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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Both heavy winter snowfall and fogs can disrupt transportation
B Heavy winter snowfall
C Flooding
D Fogs
Question #2
A Barre Gray granite is primarily used in monument construction
B The Rock of Ages Corporation was founded in 1885
C All of these statements are true
D The E.L. Smith quarry in Barre, Vermont is the largest dimensional stone quarry in the world
E The mountainside where the granite is quarried is called ‘Graniteville’
Question #3
A Boston Tea Party of 1773
B The arrival of the Pilgrims
C The first presidential inauguration
D The beginning of the Revolutionary War
E The first demonstrations for independence from the crown
Question #4
A Boston Celtics
B New England Patriots
C Boston Red Sox
D New York Yankees
E The New England Revolution
Question #5
A Las Vegas
B San Francisco
C Miami
D Chicago
E Los Angeles
Question #6
A Bounty Paper Towels
B Ernest Hemmingway
C Jean Gottman
D John Muir
E Charles Darwin
F Thomas Edison
Question #7
A 2010
B 2000
C 1990
D 1980
E 1960
Question #8
A The Lake Champlain lowlands are a ‘milk shed’ that provide the milk for parts of Megalopolis
B In early times, agriculture was most subsistence farming
C Today, most farmers specialize in a single crop
D The northeast part of Maine has a potato industry that competes with that of Idaho
E Today, nearly 50% of the region is farmed compared to only 5% around 100 years ago
Question #9
A The polar, continental, and maritime air masses all meet in the Bypassed East thus maximizing the influence of the marine climate
B Fish and trees were the early export commodities of the Bypassed East
C The region was close to the worlds richest fishing ground
D The Labrador Current flows southward and chills the water
E Lake Champlain forms part of the New York-Vermont boundary
Question #10
A Vermont was first claimed by the French and taken over by the British after the French Indian War
B Vermont was the 14th state to join the United States
C The early textile industry in New Hampshire attracted many immigrants from Italy and Germany
D Mount Washington at around 6300ft is the regions highest peak
E New Hampshire has held the first presidential primary since 1952
Question #11
A There are relatively few large urban areas
B The region is an area of limited development located near an area of much greater accessibility
C The region extends into parts of Canada
D The region was settled relatively late thus contributing to its isolation
E New Hampshire was the first state to declare independence from England
Question #12
A part of New York
B New Hampshire
C Maine
D Massachusetts
E Vermont
Question #13
A The economy of the region is mostly dependent on natural resources and primary economic activity
B The economy of the region is dependent on migrant labor from nearby regions
C The economy of the region is relatively weaker than those of nearby regions
D None of these are correct
Question #14
A Technological improvements have allowed fishing to take place at much faster rates than ever before
B U.S. and Canadian governments have imposed onerous laws on fishermen, causing them to abandon their traditional ways of life
C Fishermen from the region can’t compete with cheap fish from China
D Pesticides from agricultural runoff are poisoning fish in the north Atlantic
Question #15
A The collapse of the Great Stone Face
B The rugged coastline and many harbors
C The rich soil
D The few lakes or ponds
Question #16
A Lack of natural resources
B Rich fisheries
C Cool climate and rocky soils
D Both cool climate and rocky soils AND the lack of natural resources are correct
Question #17
A Glaciation has left thin soils and rocky, rugged coastline
B Both glaciation has left thin soils and many harbors where cities and towns have been established are correct
C Many harbors where cities and towns have been established
D Gently sloping, with wide flat sandy beaches
Question #18
A All of these answer choices are correct
B The promise of free land
C The growing tensions in the 13 colonies of the United States
D The end of French political control over much of the region
Question #19
A Miwok, Yurok, Chumashan, Athabaskan
B Mi’kmaq, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Beothuk
C Chippewa, Shawnee, Powhatan, Waco
D Nez Perce, Omaha, Pawnee, Wichita
Question #20
A Forests and logging
B Rich soils for farming
C Gold and other minerals
D The fishing grounds
Question #21
A Overfishing of cod, which eats lobsters
B Most people in the region are tired of eating lobster
C Technological improvements in lobster fishing techniques
D Declining lobster prices
Question #22
A The Rust Belt
B Megalopolis
C Quebec
D The Sun Belt
Question #23
A Tropical storms that bring high winds and heavy rains to the Atlantic Periphery in late summer and early fall.
B The residents of the most Northeastern part of Canada, Newfoundland.
C Winter storms that move in from the northeast and bring heavy snowfall.
D Heavy fogs the move in from the northeast along with the cold Labrador Current.
Question #24
A The Appalachians
B The Blue Ridge Mountains
C The Ozarks
D The Baffin Mountains
E The Rockies
Question #25
A Hostile and yet dependent on outsiders.
B Highly independent and self-sufficient.
C Identifying strongly as Canadians or Americans.
D Eager to move to other regions and escape chronic unemployment and poverty.
Question #26
A Cold air settling into valleys while warmer air passes over.
B Winds blowing up a slope causing cooling and condensation.
C The cooling of land after sunset which causes condensation in the air.
D The interaction of a warm ocean current with cold air masses.
Question #27
A The British.
B The Norse.
C The Spanish.
D The French.
Question #28
A Cool and mild with most precipitation taking place in summer
B Cool summers and cold winters with most precipitation taking place in the winter
C Cool summers and cold winters with significant precipitation year round
D Warm and mild with most precipitation taking place in the winter
Question #29
A Vermont
B Off the Atlantic coast of Canada
C Quebec
D Maine
Question #30
A Urban uses.
B Agriculture.
C Grasslands.
D Forests.
Question #31
A In the interior.
B On the Atlantic coast or in river valleys.
C In the south-western portion of the region.
D Close to other nearby regions.
Question #32
A French Canadian/French
B British separatist/English
C Norse, Scandinavian
D Inuit, Inuktitut
Question #33
A Businesses might be attracted by the increasing population and low cost of living for their workers
B All are correct
C Real estate prices will rise
D Local businesses will benefit from the increased numbers of customers
Question #34
A Nova Scotia
B Newfoundland and Labrador
C Upstate New York
D Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine
Question #35
A Providing incentives for people to move to larger communities.
B Both providing incentives and providing retraining are correct
C Subsidizing education and health care for isolated fishing towns.
D Provided retraining and payments for lost wages to fishermen.