Exam 3: North America

Briefly discuss the increasing population trend in the American and Canadian West.In your discussion please include the major pull factors to the region,specific examples of locations where individuals are moving,and the problems associated with this regional movement.

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Question 41

The Acadians of Louisiana share a common language with the Inuits of Nunavut.

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Question 42

What do we call new suburbs that include retailing,industry,office,and entertainment activities,but are less connected to the central city,and more connected to other suburban centers?

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Question 43

In 1900,more than 90 percent of African Americans lived in the northern part of the United States; today about half of them live there.

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Question 44

The U.S.consumes about half as much oil as it produces.

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Question 45

What employment sector is identified with natural resource extraction,including mining and agriculture?

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Question 46

During which era of the Historical Evolution of the U.S.City did suburban growth begin?

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Question 47

Which term refers to the situation in which a group of people with a common background and history identify with one another?

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Question 48

North America's population is around 345 million.

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Question 49

What do we call the bioregion that is dominated by tall native grasslands,short grasses,or scrub vegetation in North America?

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Question 50

Mechanization of agriculture is a cause of rural-to-urban migration.

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Question 51

Much of North America south of the Great Lakes and east of the Rocky Mountains is characterized by a short growing season,30 to 60 inches of annual rainfall,and a deciduous broadleaf forest.

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Question 52

The growing popularity of sustainable agriculture exemplifies the trend,where organic farming principles,a limited use of chemicals,and an integrated plan of crop and livestock management combine to offer both producers and consumers environmentally friendly alternatives.

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Question 53

Megalopolis is located on the West Coast of the United States,from Portland,OR to Seattle,WA.

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Question 54

This is the process involving the displacement of lower-income residents of central-city neighborhoods by higher-income residents,the improvement of deteriorated innercity landscapes,and the construction of shopping complexes,sports and entertainment attractions,and convention centers in selected Downtown locations.

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Question 55

Enslaved Africans arrived in North America in the first wave of European immigration.

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Question 56

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of gentrification?

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Question 57

In what region of the United States is the Piedmont located?

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Question 58

India is now the center of global trade and finance.

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Question 59

The invention of the electric trolley in 1888 had surprising little effect on the urbanized landscape.

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Briefly discuss the increasing population trend in the American and Canadian West.In your discussion please include the major pull factors to the region,specific examples of locations where individuals are moving,and the problems associated with this regional movement.

The Acadians of Louisiana share a common language with the Inuits of Nunavut.

What do we call new suburbs that include retailing,industry,office,and entertainment activities,but are less connected to the central city,and more connected to other suburban centers?

In 1900,more than 90 percent of African Americans lived in the northern part of the United States; today about half of them live there.

The U.S.consumes about half as much oil as it produces.

What employment sector is identified with natural resource extraction,including mining and agriculture?

During which era of the Historical Evolution of the U.S.City did suburban growth begin?

Which term refers to the situation in which a group of people with a common background and history identify with one another?

North America's population is around 345 million.

What do we call the bioregion that is dominated by tall native grasslands,short grasses,or scrub vegetation in North America?

Mechanization of agriculture is a cause of rural-to-urban migration.

Much of North America south of the Great Lakes and east of the Rocky Mountains is characterized by a short growing season,30 to 60 inches of annual rainfall,and a deciduous broadleaf forest.

The growing popularity of sustainable agriculture exemplifies the trend,where organic farming principles,a limited use of chemicals,and an integrated plan of crop and livestock management combine to offer both producers and consumers environmentally friendly alternatives.

Megalopolis is located on the West Coast of the United States,from Portland,OR to Seattle,WA.

Enslaved Africans arrived in North America in the first wave of European immigration.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of gentrification?

In what region of the United States is the Piedmont located?

India is now the center of global trade and finance.

The invention of the electric trolley in 1888 had surprising little effect on the urbanized landscape.

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