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Chapter4 US & Canada
Chapter 4 Test Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| megalopolis | -a region where the rivers and suburbs have grown so close together and form one big urban region |
| Population Density | the average number of people in one sq. mi. |
| commute | travel to work |
| petrochemicals | substances that come from petroleum such as plastic |
| industrilization | a change from agriculture-based to an industrial based economy |
| sun belt | the broad area of the united states that stretches from the southern Atlantic coast to the coast of California |
| mixed-crop-farm | several different kinds of crops are grown |
| resession | a downturn in business activity |
| corporate-farm | when agricultural companies combine several small family farms into one large farm |
| forty-niners | the first miners of the gold rush and arrived in 1849 |
| responsible developent | balancing the needs of the environment, the community, and the economy |
| mass transit | a system that replaces individual cars with energy-saving buses or trains |
| what are the three jobs that employ millions of urban north easterns | manufacturing, finance, and government |
| NY is the center of what` | international trade and finance |
| where are some of the best medical schools located | Boston |
| how many people live in NYC- | 8mil |
| where is the NY immigration center | ellis island |
| in the 1800s where did many irish immigrants come through | Boston and Philly |
| what city was an important part of our history | phily |
| there are between 200 and __ frost free days in a year | 290 |
| what infected the cotton in the 1890s | boll weevil |
| what does NASA stand for | National astronautics and space administration |
| what do textile mills make | cloth |
| North Carolina is the nation's largest production in what | hardwood-furniture |
| what is georgia's nickname | peach state |
| what does the south mine for | coal, produces that are not used for fuel such as crushed stone and construction sand and gravel |
| what changed the way farming is done | thechnolagy |
| did the demand for crops increase or decrease | decrease |
| what percent of kansas is farming land | 90% |
| where did many people start to look for jobs | cities |
| what is detroit nicknamed | motor city |
| where was pillsbury and co. founded | Minneapolis |
| what are the twin cities | Minneapolis and st. Paul |
| in what year was there a gold rush in SF | 1849 |
| what happened when the gold rush came | population exploded |
| what was one of the three thing that sprang up after the civil war | logging camps, sawmills, and paper mills |
| who from ME won the coin toss in oregon | francis w. pettygrove |
| what does francis w. pettygrove name the town | Portland |
| who founded seattle in the early 1850s | native american leader who helped the area's first settlers |
| hispanics are the largest ethnic group in LA followed by whom | Asians |
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