Exam 8: The Great Lakes and Corn Belt

Four of the five largest Metropolitan areas in the Great Lakes / Corn Belt are ________,________,________,and ________.

In the 1783 Treaty of Paris,the British agreed to give up land bounded by the Great Lakes,Ohio River,and the Mississippi River to America.This area became known at that time as what?

The physical and human characteristics of places.

Eight Mile Road,popularized by Eminem in rap,and in the movie 8 Mile is located between the city,and the northern suburbs of what city?

Chicago,with its unparalleled transportation connections was a primary industrial center.It was also America's leading center for ________.

Farms where most of the crops are fed to livestock are called what?

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 ________.

Two examples each of the push and pull factors that led African Americans to leave the South and travel into the Great Lakes and Corn Belt region are ________,________,________,and ________.

Non-native species can be declared an invasive species under what act,triggering federal aid and action to curtail the problem?

Generally,neither tourism,nor ________ play much of a role in the tertiary economy of the Great Lakes / Corn Belt.This is in contrast to other parts of the United States and Canada.

The climate of the Great Lakes and Corn Belt Region can be characterized as a ________ climate.

Generally speaking,communities with ________ tend to weather region wide declines in production and output more effectively than ones with ________.

What was the Great Migration? Describe the push and pull factors involved.

Describe the physical processes that shaped the topography and hydrology of the Great Lakes-Corn Belt region.

The surveying system for settlers,the prohibition of slavery,the establishment of a territorial government,as well as the minimum population required for states to be admitted to the Union for the Great Lakes / Corn Belt region,can be found in the ________ which was drafted in 1785,and passed in 1787.

Species introduced to areas they are not native to can cause environmental damage by outcompeting the local fauna or flora.These are generally referred to as ________.

The Great Lakes and Corn Belt region's population is described as ________.

The Great Lakes and Corn Belt is ________.

What characteristics make Chicago,Illinois a global city?

Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1785,what survey method was used in the settlement of the Great lakes and Corn Belt region?