Exam 5: The Atlantic Periphery

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Discuss the patterns of urban settlement in the Atlantic Periphery.How urbanized is this region? Where are the largest cities located? What are there primary economic and cultural functions?

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The frequent fogs that contribute to shipping hazards along the coast of the Atlantic Periphery are most often caused by

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The Great Expulsion or Great Upheaval refers to what?

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Which of the following describes the coastline of the Atlantic Periphery?

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Which of the following are examples of environmental hazards that commonly disrupt transportation in the Atlantic Periphery?

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Most cities in the Atlantic Periphery are located

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The ________ in 1713,gave Britain control of Newfoundland while ________ retained control of Prince Edward Island.

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Which of the following is an example of the impacts of glaciers on the landscape of the Atlantic Periphery?

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As changes have come to the fishing economy of the region,the Canadian government has attempted to deal with the declines by

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In the late 1990s,Fort Kent in northern Maine became North America's Biathlon center.Its 4233 residents are mostly of ________ ancestry,and speak mostly ________.

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The term Nor'easter refers to

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About 20,000 people of African descent live in Nova Scotia.Which of the following is a not true statement about the ancestry of these people?

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The local people and culture in many parts of the Atlantic Periphery can be described as

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________ from Newfoundland became an important source of protein in North America as well as Europe in the 16th century,while white pine trees were crafted into ________.

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________,and ________ are two examples of Native American groups that lived in the Atlantic Periphery prior to European contact.

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L'Anxe Meadows was a ________ settlement in Newfoundland,and one of the first European contacts with Native American groups.

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The population trend in today's Newfoundland shows that

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What primary sector industries are important to the Atlantic Periphery region? How did the natural resources of the region encourage and/or discourage settlement of the region?

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How might increasing tourism and migration from wealthier nearby regions impact the economy of the Atlantic Periphery?

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Explain why the Atlantic Periphery is referred to as a peripheral area.

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