Economic Geography
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Economic Geography explores the spatial aspects of economies, examining how economic activities are distributed across different regions and how location influences industries, trade, and development. The course covers foundational theories and concepts such as location theory, globalization, and regional development, while investigating factors like resource distribution, transportation, labor markets, and urbanization. Students will analyze the roles played by technology, policy, and cultural factors in shaping economic landscapes at local, national, and global scales, preparing them to critically assess patterns of economic activity in a rapidly changing world.
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The Geography of North America Environment Culture Economy 2nd Edition by Susan W. Hardwick
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Greenland was colonized by whom?
A)Great Britain
B)France
C)Sweden
D)Denmark
Answer: D
Q2) Geography in the past was deeply connected to exploration,today it is ________.
A)A study of cartography
B)Still based on exploration
C)A study of interconnectedness
D)Both A and B
Answer: C
Q3) Garreau's Nine Nations of North America are examples of what type of region?
A)Formal
B)Functional
C)Landform
D)Agricultural
Answer: A
Q4) Prior to the 20th century,geography was closely associated with ________.
Answer: exploration
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Chapter 2: North America's Environmental Setting
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Q1) In general,warmer air masses can hold ________ moisture than colder air masses.
A)More
B)Less
C)About the same
D)Actually there isn't a stable relationship between temperature and moisture in the air.
Answer: A
Q2) Places that are closer to the equator receive ________ solar radiation that places near the poles.
Answer: more
Q3) The Chinook winds in the Rocky Mountains and the Santa Ana winds in Southern California are both examples of winds caused by changes in what?
A)Topography
B)Climate
C)Weather
D)Water temperatures
Answer: A
Q4) After a fire,chaparral vegetation ________.
Answer: resprouts quickly because of deep root systems
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Chapter 3: Historical Settlement of North America
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the impact of the Dawes Act on Native American land holdings?
A)The impact was very positive.Many native people became successful farmers or ranchers and integrated into Euro-American society.
B)The impact was overwhelmingly negative.Many parcels were quickly sold to Euro-American settlers,leaving native people without land or a way to support themselves.
C)The impact was somewhat positive.Although many native people were able to become farmers and ranchers,many Euro-Americans also bought land nearby leading to increasing conflict.
D)none of the above
Answer: C
Q2) By the late 1600s,thousands of French settlers were living near what?
A)The Mississippi River
B)The St.Lawrence River
C)The Potomac River
D)The Ohio River
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: North American Political Economy
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Q1) During the 19th and early 20th century most of the largest cities in the United States were located in ________.
A)The Northeast
B)The Sunbelt
C)The Northwest
D)The Great Plains
Q2) Which factors contributed to the growth of tourism in North America?
A)The mass production and distribution of the automobile.
B)Increasing numbers of Americans holding nonfarm jobs and had paid vacations.
C)Increasing stress levels caused more Americans to need vacations.
D)Both A and B
E)All of the above
Q3) The percentage of people employed in the primary sector in North America has ________ over the last 100 years.
A)Increased
B)Decreased
C)Stayed at about the same level
D)Fluctuated
Q4) What is the difference between basic and nonbasic employment? Give an example each type.
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Chapter 5: The Atlantic Periphery
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Q1) 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)Quebec
B)Megalopolis
C)The Rust Belt
D)The Sun Belt
Q2) ________,and ________ are two examples of Native American groups that lived in the Atlantic Periphery prior to European contact.
Q3) Why did Acadian leadership attempt to maintain neutrality in the struggle between France and Great Britain for control of the Atlantic Periphery? (choose the best answer)
A)Although they spoke French and retained many French customs,they believed in the British cause
B)King George promised them free land if they stated out of the disagreement
C)They wanted to retain control over lands they had settled no matter who was governing the region
D)Although they spoken English and were Protestants,they believed in the French cause
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Chapter 6: Quebec
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Q1) What is the official language of Canada?
A)English
B)French
C)Both English and French
D)Canada doesn't have an official language
Q2) Who were seigneurs?
A)Young women who were orphans or from poor rural families
B)Peasants who were required to pay fees and rent to their lord
C)Military officers,politicians and church officials favored by the French government
D)Fur traders who worked with the Algonquins to build trade networks
Q3) Quebec mainly faces natural hazards during what time of year?
A)Spring
B)Summer
C)Winter
D)Fall
Q4) The French explorer Jacques Cartier came to Quebec in 1534 looking for ________.
Q5) The Canadian Shield is made up of some of the ________ rocks in North America.
Q6) The government of Quebec promotes interculturalism in the region,which emphasizes ________ between the Francophone majority and minority groups.
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Chapter 7: Megalopolis
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Q1) Which factors contributed to the establishment of the Northeast as a core area within the world economy?
A)Northeastern cities had excellent locations for international trade
B)New European immigrants provided cheap labor for factories
C)The Erie Canal and railroads gave easy access to the resources of the interior
D)Eastern cities had the nation's largest supply of capital which provided the money needed to support business
E)All of the above contributed
Q2) The water supply for the city of New York comes from ________.
Q3) There are about 3.5 million homeless people in the United States currently.About how many homeless people are there in Washington,D.C?
A)3,000
B)14,000
C)60,000
D)100,000
Q4) Few ________ in Philadelphia the first half of the 20th century could get a mortgage loan in order to buy a home.
Q5) Currently the major tourist attraction in Atlantic City is ________.
Q6) Today,the largest employer in the Washington,D.C.,area is the ________.
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Chapter 8: The Great Lakes and Corn Belt
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Q1) Much of the Great Lakes / Corn Belt's topography was formed by ________.
Q2) In April 1974,the city of Xenia,Ohio suffered severe damage and several fatalities due to what natural hazard common to the Great Lakes and Corn Belt?
A)Blizzards
B)Thunderstorms
C)Earthquakes
D)Tornadoes
Q3) Seven of the states or provinces in the Great Lakes / Corn Belt region are ________,________,________,________,________,________,and ________.
Q4) That the Great Lakes and Corn Belt region are near the geographic center of the United States,its excellent transportation network of waterways and highways,and the perception that truly "American" values are the norm here are all reasons why this region has often been called ________.
A)The Homeland
B)The Fatherland
C)The Heartland
D)The Motherland
Q5) Why is the Great Lakes-Corn Belt region often described as America's Heartland?
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Chapter 9: The Inland South
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Q1) If you were to drive from Raleigh,North Carolina,on the western edge of the Atlantic Coastal Plain,west towards the Mississippi river,what landforms would you pass through? (in order)
A)The Piedmont,the Appalachian Mountains,and the North American central lowland.
B)The Appalachian Mountains,the Ozarks,and the North American central lowland.
C)The Atlantic Coastal Plain,The North American central lowland,and the Appalachian Mountains.
D)The North American central lowlands,the Ozarks,and the Ouachitas
Q2) What type of mining has historically been a major industry in parts of West Virginia and Kentucky?
A)Gold
B)Petroleum
C)Coal
D)Natural Gas
Q3) What type(s)of storm system(s)regularly cause property damage and even fatalities in the Inland South?
A)Blizzards
B)Tornados
C)Hurricanes
D)Both B and C
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Chapter 10: The Coastal South
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Q1) What event led to thousands of Cuban immigrants settling in Miami Florida?
A)The 1959 Cuban revolution,led by Fidel Castro
B)In 1992,Hurricane Andrew devastated Cuba
C)The expansion of the Cuban/American tourism industry in the early 1900s
D)The need of Florida citrus farms in 1942 for cheap immigrant labor due to WWII
Q2) The climate of the Coastal South can be described as ________ in the summer with ________ winters.
Q3) What aspects of the physical geography of the Coastal South make it a leading tourist region in North America?
A)The many marshes and humid weather
B)The warm climate and beaches
C)Disney Land and Epcot
D)Casinos in Louisiana and Mississippi
Q4) Gullah is a language spoken by people of what ethnicity in parts of the Coastal South?
A)French-Americans
B)Louisiana Creoles
C)African-Americans
D)Spanish Americans
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Chapter 11: The Great Plains
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Q1) Buffalo Commons proposed by geographers Frank and Deborah Popper could potentially generate revenue through ________.
Q2) The discovery of ________ in the Bakken Formation along the border between Saskatchewan,North Dakota,and eastern Montana has caused an economic boom and low rates of unemployment in the area.
Q3) The Hudson Bay Company ________ settlement in the Canadian Great Plains.
Q4) The United States and Canada produce 99% of the world's exports of what crop,most of which is produced in the Great Plains?
A)Corn
B)Wheat
C)Sunflowers
D)Cotton
Q5) The capital,which is also the transportation and economic center of the province,of Manitoba is what?
A)Calgary
B)Regina
C)Winnipeg
D)Saskatoon
Q6) The Dust Bowl was caused by a combination of ________ and ________.
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Chapter 12: The Rocky Mountains
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Q1) Most of the water in the Rocky Mountain region comes from ________.
Q2) Precipitation that falls on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains eventually flow to the ________.
A)Pacific Ocean
B)Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean
C)The direction of these flows can not be predicted
D)The precipitation evaporates back into the atmosphere before it can reach a major body of water.
Q3) Chinook winds are cause by which of the following?
A)Winter storms arriving from northern Canada
B)Cool,dry air that flows from the Dakotas
C)Warm,dry air descending off the eastern slopes of the Rockies
D)When warm,moist air flows above a cooler,dryer layer.
Q4) Where are most forests in the Rocky Mountain region located?
A)At low elevations on valley floors
B)At low elevations in the foothills
C)Moderate elevations on mountain slopes
D)High elevations near mountain peaks
Q5) Most farms in the Rocky Mountain region are located near ________.
Q6) Glacial moraines are composed of ________.
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Chapter 13: Intermontane West
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Q1) NIMBY residents of the Intermontane West are concerned about population growth in the region,which may have impacts on ________.
Q2) Population growth caused by mining booms in the Intermontane resulted in populations that ________.
Q3) More than 50% of the land in Idaho,Nevada,and Utah is owned by ________.
Q4) Another name for steep-sided dry canyons found in eastern Washington is what?
A)Gulches
B)Box Canyons
C)Coulees
D)Perennial Canyons
Q5) The largest city in the "Inland Empire",which includes eastern Washington and Northern Idaho,is what?
A)Boise
B)Spokane
C)Tri-Cities
D)Coeur d'Alene
Q6) The largest city in the Canadian Intermontane,a center for tourism and winemaking,is ________.
Q7) Wyoming has a history of promoting ________ in its government.
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Chapter 14: MexAmerica
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Q1) The city of Los Alamos New Mexico is known for its historic involvement in what 20 century invention?
A)The electric automobile
B)Military aircraft
C)The atomic bomb
D)The computer
Q2) What major city in New Mexico is known as a center for energy and space research?
A)Albuquerque
B)Santa Fe
C)Las Cruces
D)San Antonio
Q3) The three physiographic subregions that make up MexAmerica are the Basin and Range,the Gulf Coastal Plain and what?
A)The Rocky Mountains
B)The Great Plains
C)The Sierra Nevada Mountains
D)The Navaho Basin
Q4) How did the September 11,2001 attacks in New York and Washington,D.C.,impact MexAmerica?
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Chapter 15: California
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Q1) The highest concentration of wealthy people in California live near ________.
Q2) During the early 20th century movie executives were attracted to southern California because ________.
Q3) Santa Clara County and the City of San Jose are centers of what industry?
A)Oil refining
B)High technology
C)Ranching
D)Tourism
Q4) Explain the relationship between California's landforms,climates and vegetation.How do the landforms and climates interact to create the patterns of ecosystems seen today?
Q5) The Central Valley of California can be divided into two regions based on the ________ in that portion of the valley,the Sacramento Valley and the San Joaquin Valley.
Q6) Looking at the map (15.6),what local water project takes water from the Colorado River?
A)The All American Canal.
B)The Coachella Canal.
C)The Colorado Aqueduct.
D)The Los Angeles Aqueduct.
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Chapter 16: The Pacific Northwest
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Q1) Most indigenous groups in the Pacific Northwest relied on what as their primary source of food?
A)Agriculture
B)Hunting
C)Fishing and marine resources
D)Gathering seeds,fruits,and berries.
Q2) Prior to 1846,what country shared governance of the Oregon Territory with the United States?
A)The French
B)The Russians
C)The British
D)The Spanish
Q3) The first major wave of American settlement in Oregon's Willamette Valley was set into motion by which of the following?
A)Dawes Act
B)Donation Land Claims Act
C)Homestead Act
D)Expulsion Act
Q4) The Klamath mountains are located on the border between ________.
Q5) How did WWII impact the economy of the Pacific Northwest?
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Chapter 17: Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands
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Q1) The ocean location of Hawaii results in what kind of temperature variations between different locations that have the same elevation?
A)Temperatures can very widely at the same elevation depending on the position of the island in the chain.
B)There is little temperature variation at the same elevation,no matter the location of the island in the chain.
C)Some of the islands on the northwestern portion of the chain experience significantly higher temperatures at the same elevation than the southeastern islands.
D)Some of the islands on the northwestern portion of the chain experience significantly lower temperatures at the same elevation than the southeastern islands.
Q2) Who were the first people to settle the Hawai'ian Islands? How did their arrival impact the ecosystems of the islands?
Q3) The northwestern islands of Kauai and Niihau are the ________ of the islands,in comparison to the Big Island in the southeast,which is still located above the geologic ________.
Q4) Explain what trade winds are and why they are called "trade" winds.
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Chapter 18: The Far North
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Q1) This act created Canada's newest Territory of Nunavut in 1999.
A)The Canadian Native Treaties Act
B)The Northern Land Claims Agreement
C)The Northwestern Native Protection Act
D)The Baker Lake Claims Agreement
Q2) In comparison to other parts of North America,scientists believe that the Far North will face ________ impacts from global climate change.
Q3) The first European contact with Greenland was led by the Viking explorer
A)Erik the Red
B)BiƓrn the Brave
C)Eilif the Black
D)Bersi the Bold
Q4) The largest physiographic subregion in the Far North,covering most of Canada is
Q5) European explorers hoped to find the Northwest Passage because ________.
Q6) The DEW line was a project that established ________.
Q7) The Northwest physiographic subregion can be described as ________.It is an extension of the ________.
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Chapter 19: The Future of North America
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Q1) Which of the following North American environmental disasters happened first?
A)The Dust Bowl
B)The near extinction of American Bison
C)A massive flood of the Mississippi River,which killed hundreds.
D)Heavy air pollution over the industrial region around Pittsburg Pennsylvania
Q2) Many young elderly people in the United States are attracted to retirement communities in what part of the country?
A)Warm southern locations such as Sun City,Arizona
B)The West Coast,especially beach communities such as Carmel California
C)Communities with a lower cost of living in the Great Plains
D)Most young elderly in North America choose to stay near their children in order to help care for grandchildren
Q3) About what percentage of the workforce of North America is currently employed in the primary or secondary sectors of the economy?
A)5%
B)20%
C)40%
D)50%
Q4) ________ and ________ have led to a rise in median age in North America.
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