DCA #2 Review

What part of the metropolitan area is the downtown section of a city most likely to be located in?

• the rural fringe
• the urban core
• the urban fringe
• not in the metropolitan area

spreading of urban developments on undeveloped land near a city

• connectivity
• Urban Sprawl
• metropolitan area
• world cities

What is the name for the small towns, farms, and open spaces beyond a city's suburbs?

• rural fringe
• urban fringe
• countryside
• metropolitan area

What is the name for the sharing of new plants and animals between the old and new world as a result of Columbus' voyage?

• Northwest Passage

• Columbian Exchange

• Middle Passage

• Columbian Passage

Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?

•  gold
• trade
• land
• religious freedom

Which is one factor that has contributed to South America's language diversity?

• Education

• Colonization

• Warfare

• Religion

Which of the following is best shown in the picture?

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Devolution

• Extinction

Which two countries border the Great Lakes

• United States and Canada

• United States and Mexico

• United States and Russia

What large mountain range is pictured here?

• Catskill Moutains
• Rocky Moutanins
• Appalachian Mountains

Lines running East to West, measuring distance North or South of the Equator in Degrees.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Meridian

• Parallel