Quiz 4 Flashcards
Which of the following statements about the atmospheric system of North America is/are true?
A) The climate of North America is dominated by the Trade Winds, which explains why Christopher Columbus discovered this continent in 1492.
B) The center of North America receives less precipitation than either coast, which explains why this region of the “Great Plains” has sparse natural vegetation and less potential for crop agriculture.
C) The “rain shadow” east of the Rocky Mountains is caused by the setting sun, whose rays are blocked by these mountains casting a “shadow” across the Great Plains.
D) The southeastern United States has a warm, wet climate, which made it suitable for the intense cultivation of cash crops under harsh conditions and thus for the introduction of slavery.
E) The Westerlies are strong winds produced by the intense heating of the thick layers of granite that make up the Rocky Mountains of western North America.
B and D
Which of the following statements correctly describe(s) the Northern and Southern states that fought one another in the American Civil War?
A. The climate of the North favored self-sufficient family farming, whereas the climate of the South favored plantations producing cash crops for overseas markets.
B. The political balance between North and South that enabled both sides to compromise and remain within the Union was upset when the United States expanded from the relatively wet eastern half of North America to the relatively dry western half.
C. There were no geographic limits on the westward expansion of both Northern and Southern economies; both could have expanded all the way to the Pacific coast and were stopped only by the Civil War.
D. The North won the Civil War because the electricity produced by Niagara Falls powered northern factories, whereas the South had to rely on water power from the slow-moving Mississippi River.
E. The American Civil War began when the North declared war on the South in order to end the practice of slavery.
A & B
We would expect the climate of Arizona to be dry, because:
A) It lies within the “rain shadow” of the Rocky Mountains
B) It is located astride the Subtropical High
C) Its is crossed by the Trade Winds that come off the Caribbean Sea
D) All of the above
E) None
B
Which of the following is NOT part of the Greater Antilles?
Bermuda
Who is the current President of Mexico?
Enrique Pena Nieto
Who was the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, who is credited with designing the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Henry Clay
BONUS QUESTION: On the eve of the American Civil War in 1861, how many “free” states and how many “slave” states were there in the Union?
Free states- 19; Slave staes-15
