Exam 7: Megalopolis

Imagine that you are an early British immigrant to the east coast of America.You have been charged by the British government with establishing a new settlement.What characteristics would you be looking for to create a successful new city?

Today more residents of the northeastern corridor live in which setting?

Why were port cities such as New York and Boston so important to the growth of Megalopolis in the earliest years Euro-American settlements?

Which factors contributed to the establishment of the Northeast as a core area within the world economy?

What are the five boroughs of New York?

Which of the following cities was established by Puritans from England?

Which of the following social issues is likely to be a continuing problem for Megalopolis in the near future?

Megalopolis is the most urbanized area of North America,yet today most people in the region,including many ethnic minorities,live in suburbs.Why is this the case? Explain some of the historical trends that account for current land use patterns.

What is heterolocalism?

Select from the answers below the one that best puts the factors leading to increasing suburbanization in the order in which they occurred over time.

What type of natural hazard does the text associate with disruptions of roads and trains in the Washington,D.C.,area as well has flight delays at Reagan International Airport,one of the busiest airports in the United States?

The most important form of farming in the megalopolis region is the production ________ for local urban consumers.

At the end of the last ice age,melting ice caused sea level rise,which flooded river valleys along the Atlantic coast of North America,these flooded river valleys are called what?

Which of the following is a specialty crop grown in Megalopolis?

Despite the fact that there are more than enough houses in the Washington,D.C.,area,there are still many families that are homeless.Why?

What are the five largest cities in Megalopolis?

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 student was asked to the following question: "How would you describe the patterns of immigration to Megalopolis over the 19th and 20th centuries that led to the diversity of population that now characterizes the region?" As an answer,this student wrote the following: "In the early 19th century the main immigrant groups to the region were largely from Northern Europe,including English,Irish,and German settlers.However,by the late 19ᵗʰ century new immigrants from Latin America,Asia,and Africa came to dominate.After World War I though,restrictive quota laws meant that only immigrants from eastern and southern Europe could come to the region through the processing center on Ellis Island." How would you judge this student's answer?

Which of the following does not describe the changing pattern of African-American settlement in the Megalopolis Region?

The three major physiographic provinces that make up Megalopolis are