AP Human Geo Unit 6 Review

What is the first stage of Borchet's Epochs of American Urbanization

• The Sail-Wagon Epoch (1790-1830)

• The Iron Horse Epoch (1830-1870)

• The Steal Rail Epoch (1870-1920)

• Auto-Air-Amenity Epoch (1920-Present)

What are some characteristics of The Sail-Wagon Epoch?

• Cities were clustered within sixty miles of the Atlantic sea coast

• Interior cities grew up on rivers with good access to the coast

• Steam-driven railroads allowed for the rapid expansion from urban settlements into surrounding regions

• Regional rail networks connected cites into surrounding regions

What is the second stage of Borchet's Epochs of American Urbanization

• The Sail-Wagon Epoch (1790-1830)

• The Iron Horse Epoch (1830-1870)

• The Steal Rail Epoch (1870-1920)

• Auto-Air-Amenity Epoch (1920-Present)

What are some characteristics of The Iron Horse Epoch?

• Cities were clustered within sixty miles of the Atlantic sea coast

• Steamboats increased the movement of goods and river cities emerge with significant growth

• Steam-driven railroads allowed for the rapid expansion from urban settlements into surrounding regions

• Regional rail networks connected cites into surrounding regions

What is the third stage of Borchet's Epochs of American Urbanization

• The Sail-Wagon Epoch (1790-1830)

• The Iron Horse Epoch (1830-1870)

• The Steal Rail Epoch (1870-1920)

• Auto-Air-Amenity Epoch (1920-Present)

What are some characteristics of The Steal Rail Epoch

• Transcontinental railways emerged

• Industial centers in the northeast and Midwest continued to grow

• River cities, such as Chiago, grew. And population and industry grew and thrived due to situational factors

• Regional rail networks connected cites into surrounding regions

What is the fourth stage of Borchet's Epochs of American Urbanization

• The Sail-Wagon Epoch (1790-1830)

• The Iron Horse Epoch (1830-1870)

• The Steal Rail Epoch (1870-1920)

• Auto-Air-Amenity Epoch (1920-Present)

What are some characteristics of Auto-Air-Amenity Epoch?

• Railroads decline and cars (though increased highway construction) allowed cities to spread

• Air travel increased and airport hubs emerged

• Major urban growth in the great lakes region due to the automobile industry and in sunbelt cities

• Regional rail networks connected cites into surrounding regions

True or False: Main communication networks are historically the trade networks-infomation travels along goods

• True

• False

True or False: Advancements in communication like telephones, access to computers and the Internet result in decreases costs of communication and greater production.

• True

• False