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Since the 1950s, and especially in the decades of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, many Americans
left the more populated _____ part of the country and headed for the _____, an amorphous term
that encompasses the South, Texas, the Southwest, California, some parts of the Intermountain
West, and even places like Portland (Oregon) and Seattle. correct answers northeastern/ sunbelt
The Arroyo Seco Parkway, now called the _____ freeway, was the first of many freeways built
in the _____ area. correct answers Pasadena/ Los Angeles
The _____, when completed (in 1825), "bypassed" the Appalachian Mountain barrier in many
ways. correct answers the Erie Canal
American have moved from rural areas and small towns not only to very big cities, but also some
medium-sized ones (in the 100,000-300,000 population category). Slides were shown in lecture
of which medium-sized cities? correct answers Shreveport, Louisiana and Dayton, Ohio
Sometimes the tertiary sector is subdivided further into the: correct answers quaternary
From 1992 to 2008, a sizeable number of people moved out of the state of _____ and headed for
other locations in the American West, but yet that state has not lost population because of _____.
correct answers California/ international migration
The _____, when completed (in 1869), allowed anyone to travel from the east coast to the west
coast without having to walk or use animal power. correct answers transcontinental railroad
The Pennsylvania Turnpike (first built in the 1930s) dramatically cut down driving time. What
used to take two grueling days to drive from near _____ to near _____ now took five easy (and
scenic) hours. correct answers Harrisburg/ Pittsburgh
The Pennsylvania Turnpike (built in the 1930s, and cutting through both the Appalachian Ridge-
Valley region and the Appalachian Plateau) originally had only 11 traffic interchanges (or
freeway on/off ramps) as well as 7 _____. correct answers tunnels
The % of American workers in the _____ economic sector is lowering; while the % of American
workers in the _____ sector is high, but rising. correct answers secondary/ tertiary
Since the 1790 census, the geographic center of the U.S. population has continually moved
_____ and slightly _____. correct answers west/ south
,An example of a job in the primary sector is: correct answers mining
A worker in an automobile factory is classified as being part of the _____ economic sector.
correct answers secondary
Iowa was the last state to have a majority of its population in urban areas, which finally occurred
in the: correct answers 1960s
From the 1920s to the 1950s, a sizeable number of African-Americans migrated to the cities of
the north, as well as the cities of _____ in the west. correct answers Los Angeles and Oakland
The Arctic Coast of Canada is in the _____ vegetation zone. correct answers tundra
The most devastating earthquake in American history struck the city of _____ in 1964. correct
answers Anchorage
Which of the following is technically NOT on the North American plate? correct answers much
of Southern California
A city (with heavy summer precipitation) that actually has a higher annual precipitation total
than Seattle is: correct answers Mobile, Alabama
Mt. St. Helens, a Cascade volcano in Washington state, had a massive eruption in 1980 (where it
lost over 1,000 feet in elevation) and a significant (but smaller) eruption in: correct answers 2004
A very large portion of the southeastern U.S. is in the _____ climate area. correct answers humid
subtropical
The primary reason why North America has a high number of, and certainly much more than its
global share, severe thunderstorms, is the: correct answers lack of landform barriers between the
Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic
Rain that falls on Triple Divide Peak (in scenic Glacier National Park--in northern Montana--just
south of the Canadian boundary) goes into three separate drainage basins, which flow (most
precisely) to the: correct answers Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Hudson Bay
Much of the northeastern U.S. (as well as much of southeastern Canada) is in the _____ climate
area. correct answers humid continental
Much of Florida (and the Deep South adjacent to Florida) are in the _____ vegetation zone.
correct answers needleleaf evergreen forest (pine trees)
Much of the western Great Plains is in the _____ climate area. correct answers semiarid
Which Cascade volcano (now dormant) is quite visible on clear days in Portland, Oregon?
correct answers Mt. Hood
, Geologically speaking, the most stable landform region in North America (with a lack of
earthquakes) is the: correct answers Canadian Shield
Climbing Mt. Lemmon from bottom to top (in southern Arizona near Tucson; the trail starts out
at 2,600 feet and ends at 9,200 feet) takes you through _____ separate vegetation zones. correct
answers 5
The coastal areas of southern Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and even far
northern California are in the _____ climate area. correct answers marine west coast
There are considered to be ____ large world regions, with North America being 1 of them.
correct answers 12
Nashville, TN is the ____ landform region. correct answers interior lowlands
The long border "fence" along the U.S.-Mexico boundary is built primarily of: correct answers
large metal sheets
A transect, as a field methodology in geography, means to make observations while: correct
answers moving in a straight line between two different points
Of the 3 "Triple Crown" hiking trails in America, which is the longest? correct answers
Continental Divide Trail
Charlotte, NC is in the ____ landform region correct answers Piedmont
In terms of North American landforms, there is no coastal plain on the ____ coast. correct
answers west
In this course, North America is broken into ____ separate regions, and each one will be covered
individually throughout the course. correct answers 14
The Rocky Mountain landform region is NOT found in which U.S. state? correct answers
Arizona
Which part of North America is politically controlled by a European country? correct answers
Greenland
The largest portion of Canada is in the ____ landform region. correct answers Canadian Shield
Where the 37 degree north latitude line crosses the Mississippi River, it is the ____ landform
region. correct answers Coastal Plain
Most American cities are at fairly low elevations. An illustration of this is the Arizona
Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team with a home stadium at 1,100 feet in elevation,
