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Question #1

As changes have come to the fishing economy of the region, the Canadian government has attempted to deal with the declines by

A. Provided retraining and payments for lost wages to fishermen.

B. Both providing incentives and providing retraining are correct

C. Subsidizing education and health care for isolated fishing towns.

D. Providing incentives for people to move to larger communities.

Question #2

Civil War in Somalia drove more than 13,000 Somali Bantu to claim refugee status in what part of the Atlantic Periphery?

A. Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine

B. Nova Scotia

C. Newfoundland and Labrador

D. Upstate New York

Question #3

How might increasing tourism and migration from wealthier nearby regions impact the economy of the Atlantic Periphery?

A. Businesses might be attracted by the increasing population and low cost of living for their workers

B. All are correct

C. Local businesses will benefit from the increased numbers of customers

D. Real estate prices will rise

Question #4

In the late 1990s, Fort Kent in northern Maine became North America's Biathlon center. Its 4233 residents are mostly of ________ ancestry, and speak mostly ________.

A. French Canadian/French

B. Norse, Scandinavian

C. Inuit, Inuktitut

D. British separatist/English

Question #5

Most cities in the Atlantic Periphery are located

A. On the Atlantic coast or in river valleys.

B. Close to other nearby regions.

C. In the interior.

D. In the south-western portion of the region.

Question #6

Most of land in the Atlantic Periphery is covered by

A. Forests.

B. Urban uses.

C. Grasslands.

D. Agriculture.

Question #7

Oil and gas exploration has resulted in the extraction of millions of cubic feet of these resources from which part of the region?

A. Maine

B. Off the Atlantic coast of Canada

C. Vermont

D. Quebec

Question #8

The climate of the Atlantic Periphery could be described in what way?

A. Cool summers and cold winters with most precipitation taking place in the winter

B. Cool and mild with most precipitation taking place in summer

C. Cool summers and cold winters with significant precipitation year round

D. Warm and mild with most precipitation taking place in the winter

Question #9

The first European group build a settlement in the Atlantic Periphery were

A. The Norse.

B. The British.

C. The French.

D. The Spanish.

Question #10

The frequent fogs that contribute to shipping hazards along the coast of the Atlantic Periphery are most often caused by

A. The cooling of land after sunset which causes condensation in the air.

B. Cold air settling into valleys while warmer air passes over.

C. The interaction of a warm ocean current with cold air masses.

D. Winds blowing up a slope causing cooling and condensation.

Question #11

The local people and culture in many parts of the Atlantic Periphery can be described as

A. Identifying strongly as Canadians or Americans.

B. Eager to move to other regions and escape chronic unemployment and poverty.

C. Highly independent and self-sufficient.

D. Hostile and yet dependent on outsiders.

Question #12

The majority of mountains in the Atlantic Periphery part of which range?

A. The Appalachians

B. The Ozarks

C. The Baffin Mountains

D. The Blue Ridge Mountains

E. The Rockies

Question #13

The term Nor'easter refers to

A. Heavy fogs the move in from the northeast along with the cold Labrador Current.

B. The residents of the most Northeastern part of Canada, Newfoundland.

C. Winter storms that move in from the northeast and bring heavy snowfall.

D. Tropical storms that bring high winds and heavy rains to the Atlantic Periphery in late summer and early fall.

Question #14

Tourism, second-home development, and permanent in-migration are all having an increasing impact on the economy of the Atlantic Periphery. Where are these tourists and migrants mainly coming from?

A. Megalopolis

B. The Sun Belt

C. The Rust Belt

D. Quebec

Question #15

What factor has contributed to growing lobster populations in the region despite large harvests?

A. Technological improvements in lobster fishing techniques

B. Overfishing of cod, which eats lobsters

C. Declining lobster prices

D. Most people in the region are tired of eating lobster

Question #16

What type of abundant nature resource attracted Europeans to the Atlantic Periphery?

A. Gold and other minerals

B. Rich soils for farming

C. Forests and logging

D. The fishing grounds

Question #17

Which of the following are among the Northeast Culture Complex groups who resided in the Atlantic Periphery before European settlement?

A. Miwok, Yurok, Chumashan, Athabaskan

B. Nez Perce, Omaha, Pawnee, Wichita

C. Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Beothuk

D. Chippewa, Shawnee, Powhatan, Waco

Question #18

Which of the following contributed to the rush of British settlement in the Atlantic Periphery after 1763?

A. The growing tensions in the 13 colonies of the United States

B. All of these answer choices are correct

C. The end of French political control over much of the region

D. The promise of free land

Question #19

Which of the following describes the coastline of the Atlantic Periphery?

A. Many harbors where cities and towns have been established

B. Gently sloping, with wide flat sandy beaches

C. Both glaciation has left thin soils and many harbors where cities and towns have been established are correct

D. Glaciation has left thin soils and rocky, rugged coastline

Question #20

Which of the following factors contributes to lack of urbanization in the Atlantic Periphery?

A. Cool climate and rocky soils

B. Both cool climate and rocky soils AND the lack of natural resources are correct

C. Rich fisheries

D. Lack of natural resources

Question #21

Which of the following is NOT an example of the impacts of glaciers on the landscape of the Atlantic Periphery?

A. The collapse of the Great Stone Face

B. The few lakes or ponds

C. The rich soil

D. The rugged coastline and many harbors

Question #22

Why have fisheries in the region declined since the 1950s?

A. U.S. and Canadian governments have imposed onerous laws on fishermen, causing them to abandon their traditional ways of life

B. Fishermen from the region can't compete with cheap fish from China

C. Pesticides from agricultural runoff are poisoning fish in the north Atlantic

D. Technological improvements have allowed fishing to take place at much faster rates than ever before

Question #23

Why is the economy of the Atlantic Periphery considered dependent?

A. The economy of the region is mostly dependent on natural resources and primary economic activity

B. None of these are correct

C. The economy of the region is relatively weaker than those of nearby regions

D. The economy of the region is dependent on migrant labor from nearby regions

Question #24

According to the lecture, which of the following is NOT included in the Atlantic Periphery?

A. Massachusetts

B. Vermont

C. New Hampshire

D. Maine

E. part of New York

Question #25

According to the lecture, which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the Atlantic Periphery?

A. New Hampshire was the first state to declare independence from England

B. The region was settled relatively late thus contributing to its isolation

C. There are relatively few large urban areas

D. The region extends into parts of Canada

E. The region is an area of limited development located near an area of much greater accessibility

Question #26

According to the lecture, which statement is INCORRECT regarding the states in the Atlantic Periphery?

A. Vermont was first claimed by the French and taken over by the British after the French Indian War

B. The early textile industry in New Hampshire attracted many immigrants from Italy and Germany

C. Vermont was the 14th state to join the United States

D. Mount Washington at around 6300ft is the regions highest peak

E. New Hampshire has held the first presidential primary since 1952

Question #27

According to the lecture, which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the Atlantic Periphery?

A. The polar, continental, and maritime air masses all meet in the Bypassed East thus maximizing the influence of the marine climate

B. The region was close to the worlds richest fishing ground

C. Fish and trees were the early export commodities of the Bypassed East

D. The Labrador Current flows southward and chills the water

E. Lake Champlain forms part of the New York-Vermont boundary

Question #28

According to the lecture, which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding agriculture in the Atlantic Periphery?

A. Today, most farmers specialize in a single crop

B. In early times, agriculture was most subsistence farming

C. Today, nearly 50% of the region is farmed compared to only 5% around 100 years ago

D. The Lake Champlain lowlands are a 'milk shed' that provide the milk for parts of Megalopolis

E. The northeast part of Maine has a potato industry that competes with that of Idaho

Question #29

http://www.newgeography.com/content/002788-megalopolis-and-its-rivals (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to Table 1 on the webpage, what year saw the highest percent of population growth in Megalopolis?

A. 2010

B. 2000

C. 1960

D. 1980

E. 1990

Question #30

http://www.newgeography.com/content/002788-megalopolis-and-its-rivals (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the webpage, who coined the term that describes a massive concentration of urban population?

A. Jean Gottman

B. Ernest Hemmingway

C. Bounty Paper Towels

D. Thomas Edison

E. John Muir

F. Charles Darwin

Question #31

http://www.newgeography.com/content/002788-megalopolis-and-its-rivals (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Looking at the maps and the table of urban conurbations on the webpage, which of the urban areas below is NOT under consideration to be labeled a megalopolis?

A. Chicago

B. Los Angeles

C. Miami

D. San Francisco

E. Las Vegas

Question #32

http://www.discovernewengland.org/about-new-england/new-england-usa-quick-facts-0 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the webpage, which one of these is NOT a team that the people of New England are known to be passionate about?

A. Boston Red Sox

B. The New England Revolution

C. New York Yankees

D. Boston Celtics

E. New England Patriots

Question #33

A. The arrival of the Pilgrims

B. The first demonstrations for independence from the crown

C. The beginning of the Revolutionary War

D. The first presidential inauguration

E. Boston Tea Party of 1773

Question #34

According to the Granite video below, which of the following statements is INCORRECT? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efpmGLNcBZM (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

A. The Rock of Ages Corporation was founded in 1885

B. All of these statements are true

C. Barre Gray granite is primarily used in monument construction

D. The mountainside where the granite is quarried is called ‘Graniteville’

E. The E.L. Smith quarry in Barre, Vermont is the largest dimensional stone quarry in the world

Question #35

Which of the following are examples of environmental hazards that commonly disrupt transportation in the Atlantic Periphery?,,

A. Fogs

B. Flooding

C. Both heavy winter snowfall and fogs can disrupt transportation

D. Heavy winter snowfall

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