Question #23
A Heavy fogs the move in from the northeast along with the cold Labrador Current.
B Tropical storms that bring high winds and heavy rains to the Atlantic Periphery in late summer and early fall.
C The residents of the most Northeastern part of Canada, Newfoundland.
D Winter storms that move in from the northeast and bring heavy snowfall.
Question #24
A The Appalachians
B The Baffin Mountains
C The Ozarks
D The Blue Ridge Mountains
E The Rockies
Question #25
A Hostile and yet dependent on outsiders.
B Highly independent and self-sufficient.
C Eager to move to other regions and escape chronic unemployment and poverty.
D Identifying strongly as Canadians or Americans.
Question #26
A The cooling of land after sunset which causes condensation in the air.
B Winds blowing up a slope causing cooling and condensation.
C Cold air settling into valleys while warmer air passes over.
D The interaction of a warm ocean current with cold air masses.
Question #27
A The Norse.
B The Spanish.
C The French.
D The British.
Question #28
A Warm and mild with most precipitation taking place in the winter
B Cool and mild with most precipitation taking place in summer
C Cool summers and cold winters with most precipitation taking place in the winter
D Cool summers and cold winters with significant precipitation year round
Question #29
A Vermont
B Off the Atlantic coast of Canada
C Quebec
D Maine
Question #30
A Forests.
B Grasslands.
C Urban uses.
D Agriculture.
Question #31
A Close to other nearby regions.
B In the interior.
C On the Atlantic coast or in river valleys.
D In the south-western portion of the region.
Question #32
A British separatist/English
B French Canadian/French
C Norse, Scandinavian
D Inuit, Inuktitut
Question #33
A All are correct
B Real estate prices will rise
C Local businesses will benefit from the increased numbers of customers
D Businesses might be attracted by the increasing population and low cost of living for their workers
Question #34
A Nova Scotia
B Upstate New York
C Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine
D Newfoundland and Labrador
Question #35
A Both providing incentives and providing retraining are correct
B Provided retraining and payments for lost wages to fishermen.
C Providing incentives for people to move to larger communities.
D Subsidizing education and health care for isolated fishing towns.