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Review questions for WG Chapter 6 #USGeography # USA #geography
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One of the most abundant natural resources in the US is
copper
uranium
land
iron
2
Nashville, TN and Des Moines, IA are examples of
boomtowns
regional metropolises
small cities
towns
3
A forest is a
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
fossil fuel
recyclable resource
4
In a regional metropolis, one would expect to find all of the following EXCEPT
advanced medial facilities
shopping
major-league sports teams
world's leading film production center
5
The govt passed this act in 1862 to give free land to people moving to the Great Plains
Homestead Act
Agricultural Development Act
Oklahoma/Nebraska Act
Settlement Act
6
The US began building an interstate highway system in the
1930s
1970s
1910s
1950s
7
Early American cities were located
along the Atlantic coast
along the Great Lakes
inland on high hills
on the fall lines of the eastern rivers
8
An economic system which allows individuals to own/operate/profit from their own business is
rugged individualistic system
free enterprise system
socialistic market
equitable share system
9
Today, there are more than _____ metropolitan areas in the US
100
200
250
150
10
The Erie Canal connected the
Delaware River to Hudson River
Hudson River to Connecticut River
Great Lakes to the Ohio River
Hudson River to the Great Lakes
11
This Midwestern city is a major city for agriculture because of trains and the Great Lakes
Omaha, NE
Memphis, TN
Chicago, IL
St. Louis, MO
12
The lumber industry in the US originally began in
the South
the Upper Midwest
the Pacific Northwest
New England
13
The growth of southern and western cities is partly due to their
location along the Great Lakes
lack of cultural activities
increased property values
milder climates
14
The US's political system is based on belief in all of the following EXCEPT
freedom
opportunity
anarchy
individual equality
15
The area influenced by another area is known as a(n)
outskirt
suburb
hinterland
sphere of influence
16
The steam boat was eventually replaced by the __ as the most efficient method of transport
railroad
transfer truck
airplane
tractor
17
One of the US's most abundant mineral resources is
lead
gold
coal
silver
18
The major city at the mouth of the Mississippi is
Baton Rouge, LA
New Orleans, LA
Little Rock, AR
Jackson, MS
19
The US is the world's ____ largest country in area and ___ largest in population.
3rd, 4th
4th, 3rd
3rd, 3rd
5th, 2nd
20
A network that includes multiple forms of electronic communication is known as
a telephonic network
a cybernetic network
a telecommunication network
a digital communication network
21
With the introduction of powered boats, the Great Lakes
became a major avenue for trade
were still too large to be useful
became useless puddles of freshwater
were no longer needed to connect the northern cities
22
A major city and its surrounding suburbs is known as a(n)
metropolitan area
village
megalopolis
urban center
23
In the hierarchy of cities, the largest are known as
metropolises
megalopolises
towns
regional metropolises
24
The central and western plains and parts of Alaska have reserves of
coal and iron
titanium and uranium
oil and natural gas
copper and sulfur
25
Products harvested from forests are used to make all of the following EXCEPT
glass
charcoal
plastics
maple sugar
26
The invention of the telegraph by this man allowed quick communication over great distances
Samuel Morse
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Thomas Dewey
27
The modern trend in the US is for people to
move from urban areas to rural farms
move from rural farms to urban areas
restore farm land to its natural vegetation
produce less and less on the available land
28
The mineral resources of the US
are too few to make a significant impact on the economy
are in remote areas impossible to access
include the world's largest supply of diamonds and aluminum
are important to the development of manufacture/trade
29
Modern phone lines use ___ which replaced ___ as the preferred material
copper wire, fiber optic cable
glass fiber, gold wire
gold wire, copper wire
fiber optic cable, copper wire
30
The US has the _____ gross national product
world's highest
lowest per capita
fourth largest
world's lowest
31
The total value of a nation's output of goods/services including domestic output abroad is
per capita gross domestic product
gross national product
national debt
gross consumer product
32
This invention allowed heavy-duty modes of transport that we use today
nuclear reactor
solar power
diesel engine
transmission
33
In the early 1800s, the invention of __ allowed faster travel by water than previous technology
keelboat
diesel engine
spinning ginny
steam engine
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The process of building ___ linked all the major river systems with the Great Lakes and oceans
canals
chutes
tunnels
ferries
