Human Geography Test
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- What is a recurring eventin the development of the us?
- immigration, migration
- who were the first europeans to arrive in north america in the 15th century?
- spaniards
- between what two landforms did the louisiana purchase territory stretch?
- mississippi river and rocky mountains
- where did most americans settle during the second half of the 19th century?
-
industrial north
midwest cities
west of mississippi - what negative effect was connected with westward expansion?
- removal of native americans from their land
- what economic activities changed during the lath19th cand 20th century?
- shift from an agricultural to and industrial nation
- what historic event involved the movement of livestock, grains, and diseases to the americas in exchange for turkeys, tobacco, peanuts, and other items?
- columbian exchange
- what events involved the u s in foreign affairs?
- world wars and global economic depression
- what term is used to define the u s rank in the world community?
- superpower
- what were two reasons why the u s was largely uninvolved in foreign events during much of its history?
- physical isolation, self sufficient
- when was the u s consititution formally adopted?
- 1787
- define "federal republic
- a gov that divides power agong federal, state, and local governing bodies
- what are the three branches of gov
-
judicial
legislative
executive - what three factors make a country economlically powerful?
- naturla resources, political stability, skilled labor
- what was the average american's job in the early days
- farmer
- in what three areas is the u s a world leader?
- agriculture, manufacturing, global trade
- what %of the world's corn do u s farmers supplky
- 40
- where do the majority of ammericans have their ethnic roots?
- europe
- what is the second most commonly spoken laguage in the us?
- spanish
- th what religious group do the majority of americans belong?
- chrisianity
- what are some american cultural elements that have influenced the world?
- skyscrapers, film, music
- what has attracted most people to the us
- the chance for a better life
- where do the majority of americans live?
- cities and suburbs
- what is the gender breakdown of the workforce in america/
- 50/50
- what states make up new england?
- maine, vermont, mew hampshire, massachusettes, rhode island, connecticut
- what states are referred to as the middle atlantic states
- pennsylvannia, ny, nj
- what has the northeast been referred to as the gateway to america/
- many immigarnats arrived there by boat from europe
- what is the midwest most known for?
-
agriculture
"breadbasket"
"heartland" - what major industires are located in the midwest?
- steel manufacturing and automaking
- what geographical factors helped make the midwest a center for trade/
- central location, waterways
- how is the midwest changing?
- less agriculture, more service oriented; metropolitanareas increasing in size as suburbs grow
- what states make up the midwest
- ND SD NEBRASKA KS MIN IOW MISSOURI WISCONSIN MICH IL INDI OHI
- which southern state was england's first colony?
- virginina
- what are some of the south's most important crops?
- cotton, tobacco, peanuts, rice, fruits
- what is a common name for the south?
- "sunbelt"
- which southern state is sometimes grouped with the southwestern states?
- texas
- what states make up the south?
- TX, OK, ARK, LOU, MISSI, ALB, GA, FL, SC, NC, TENN, KENT, WV, VA, DE, MD
- what two states are not near any other states?
- alaska, hawaiia
- what is the west's current population growth?
- most rapidly growing region in us
- what inventions or porcesses helped the west grow in the 20th century?
- air conditioning, irrigation
- what states make up the west/
- WA, OREGON, ID, MONT, ALAS, HAW
- what accounts for the variety of lifestyles within a country's subregions/
- location, climate, types of people settling in the area, local industry
- u s pop
- 281 mil
- c pop
- 30 mil
- us area
- 3.7 mil
- c area
- 3.8 mil
- us# states
- 50, 1federal district
- c# provinces
- 10, 3 territories
- us independence
- 1776
- c independence
-
1867 dominion
1931 nation - us constitutuion
- 1787
- c constitution
- 1982
- us gove
- federal republic
- c gov
- parliamentary
- us elections
- 4 years, 2 terms
- c elections
- 5years, sometimes
- us executive
- president
- c executive
- prime minister, governor-general
- us legislative
- senate/house
- c legislative
- senate/house of commons
- us judicial
- supreme court
- c judicial
- appointed
- magna carta
- nooneis above law, unalienable rights
- 1763
- 7years' war taxing
- doi
- 17days
- signed/
- 56
- pres continental congress
- John Hancock
- grievances?
- 27
- long write constitution?
- 4 mo
- ammendments?
- 27, 1791(bill of rights)
- Marbury vs. Madison
- judicial review
- Louisiana Purchase
- 828000 miles, 1803, 15mil$
- Civil War
-
1861-65
623,000 lives (5mil) - bloodiest day?
-
S. 17, 1862
6300 died
Antietam - 13th amendment
- 1865
- 1863
- EP
- 1870
- 15th
- 1924
- American Indians
- 19th
- 1920 Susan B. Anthony
- Loyalty to region
- sectionalism