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1. An area that has common characteristics or features throughout can be called

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Question

1. An area that has common characteristics or features throughout can be called a:

a. nodal region

b. functional region

c. uniform region

d. locational region

2. Where in the United States would you most expect to find coal fields?

a. California

b. New England

c. Florida

d. Appalachia

3. Gentrification is best described as ..........

a. The movement of minorities to the suburbs

b. The development of Spread Cities

c. The process of inner-city residents moving to exurbia

d. The process of higher income urban residents investing in property in the interiors of cities.

4. Which "epoch" was triggered by the rise of the railroads?

a. Iron Horse

b. Sail-Wagon

c. Steel-Rail

d. Auto-Air Amenity

5. The Labrador Current flows towards the along the North-East coast

a. North to West

b. South-east

c. West

d. None of the above

6. In 2000, the United States white population was percent.

a. 53

b. 63

c. 83

d. 43

e. 73

7. Which of the following is false?

a. CBD's are found in the suburbs

b. the electric streetcar was the first mass transit that just about everyone could afford

c. Many U.S. suburbs have now become full-fledged outer cities

d. the urban realms model has been applied to Los Angeles by James Vance

e. the recreational automobile era was from 1920-1945

8. Which of the following is a secondary economic activity?

a. beer brewing

b. retail sales

c. iron mining

d. managing a corporation

e. farming

9. Which of the following is not a major component of United States current population movement?

a. Canada to the USA

b. illegal immigration

c. immigration

d. north to south movement

e. west to east

10. Over the past decades, New York City's economy has seen:

a. a decline in manufacturing jobs and service jobs

b. An increase in manufacturing jobs and service jobs

c. A decline in service jobs and a rise in manufacturing jobs

e. A decline in manufacturing jobs and an increase in service jobs.

Explanation / Answer

1. c) Uniform region is characterized by homogeneous features in terms of language, culture, food, and overall lifestyle.

2. d) Appalachian basin dates back to the Late Paleozoic Era and contains 40 % of the total coal in the USA.

3. d) The process of improving the quality of buildings in less-developed parts of a city is known as gentrification.

4. c) Steel Rail epoch during 1870 -1900 when the railroads started developing rapidly.

5. b) The Labrador Current flows towards the South-east along the North-East coast.

8. a) Beer brewing is a secondary economic activity as it involves the conversion of raw materials (barley, wheat) to a product (beer).