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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 the rich hinterland possessed variable soils and a moderate climate
C The Fall Line initially kept the population on the Atlantic coastal plain allowing large cities to develop
D Megalopolis’ location relative to Europe encouraged immigration and trade
Question #2
A The Midwest/Great Lakes region
B The Pacific Northwest
C The Southeast
D The Southwes
E The Rocky Mountain region
Question #3
A The heavier concentration of factories requiring manufacturing laborers in the South.
B The lower number of slave revolts in the South led them to believe the slaves were content.
C The heavier concentration of labor intensive crops like corn, wheat, and dairy cattle 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 textile mills in the South, requiring port laborers to ship finished textiles overseas.
Question #4
A Tornadoes
B Wild fires
C Hurricanes
D Chronic flooding
E Earthquakes
Question #5
A Port cities allowed shipping trade between different colonies in the region
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 the rapid settlement of areas west of the Appalachians
Question #6
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 mid-1950s saw population movement from the central cities to suburban areas
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
Question #7
A Primary
B Secondary
C Quaternary
D Tertiary
Question #8
A It is the largest settlement agglomeration in the United States
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 includes portions of Virginia and New Hampshire
E All of these all correct
F it contains only 1.5% of the US land area but 17% of the population
Question #9
A The Cascade Range
B The Rocky Mountains
C Appalachian Mountains
D The Sierra Nevadas
E The Alps
Question #10
A Forest, Farmland
B Deserts, Grasslands
C Farmland, Grasslands
D Tundra, Forest
Question #11
A The city developed more slowly than other eastern cities, allowing for the creation of more green spaces
B Philadelphia was one of the first eastern cities to be planned rather than be settled haphazardly
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
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 Once discrimination in housing was outlawed many African-Americans began moving to suburban areas
C 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
D Early African-American settlers mostly found work on farms in rural parts of Megalopolis
Question #13
A The Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the Appalachians
B The Appalachians, the Central Lowland, and St. Lawrence Valley
C The Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Pacific Border, the Columbia Plateau
D The Piedmont, the Ozarks, the Adirondacks
Question #14
A 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.
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 establish the settlement as soon as I sighted land. The most important thing would be to get the settlement started as quickly as possible.
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 coastal heavy downpour
B An alcoholic beverage
C A hurricane
D A subway system
E An island off the coast of New York
Question #16
A 14,000
B 60,000
C 3,000
D 100,000
Question #17
A Manhattan
B Brooklyn
C Queens
D Harlem
E The Bronx
Question #18
A Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Forest Fires
B Hurricanes, Blizzards, Flooding
C Blizzards, Tornados, Drought
D Hurricanes, Drought, Tsunamis
Question #19
A Salt Lake City, Utah
B Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C Austin, Texas
D Tampa, Florida
E San Diego, California
Question #20
A High
B Very Low
C Very High
D Moderate
E Low
Question #21
A A shortage of well educated and qualified workers
B None of these will be a problem
C Loss of population from cities
D Tensions between different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups
Question #22
A Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachians
B Piedmont, Appalachians, Coastal Plain
C Appalachians, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
D Appalachians, Coastal Plain, Piedmont
Question #23
A Took away the authorization of the state seizing the homes of citizens
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 Prohibited discrimination in housing
Question #24
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
Question #25
A Los Angeles/Long Beach
B Seattle/Tacoma
C New York/New Jersey
D Norfolk, Virginia
E Charleston, South Carolina
Question #26
A Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
B Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
C Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH
D San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
E Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Question #27
A Places that import what they lack from places that have a surplus
B A growth pattern that followed transportation corridors
C Cultural institutions
D Most of the construction of beltways and parkways took place after World War II
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 New York had a greater diversity of immigrants from all over Europe
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
Question #29
A New York
B Baltimore
C Boston
D Washington, D.C.
E Philadelphia
Question #30
A Deindustrialization
B Suburbanization
C Urbanization
D Declining air quality
E Over-fishing
Question #31
A New York
B Philadelphia
C Boston
D Washington
Question #32
A Basins
B Lagoons
C Estuaries
D Splits
Question #33
A Wheat
B Cranberries
C Cotton
D Tulips
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 Immigrants gradually lose ties to their homelands and adapt to living in North America
C When neighborhoods diversify, leading to mixing of different ethnic groups
D Ethnic groups each live in their own neighborhoods near the center of the city
Question #35
A Northeastern cities had excellent locations for international trade
B Eastern cities had the nation’s largest supply of capital which provided the money needed to support business
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 All of these contributed