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Geography 321 - The United States » 2019 » Chapter 4 Test The North American Political Economy

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Question #1

According to the video, what is the term used to describe the high walls that are designed to keep rising river levels at bay?

A. Trenches

B. Buoys

C. Canals

D. Dams

E. Levees

Question #2

In general, agricultural production (the production of crops) in North America has ________ over the last 100 years.

A. Increased

B. Decreased

C. Stayed at about the same level

D. Fluctuated

Question #3

The economic base traditionally identified with Detroit, Michigan is

A. Electronics industry

B. Automobile manufacturing

C. Ranching and meatpacking

D. Oil extraction

Question #4

Globalization, and the growth of large multinational corporations has resulted in ________ of secondary sector jobs in North America.

A. The growth

B. Growth in most areas but decline in some regions

C. Stagnation

D. The decline

Question #5

What kind of employee would a teacher be categorized as?

A. Tertiary sector employee

B. Primary sector employee

C. Non-basic employee in the Quatenary sector

D. Secondary sector employee

E. There is no category for teachers

Question #6

According to the video, New Orleans is sinking at what rate?

A. 3 feet every 100 years

B. 10 feet every 50 years

C. 45 feet every 200 years

D. 9 feet every 35 years

E. 1 foot every 10 years

Question #7

https://unitedstateshistorylsa.wikispaces.com/Sunbelt+and+Rustbelt (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the webpage, what kind of people relocated to the Sunbelt states?

A. Retirees

B. Workers

C. Professionals

D. All of these answer choices are people that relocated to the Sunbelt states

E. Immigrants

Question #8

According to the lecture, which of the following is INCORRECT?

A. before 1830, manufacturing was confined to the Atlantic Coast

B. coal moves north out of West Virginia through Ohio and Pennsylvania

C. iron ore moves from Lake Superior south through the other Great Lakes

D. In 1997, Maryland led the nation in steel production

Question #9

https://unitedstateshistorylsa.wikispaces.com/Sunbelt+and+Rustbelt (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the webpage, what war marked the slowing down of the economy in the Rustbelt?

A. World War II

B. The Cold War

C. The Mexican-American War

D. World War I

E. The Vietnam War

Question #10

The primary cause of increased productivity of individual farmers in North America over the course of the 20th century is ________.

A. Technological innovation

B. A natural decrease in pest populations

C. Farmers 100 years ago were ignorant and lazy

D. Low-wage migrant labor

Question #11

Cash-grain farming is associated with what part of North America?

A. The Midwest (Illinois, Iowa..

B. The Coastal South (Florida, South Carolina..

C. The Northwest (Washington, Oregon).

D. The Southwest (New Mexico, Arizona..

Question #12

The percentage of people employed in the primary sector in North America has ________ over the last 100 years.

A. Decreased

B. Fluctuated

C. Stayed at about the same level

D. Increased

Question #13

Logging has been associated with the economic base of which parts of North America?

A. The Rocky Mountains and Intermontane West

B. Pacific Northwest, Maine and Eastern Canada

C. Newfoundland and other parts of the Atlantic Periphery

D. The Gulf Coast, the Great Plains, and parts of northern Canada

Question #14

High technology industries are often located near what?

A. Coasts

B. Other manufacturing industries

C. Mountains

D. Major research universities

Question #15

The economic activities that a community relies on to generate income from elsewhere is called the

A. Prime economy

B. Monetary focus

C. Economic base

D. Pecuniary center

Question #16

By the end of the twentieth century changes in urban structure in the United States meant that most of the largest cities in the United States were located in ________.

A. The Northeast

B. The Northwest

C. The Sunbelt

D. The Great Plains

Question #17

http://history.house.gov/Institution/Electoral-College/Electoral-College/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the webpage, what is the formal body that elects the President and Vice-President?

A. The Supreme Court

B. The Department of State

C. House of Representatives

D. The Senate

E. The Electoral College

Question #18

Petroleum and natural gas production has been associated with the economic base of which parts of North America?

A. The Rocky Mountains and Intermontane West.

B. Pacific Northwest, Maine and Eastern Canada.

C. The Gulf Coast, the Great Plains, and parts of northern Canada.

D. Newfoundland and other parts of the Atlantic Periphery.

Question #19

Over the course of the 20th century population has been centered in various settings. Which of the follow best describes the development and growth of these population centers over time?

A. Rural-urban-suburbs-edge cities

B. Rural-suburbs-edge cities-urban

C. Urban-suburban-edge cities-rural

D. Suburban-edge cities-urban-rural

Question #20

According to the lecture, which of the following is INCORRECT regarding North American Economic Activities?

A. Almost all livestock ranching is west of the Mississippi River

B. Specialty crops are found mostly in the South

C. There is no wheat farming east of the Mississippi River

D. Mediterranean agriculture is almost exclusively found in California

E. Irrigated agriculture extends all across the US

Question #21

According to the lecture, which of these is NOT an industrial location factor?

A. transportation

B. location of raw materials

C. proximity to state capitals

D. energy availabilty

E. labor availability

Question #22

Jobs that provide sales and services such as mechanics, doctors, waiters, and massage therapists are examples of which economic sector?

A. Primary

B. Secondary

C. Tertiary

D. Quaternary

Question #23

In recent decades, in contrast to early immigration patterns, many new immigrants to North America live in

A. Ethnic neighborhoods.

B. Rural areas.

C. The suburbs.

D. Downtowns/the central city.

Question #24

According to the lecture, which of the following is incorrect regarding the US manufacturing core?

A. it is concentrated in the Ohio Valley, Megalopolis, and the Southern shores of the Great Lakes

B. It overlaps the Agricultural Core

C. It straddles the US-Canada border

D. It is near accessibility resources

E. It is near mineral resources

F. All of these statements are correct

Question #25

Military bases and spending are associated with what part of North America?

A. The South and the Sun Belt

B. Eastern Canada and New England

C. The Great Plains and Rocky Mountains

D. The Pacific Northwest and Intermontane West

Question #26

Why have manufacturing jobs moved from their traditional center in the Rust Belt to other regions in North America and regions outside of North America?

A. Costs of transportation to and from the Rust Belt became too high.

B. Manufacturing jobs have moved in order to lower labor costs.

C. There was a lack of skilled labor in the Rust Belt.

D. Energy costs became too high because of the cold climate.

Question #27

Between 2000 and 2010 a number of large cities in which region lost population?

A. The Rust Belt

B. New England

C. The Southwest

D. The Northwest

Question #28

Economic activities whose location does not rely on factors such as the location of raw materials, transportation costs, and large labor forces are called what?

A. Free agents

B. Untethered

C. Footloose activities

D. Movers

Question #29

For many years a mainstay of the economy in Seattle, Washington was commercial fishing. Many people not employed in the fishing industry were employed providing goods and services to fishermen. This is an example of

A. Basic employment generating non-basic employment.

B. How service employees are less important to the economy than other types of workers.

C. How important fishing is to coastal economies.

D. Why cities grow rapidly when fishing is their main economic driver.

Question #30

The word that describes the relationship between geography and international relations is ________.

A. Geo-foreign policy

B. International geography

C. Globalization

D. Geopolitics

Question #31

North American manufacturing has traditionally been centered in what part of North America?

A. The Inland South

B. The Southwest

C. The Pacific Northwest and Western Canada

D. New England and the Great Lakes

Question #32

https://unitedstateshistorylsa.wikispaces.com/Sunbelt+and+Rustbelt (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the webpage, which one of these states is NOT located within the Rustbelt?

A. New York

B. Virginia

C. Pennsylvania

D. Indiana

E. Ohio

Question #33

Which of the following is an example of employment in the primary sector?

A. Miner

B. Carpenter

C. Car salesman

D. College professor

Question #34

According to the lecture, which of the following is INCORRECT?

A. a secondary industrial region runs from Richmond, Virginia to Birmingham, Alabama

B. computers and telecommunications have driven industrial relocation

C. Sunshine and proximity to water are two major post-industrial locational factors

D. Ohio and Indiana led the country in manufacturing job loss from 1920 to 2005

E. the government and the military are major post-industrial occupations

Question #35

http://history.house.gov/Institution/Electoral-College/Electoral-College/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the webpage, which one of these rules must electors follow when voting?,,

A. Electors cannot vote for a presidential and vice-presidential candidate who are both from their home state

B. Electors must vote for someone over 50-years-old

C. Electors must vote for someone with the same religious background

D. Electors cannot vote for someone with their same last name

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