Arizona State Universit Lecture Quiz 8: GCU 322: Geography of U.S. and Canada. Score for this quiz: 30 out of 30

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Arizona State University GCU 42344 Lecture Quiz 8: GCU 322: Geography of U.S. and Canada. Score for this quiz: 30 out of 30 Question 1 2 / 2 pts The Welland Canal helps boats pass direct... ly between Lake _____ and Lake _____. Erie/ Michigan Superior/ Huron Michigan/ Erie Page 2 of 9 Erie/ Ontario Huron/ Ontario Question 2 2 / 2 pts When the Big 10 Athletic Conference expanded in 2014 to include _____, it picked universities outside of the Great Lakes and Corn Belt region. Notre Dame University and Purdue University the University of Missouri and the University of Virginia Penn State University and the University of Nebraska "The" Ohio State University and Clemson University the University of Maryland and Rutgers University Question 3 2 / 2 pts The most ethnically diverse city in North America is: St. Louis Detroit Toronto Page 3 of 9 St. Paul Minneapolis Question 4 2 / 2 pts The Great Lakes and Corn Belt region has about _____ of all the metropolitan areas in the U.S. one-third one-fourth two-thirds three-fourths one-half Question 5 2 / 2 pts In lecture, the food analogy of a _____ was used to describe metropolitan Detroit. a cupcake an apple a pepperoni pizza Page 4 of 9 an orange that's been peeled a donut Question 6 2 / 2 pts The Soo Locks help ships (such as iron boats) pass directly between Lake _____ and Lake _____ Huron/ Erie Superior/ Huron Michigan/ Erie Michigan/ Huron Superior/ Erie Question 7 2 / 2 pts Which Ontario city is adjacent to Detroit, Michigan? Hamilton Toronto Windsor Page 5 of 9 Kingston London Question 8 2 / 2 pts An scenic area along the Wisconsin River (some distance north of Madison) with numerous bluffs and cliffs, but an area which has become "overtouristy" with all of the waterparks, amusement parks, and golf courses, is called the: Wisconsin Ribs Wisconsin Dells Midwestern "Disneyland" Wisconsin Alps Midwestern "Grand Canyon" Question 9 2 / 2 pts The areas adjacent to Lake Superior in northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin are part of the _____ landform region. Coastal Plain Canadian Shield Page 6 of 9 Appalachian Uplands Interior Plains Intermontane Region Question 10 2 / 2 pts A hillier area in the Great Lakes and Corn Belt region that was NOT impacted by glacial ice sheets (and is found in parts of 4 states--southwestern Wisconsin, northwestern Illinois, southeastern Minnesota, and northeastern Iowa) is called the: Driftless Area Shawnee Hills Allegheny Plateau Mississippi River Upland Norman Upland Question 11 2 / 2 pts Which part of Ohio is on the Allegheny Plateau? eastern/ southeastern Page 7 of 9 southern/ southwestern central/ north-central northern/ northwestern western/ west-central Question 12 2 / 2 pts Which 2 states have land in both the Great Lakes/Corn Belt region and in Megalopolis? New York and Pennsylvania Missouri and Kentucky Ontario and Ohio Wisconsin and Illinois Kansas and Nebraska Question 13 2 / 2 pts _____ of the Canadian population is in the "Main Street" area, which also includes part of Quebec. one-quarter Page 8 of 9 two-thirds one-third one-half three-quarters Question 14 2 / 2 pts What is true about using the term "Midwest" to describe the Great Lakes and Corn Belt region? after the acquisition of Texas and the Mexican Cession, the region was no longer really in the western part of the country, but somehow people inexplicably started calling it the "middle" of the west, which later got shortened to "Midwest" the region is the home to the Midwest Corporation, a company that specializes in the manufacture of high-tech clothing, in particular shirts that are resistant to ultraviolet radiation for Canadians, the term "Midwest" has significant cultural meaning, as Ontario is considered the "middle" of Canada. But since Ontario is west of Quebec, the region became known as the "Midwest" the region is west of Megalopolis (hence the "west" part of "Midwest"), but because the region is in the "middle" of Megalopolis and the Great Plains," the Great Lakes and Corn Belt region became know as the "middle west" or shortened to "Midwest" ! Page 9 of 9 after the Louisiana Purchase, it was in the "middle" of the western part of the U.S.--considering that Americans at the time viewed all lands west of the Appalachians as "west" Question 15 2 / 2 pts In the Great Lakes and Corn Belt region, elevation changes (drop-offs and bluffs) are found along: the Ohio and Missouri Rivers only the Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers only the St. Lawrence River only the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers only Quiz Score: 30 out of 30 [Show More]

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