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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. Canals

B. Dams

C. Trenches

D. Buoys

E. Levees

Question #2

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

A. Fluctuated

B. Decreased

C. Increased

D. Stayed at about the same level

Question #3

The economic base traditionally identified with Detroit, Michigan is

A. Electronics industry

B. Ranching and meatpacking

C. Oil extraction

D. Automobile manufacturing

Question #4

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

A. Stagnation

B. The growth

C. Growth in most areas but decline in some regions

D. The decline

Question #5

What kind of employee would a teacher be categorized as?

A. Non-basic employee in the Quatenary sector

B. Tertiary sector employee

C. There is no category for teachers

D. Primary sector employee

E. Secondary 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. 3 feet every 100 years

D. 1 foot every 10 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. Immigrants

B. Professionals

C. Retirees

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

E. Workers

Question #8

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

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

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

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

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

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 Mexican-American War

C. The Cold War

D. The Vietnam War

E. World War I

Question #10

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

A. A natural decrease in pest populations

B. Low-wage migrant labor

C. Technological innovation

D. Farmers 100 years ago were ignorant and lazy

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. 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. Newfoundland and other parts of the Atlantic Periphery

B. The Rocky Mountains and Intermontane West

C. Pacific Northwest, Maine and Eastern Canada

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

Question #14

High technology industries are often located near what?

A. Major research universities

B. Mountains

C. Other manufacturing industries

D. Coasts

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 Sunbelt

B. The Northwest

C. The Northeast

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 Electoral College

B. The Department of State

C. The Supreme Court

D. House of Representatives

E. The Senate

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

C. Pacific Northwest, Maine and Eastern 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. Suburban-edge cities-urban-rural

B. Urban-suburban-edge cities-rural

C. Rural-suburbs-edge cities-urban

D. Rural-urban-suburbs-edge cities

Question #20

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

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

B. Mediterranean agriculture is almost exclusively found in California

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

D. Specialty crops are found mostly in the South

E. Irrigated agriculture extends all across the US

Question #21

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

A. location of raw materials

B. proximity to state capitals

C. transportation

D. labor availability

E. energy availabilty

Question #22

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

A. Quaternary

B. Tertiary

C. Secondary

D. Primary

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. The suburbs.

C. Rural areas.

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 near mineral resources

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

D. It straddles the US-Canada border

E. It overlaps the Agricultural Core

F. It is near accessibility resources

Question #25

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

A. The South and the Sun Belt

B. The Great Plains and Rocky Mountains

C. Eastern Canada and New England

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

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

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

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

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 Northwest

D. The Southwest

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. Untethered

B. Movers

C. Footloose activities

D. Free agents

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

C. How important fishing is to coastal economies.

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

Question #30

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

A. Globalization

B. Geopolitics

C. International geography

D. Geo-foreign policy

Question #31

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

A. The Pacific Northwest and Western Canada

B. New England and the Great Lakes

C. The Inland South

D. The Southwest

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. Ohio

B. Indiana

C. Virginia

D. New York

E. Pennsylvania

Question #33

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

A. Miner

B. Car salesman

C. College professor

D. Carpenter

Question #34

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

A. computers and telecommunications have driven industrial relocation

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

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

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

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

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 with the same religious background

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

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