GCU322 Lecture Quiz 10 Questions And
Answers
The _____ metro area meets the _____ metro area at the
international boundary, and together they form a larger bi-
national metro area. Answer - Detroit/ Windsor
The most ethnically diverse metro area in North America
is: Answer - Toronto
The nickname for much of the Midwest in terms of its
manufacturing (especially after the closures of many
factories in the region) is the: Answer - rustbelt
What is true about using the term "Midwest" to describe
this region? - after the Louisiana Purchase, it was in the
, "middle" of the western part of US- Answer -considering
that Americans at the time viewed all lands west of the
Appalachians as "west"
The nickname for the Chicago metro area is: - Answer
Chicagoland
In the mid-1800s Minneapolis rose to prominence in
Minnesota as power from falls on the Mississippi River at
the location were first used for _____, and then for _____.
Companies that focus on this latter activity are still
headquartered in Minneapolis. Answer - sawmills/ flour
milling
The dominant metro area in the states of _____ are NOT
in the Midwest region. Answer - Kansas and Kentucky
Answers
The _____ metro area meets the _____ metro area at the
international boundary, and together they form a larger bi-
national metro area. Answer - Detroit/ Windsor
The most ethnically diverse metro area in North America
is: Answer - Toronto
The nickname for much of the Midwest in terms of its
manufacturing (especially after the closures of many
factories in the region) is the: Answer - rustbelt
What is true about using the term "Midwest" to describe
this region? - after the Louisiana Purchase, it was in the
, "middle" of the western part of US- Answer -considering
that Americans at the time viewed all lands west of the
Appalachians as "west"
The nickname for the Chicago metro area is: - Answer
Chicagoland
In the mid-1800s Minneapolis rose to prominence in
Minnesota as power from falls on the Mississippi River at
the location were first used for _____, and then for _____.
Companies that focus on this latter activity are still
headquartered in Minneapolis. Answer - sawmills/ flour
milling
The dominant metro area in the states of _____ are NOT
in the Midwest region. Answer - Kansas and Kentucky
