A.   When the milking machine won't fit onto the cow's udder

B.   When the farmers stand on the back of a truck and throw hay bales to the cow herd

C.   When the cow has two feet in the pen and two out of the pen

D.   When they flush out the free-stall barn

E.   When a cow escapes into the feed bin

A.   Thunderstorms

B.   Earthquakes

C.   Tornadoes

D.   Blizzards

A.   America' s riverine highlands

B.   Canada

C.   America' s central lowlands

D.   America' s driftless area

A.   Adequate water availability, mixed farming, use of high yield crops

B.   Fertile soils, excellent transportation, mild winters

C.   Technology, favorable government policy, work ethic

D.   Experienced farmers, cash-grain farms, subsidized farming

A.   Ghettos

B.   Barrios

C.   Ethnic enclaves

D.   Cultural precinct

A.   Segregated

B.   Affluent

C.   Diverse

D.   Populated

A.   Metes and bounds uses visible landmarks

B.   The 1785 Land Ordinance used base-lines and meridians

C.   Metes and bounds is highly systematic and accurate

D.   The 1785 Land Ordinance was quite regular and rectangular

E.   The original East Coast version works on a system of metes and bounds

A.   Abandon

B.   Industrialize

C.   Renovate

D.   Incorporate (into separate cities)

A.   Ohio River

B.   Mississippi River

C.   Great Lakes

D.   Mason Dixon Line

A.   Decades after the invention of the automobile, large numbers of auto scrapyards and recyclers appeared around manufacturing cities so the iron and steel could eventually be reused.

B.   The large number of underground iron deposits that filtered into emerging underground springs gave the rocks of the region a yellowish-orange "rusty" tinge as it oxidized.

C.   The region used to be the hub of the rail system developed during WWII to move goods across America, but as shipping goods by truck and airplane became more prevalent, the system decayed leaving an iron skeleton of its former glory.

D.   The decay of the region's cities from deindustrialization, as steel mills and auto manufacturers moved to other parts of the world, and the resulting loss of population, increase in crime and chronic unemployment.

A.   Faults shifting

B.   Sinkholes

C.   Glaciers retreating and ice melting

D.   Volcanic eruptions

E.   Meteorites leaving craters

A.   Illinois

B.   Iowa

C.   Indiana

D.   Nebraska

E.   Kansas

A.   Cash-grain farms

B.   Underground farms

C.   Family farms

D.   Mixed farms

E.   Corporate farms

A.   Detroit, Michigan

B.   Chicago, Illinois

C.   St. Louis, Missouri

D.   Youngstown, Ohio

A.   California

B.   Iowa

C.   Montana

D.   Nebraska

E.   Texas

A.   Texas A&M University

B.   University of Nebraska

C.   University of Texas

D.   Kansas University

E.   University of California, Davis

A.   Farm size started to rapidly increase around 1950

B.   One reason for the increase in farm machinery was the availability of rural credit

C.   The number of farms started to rapidly decrease around 1920

D.   By 1992 over 75% of all farms were larger than 260 acres

E.   due to the economies of scale, medium- and large-sized farms were favored

A.   Mollisols form under grasses

B.   Alfisols and Mollisols are the two most common soils

C.   Alfisols are the best for grain production

D.   Alfosils are usually associated with coniferous and mixed forests

E.   Mollisols are high in organic content

A.   Mixed Farms

B.   Corporate farms

C.   Cash-grain farms

D.   Family farms

A.   The Fruit Belt orchards thrive due to the moderating effects of the lakes

B.   The Fruit Belt extends around the Lake Michigan and Lake Erie shorelines

C.   Dairy production was done most by German and Scandinavian immigrants

D.   Dairy production was mostly south of the Corn Belt

E.   Farmers switched to dairying because the climate was too cold to grow corm

A.   A water transit hub

B.   A tourist attraction

C.   A military base

D.   A coal mine

E.   The capital of the United States

A.   More oriented to manufacturing

B.   It does not matter; both types have weathered the transition.

C.   Less oriented to manufacturing

D.   It does not matter; both types have trouble weathering the transition.

A.   Wheat production shifted west with settlement

B.   The shipping of wheat production was highly dependent on waterways

C.   Initially, corn was the highest value crop because of its reliable market

D.   Flour milling was mostly done at break-in bulk points like Cincinnati and Buffalo

E.   Hogs and cattle were the types of domestic livestock that provided meat

A.   L'arc Prosp

B.   The Golden Horseshoe

C.   The Silver Crescent

D.   The Ontario Industrial Region

A.   Cattle

B.   Sheep

C.   Hogs

D.   Rabbits

A.   All kinds of computer devices

B.   Two drivers plus a navigator

C.   Corn seeds

D.   Farmer John's nitrous oxide horsepower booster tanks

E.   Farmer John in a protective suit to keep out pesticide

A.   Ho Chi Minh Snake Pike

B.   Vietnamese Burrowing Catfish

C.   Saigon Shovelnose Salmon

D.   Asian Jumping Carp

A.   The Buckeye Region

B.   The Western Woodland

C.   The Heartland

D.   The Old Northwest

A.   The Long Lot System

B.   The Township and Range System

C.   The Metes and Bounds System

D.   The Lot and Block System

A.   Lake Erie and the Rocky Mountains

B.   The Great Lakes and the Mississippi Basin

C.   Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes

D.   The Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean

A.   Uplift

B.   Pyroclastic flow

C.   Glaciation

D.   Tectonics

A.   Lake Superior

B.   Lake Huron

C.   Lake Erie

D.   Lake Ontario

E.   Lake Michigan

A.   The Red River War

B.   The Blackhawk War

C.   The Battle of Little Bighorn

D.   The French and Indian War

E.   The Creek War

A.   They decided to court international manufacturers by limiting Union benefits and wages.

B.   They approved the construction of a new prison in the city, and invited residents to take control of the planning process for the city.

C.   They accepted that the city was smaller, and tried to give it the classic "small town feel" to increase tourist traffic and develop a service economy.

D.   The residents decided to seek local support to fill the empty factories, rather then attempt to attract national or global capital.

A.   Chicago

B.   Cincinnati

C.   Pittsburgh

D.   Dallas

E.   St. Louis