Question 1

In the late 1900s the Manufacturing Belt continued to be important although companies and products changed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Horizontal integration means that

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A)   factories are all on one floor
B)   one owner acquires many companies producing the same product
C)   factories are built on flat land
D)   none of the choices are correctE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

The federal program designed to attack the problem of poverty in Southern Appalachia in 1933 is the ______________________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

The Southern rural region that is one of the materially poorest in the United States is

Accepted Answer

A)   the Florida Panhandle
B)   the Carolina Piedmont
C)   the Mississippi Delta
D)   southern GeorgiaE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Which group is not a major part of the opposition to independence for Quebec?

Accepted Answer

A)   English-speaking and other business owners
B)   Recent, diverse immigrants
C)   Native Cree people
D)   All the choices are opposed to independenceE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The majority of African Americans live in

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A)   the Midwest
B)   the Southwest
C)   the Southeast
D)   the Pacific NorthwestE) A) and B)
F) None of the above C

Question 7

The economic fortunes of Appalachia have been based on the unstable market for

Accepted Answer

A)   water power
B)   tobacco
C)   coal
D)   manufactured goodsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above C

Question 8

The ____________________________ connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

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Question 9

Industrialization in the United States first grew rapidly when transportation came to be based on the

Accepted Answer

A)   canal
B)   railroad
C)   truck
D)   airplaneE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Which of these provinces is not one of the Prairie Provinces

Accepted Answer

A)   Manitoba
B)   Ontario
C)   Saskatchewan
D)   AlbertaE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

A major factor in the decline of the Native American populations after the arrival of Europeans was disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The primary resource for the Native Americans who lived on the plains between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains was

Accepted Answer

A)   deer
B)   salmon
C)   bison
D)   groundhogsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The rapid growth of suburbs after 1945 depended on the development of

Accepted Answer

A)   railroads
B)   airlines
C)   limited-access highways
D)   canalsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The United States with 4.5 percent of the world's population uses _____ percent of the world's energy resources.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   15
C)   25
D)   40E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

In the mid-1900s the main sources of immigrants were

Accepted Answer

A)   Africa and the Middle East
B)   Australia and New Zealand
C)   Northern and Western Europe
D)   Asia and Latin AmericaE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The delta of the Mississippi is shrinking because of dams along the Mississippi River.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A second U.S. core, besides Megalopolis, is

Accepted Answer

A)   The Front Range of the Rockies
B)   The southern end of Lake Michigan
C)   The Georgia Piedmont
D)   The West CoastE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

New England's economic boom of the 1990s, known as the "Massachusetts Miracle," was based on

Accepted Answer

A)   high-tech industries
B)   steel
C)   textiles
D)   leather goodsE) None of the above
F) B) and D) A

Question 19

The rate of population increase in the United States is similar to that of other materially wealthy countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The best soils in the United States are in the Southeast.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: North America

In the late 1900s the Manufacturing Belt continued to be important although companies and products changed.

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Horizontal integration means that

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The federal program designed to attack the problem of poverty in Southern Appalachia in 1933 is the ______________________.

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The Southern rural region that is one of the materially poorest in the United States is

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Which group is not a major part of the opposition to independence for Quebec?

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The majority of African Americans live in

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The economic fortunes of Appalachia have been based on the unstable market for

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The ____________________________ connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

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Industrialization in the United States first grew rapidly when transportation came to be based on the

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Which of these provinces is not one of the Prairie Provinces

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A major factor in the decline of the Native American populations after the arrival of Europeans was disease.

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The primary resource for the Native Americans who lived on the plains between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains was

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The rapid growth of suburbs after 1945 depended on the development of

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The United States with 4.5 percent of the world's population uses _____ percent of the world's energy resources.

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In the mid-1900s the main sources of immigrants were

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The delta of the Mississippi is shrinking because of dams along the Mississippi River.

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A second U.S. core, besides Megalopolis, is

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New England's economic boom of the 1990s, known as the "Massachusetts Miracle," was based on

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The rate of population increase in the United States is similar to that of other materially wealthy countries.

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The best soils in the United States are in the Southeast.

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