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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. Levees

B. Dams

C. Buoys

D. Canals

E. Trenches

Question #2

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

A. Fluctuated

B. Increased

C. Stayed at about the same level

D. Decreased

Question #3

The economic base traditionally identified with Detroit, Michigan is

A. Ranching and meatpacking

B. Electronics industry

C. Automobile manufacturing

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 decline

B. Stagnation

C. Growth in most areas but decline in some regions

D. The growth

Question #5

What kind of employee would a teacher be categorized as?

A. There is no category for teachers

B. Non-basic employee in the Quatenary sector

C. Secondary sector employee

D. Tertiary sector employee

E. Primary sector employee

Question #6

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

A. 9 feet every 35 years

B. 45 feet every 200 years

C. 1 foot every 10 years

D. 3 feet every 100 years

E. 10 feet every 50 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. Workers

B. Immigrants

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

D. Professionals

E. Retirees

Question #8

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

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

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

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

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

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. The Cold War

B. World War II

C. The Vietnam War

D. World War I

E. The Mexican-American War

Question #10

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

A. Low-wage migrant labor

B. A natural decrease in pest populations

C. Farmers 100 years ago were ignorant and lazy

D. Technological innovation

Question #11

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

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

B. The Midwest (Illinois, Iowa..

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. Increased

B. Stayed at about the same level

C. Fluctuated

D. Decreased

Question #13

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

A. Pacific Northwest, Maine and Eastern Canada

B. The Rocky Mountains and Intermontane West

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. Mountains

B. Coasts

C. Other manufacturing industries

D. Major research universities

Question #15

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

A. Monetary focus

B. Pecuniary center

C. Prime economy

D. Economic base

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 Great Plains

D. The Sunbelt

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 Senate

B. House of Representatives

C. The Electoral College

D. The Supreme Court

E. The Department of State

Question #18

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

A. Newfoundland and other parts of the Atlantic Periphery.

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

C. The Rocky Mountains and Intermontane West.

D. Pacific Northwest, Maine and Eastern Canada.

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. Urban-suburban-edge cities-rural

C. Suburban-edge cities-urban-rural

D. Rural-suburbs-edge cities-urban

Question #20

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

A. Mediterranean agriculture is almost exclusively found in California

B. Specialty crops are found mostly in the South

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

D. Irrigated agriculture extends all across the US

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

Question #21

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

A. labor availability

B. transportation

C. energy availabilty

D. proximity to state capitals

E. location of raw materials

Question #22

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

A. Secondary

B. Tertiary

C. Primary

D. Quaternary

Question #23

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

A. Downtowns/the central city.

B. Rural areas.

C. The suburbs.

D. Ethnic neighborhoods.

Question #24

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

A. All of these statements are correct

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

C. It overlaps the Agricultural Core

D. It straddles the US-Canada border

E. It is near mineral resources

F. It is near accessibility resources

Question #25

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

A. The Great Plains and Rocky Mountains

B. Eastern Canada and New England

C. The South and the Sun Belt

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

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

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

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

Question #27

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

A. New England

B. The Southwest

C. The Rust Belt

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. Footloose activities

B. Free agents

C. Movers

D. Untethered

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

B. Basic employment generating non-basic employment.

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. Geopolitics

B. Geo-foreign policy

C. International geography

D. Globalization

Question #31

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

A. The Southwest

B. New England and the Great Lakes

C. The Pacific Northwest and Western Canada

D. The Inland South

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. Pennsylvania

B. Indiana

C. Virginia

D. New York

E. Ohio

Question #33

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

A. Miner

B. College professor

C. Carpenter

D. Car salesman

Question #34

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

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

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

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

D. computers and telecommunications have driven industrial relocation

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 someone with their same last name

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

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

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

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