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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. Trenches

E. Canals

Question #2

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

A. Decreased

B. Increased

C. Fluctuated

D. Stayed at about the same level

Question #3

The economic base traditionally identified with Detroit, Michigan is

A. Automobile manufacturing

B. Electronics industry

C. Oil extraction

D. Ranching and meatpacking

Question #4

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

A. Growth in most areas but decline in some regions

B. Stagnation

C. The growth

D. The decline

Question #5

What kind of employee would a teacher be categorized as?

A. Primary sector employee

B. There is no category for teachers

C. Non-basic employee in the Quatenary sector

D. Secondary sector employee

E. Tertiary 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. 10 feet every 50 years

E. 3 feet every 100 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. Professionals

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

D. Workers

E. Immigrants

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. 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 Mexican-American War

B. The Cold War

C. The Vietnam War

D. World War I

E. World War II

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. Technological innovation

C. Low-wage migrant labor

D. Farmers 100 years ago were ignorant and lazy

Question #11

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

A. The Southwest (New Mexico, Arizona..

B. The Northwest (Washington, Oregon).

C. The Midwest (Illinois, Iowa..

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

Question #12

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

A. Stayed at about the same level

B. Fluctuated

C. Decreased

D. Increased

Question #13

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

A. Pacific Northwest, Maine and Eastern Canada

B. Newfoundland and other parts of the Atlantic Periphery

C. The Rocky Mountains and Intermontane West

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. Coasts

D. Other manufacturing industries

Question #15

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

A. Pecuniary center

B. Prime economy

C. Economic base

D. Monetary focus

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 Northwest

B. The Great Plains

C. The Sunbelt

D. The Northeast

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 Department of State

B. House of Representatives

C. The Supreme Court

D. The Electoral College

E. The Senate

Question #18

Petroleum and natural gas production 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 #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. Urban-suburban-edge cities-rural

B. Rural-urban-suburbs-edge cities

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. Specialty crops are found mostly in the South

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

C. Irrigated agriculture extends all across the US

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

E. Mediterranean agriculture is almost exclusively found in California

Question #21

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

A. energy availabilty

B. labor availability

C. transportation

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. Quaternary

B. Primary

C. Secondary

D. Tertiary

Question #23

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

A. The suburbs.

B. Downtowns/the central city.

C. Ethnic neighborhoods.

D. Rural areas.

Question #24

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

A. It is near mineral resources

B. It straddles the US-Canada border

C. All of these statements are correct

D. It overlaps the Agricultural Core

E. It is near accessibility resources

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

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 Pacific Northwest and Intermontane West

D. The South and the Sun Belt

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

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

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. The Northwest

C. New England

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. Free agents

B. Footloose activities

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. Basic employment generating non-basic employment.

B. How important fishing is to coastal economies.

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

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. International geography

B. Geo-foreign policy

C. Geopolitics

D. Globalization

Question #31

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

A. The Southwest

B. The Pacific Northwest and Western Canada

C. The Inland South

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. Ohio

B. Indiana

C. New York

D. Pennsylvania

E. Virginia

Question #33

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

A. Car salesman

B. Miner

C. Carpenter

D. College professor

Question #34

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

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

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

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

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 a presidential and vice-presidential candidate who are both from their home state

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

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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