Chapter 10

1.

1 point

The Southern Coastlands are the region where:

Hurricanes are the most common

Flooding is limited to the eastern seaboard

Hurricanes are absent

Flooding occurs only in the fall

2.

1 point

In central Florida, water requirements are met by:

Pumping from the water table

pipelines coming from Georgia

Collecting rainfall

local lakes and rivers

3.

1 point

The Southern Coastlands’ climate is best described as:

A humid, subtropical place

A coastal region with warm dry air

A very wet and cold place

A cool and dry place

4.

1 point

Processing of oranges has resulted in Florida:

Developing a sizable food-processing industry

Limiting the economy impact of citrus sales

Expanding the citrus groves in Texas

Losting their market share of grapefruit

5.

1 point

Casual visitors to New Orleans may be surprised by:

The Dixieland music

The huge crowds during lent

The number of French restaurants

The heavy barge and ship traffic on the river

6.

1 point

This city became both a control point and a shipping focus for the entire Mississippi River system:

Mobile, AL

Tampa, FL

New Orleans, LA

Houston, TX

7.

1 point

Many corporate offices for the oil and energy businesses are located in New Orleans, LA.

False

True

8.

1 point

Each winter, fresh vegetables grown in Florida or the southern margins of other Gulf Coast states fulfill the needs of:

Rural areas in the northeast

Urban areas in the northeast

Rural areas in the northwest

Urban areas in the northwest

9.

1 point

The three major urban centers in the Southern Coastlands region are:

Orlando, Tampa and Miami

New Orleans, Tampa and Miami

Houston, Atlanta and Miami

Miami, New Orleans and Houston

10.

1 point

The Southern Coastlands’ state that is the most developed for tourists is:

Florida

Alabama

Louisiana

Texas

11.

1 point

Chemical plants located along the western Gulf Coast manufacture:

Insecticides

Paints

Plastics

All of the above

12.

1 point

The development in the eastern half of the Southern Coastlands region is:

receives the largest number of mexican immigrants

closest to trade centers in the west

none of the above

largely recreational and includes abundant retirement communities

13.

1 point

The development in the western half of the Southern Coastlands region is heavily dependent on resource extraction.

True

False

14.

1 point

The region's climate is influenced by:

The cold Atlantic Ocean currents

The warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico

The cold water emptying into the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi River

The warm waters of the Rio Grande

15.

1 point

The development in the western half of the Southern Coastlands region is heavily dependent on:

Resource extraction

Tourism

Retirement

Site reorientation

16.

1 point

The Cuban presence in Miami increased greatly when:

Miami opened the first major tourist resort

The economy of Florida plummeted in the 1940s

Fidel Castro assumed power in Cuba

All of the above

17.

1 point

The most serious and long-term threat to the ecological balance of the Everglades is urban growth

True

False

18.

1 point

By 2000, the percentage of Florida’s population over 60 was estimated to be more than:

22%

52%

61%

36%

19.

1 point

Florida’s commercial citrus farming areas have gradually migrated south because:

The risk of frost is greater in the north

the fruit ripens slower

The trees grow larger and produce more fruit

the risk of drought is greater in the north

20.

1 point

The growing season in the Southern Coastlands region:

lasts at least 3 months

is less than anywhere else in the united states

lasts at least 9 months

is greater than anywhere else in the united states

21.

1 point

The region’s MOST important specialty crops are:

citrus fruits, rice, and sugarcane

cotton, tobacco, and sugarcane

rice, pineapple, and oranges

lemons, oranges, and bananas

22.

1 point

Industry location in the Southern Coastlands has been enhanced by:

The proximity to European trade centers

The availability of raw materials and capital, and inexpensive water transportation

The tourist attractions in Florida

The influx of workers from Cuba and Mexico

23.

1 point

Urban coalescence in Florida has resulted in a megalopolis extending from Miami and Tampa-St. Petersburg

True

False

24.

1 point

The Southern Coastlands region extends from:

Houston to the Florida Keys

The mouth of the Rio Grande, through Florida and up to South Carolina

The mouth of the Mississippi to the mouth of the Rio grande

Mexican border to Florida

25.

1 point

The Southern Coastlands’ largest city is:

Houston

Miami

New Orleans

Jacksonville