Chapter 7 Review

vocabulary to travel regularly to and from work commute

vocabulary a type of region where cites and suburbs have grown so close together they form one big urban area megalopolis

vocabulary a substance such as plastic or paint that is made from petroleum petrochemicals

vocabulary a broad area of the U.S. stretching from the southern Atlantic coast to the coast of California – known for its warm weather the Sun Belt

vocabulary a downturn in business recession

vocabulary large farms run by a corporation, they may consist of many smaller farms once owned by families corporate farms

vocabulary money used to expand a business capital

vocabulary the first miners of the gold rush forty-niners

vocabulary a system of subways, buses, and commuter trains used to transport large numbers of people mass transit

vocabulary Growing several different crops so if one crop failed the farm had others Mixed-crop farm

vocabulary Change from an agriculture- based economy to an industry- based economy Industrialization

Cities Place where American founders adopted the Declaration of Independence and the Consitution Philadelphia

Cities What city is located in the Silicon Valley? San Jose, California

Cities What city is nicknamed “Motor City USA”? Detroit

Cities What city is considered the “Money Capital” of the U.S.? New York City

Cities Home to more than 20 colleges and universities Boston

Cities Home to the nation’s leaders and hundreds of foreign diplomats Washington D.C.

Cities Center for goods and people going to and from Central and South America Miami

Cities Gateway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River (host of Mardi Gra) New Orleans

Cities Biggest city in the Midwest Chicago

Cities Located on the Mississippi River; “Gateway to the West” St. Louis

Cities Trade center for lumber, furs, grain, salmon, and wool Portland

Cities Host of the 1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta

the most densely populated region of the United States the Northeast

most immigrants entering the U.S. in the 1890s to 1940s arrived at this place Ellis Island

over the past 50 years the South has changed from an agriculture- based economy to... an industry- based economy

What happened that caused many farmers to sell their farms in the 1980s? an economic recession

What effect did the Gold Rush have on the West? the population grew quickly

The District of Columbia is located between what two states? Maryland and Virginia

What region of the U.S. is considered “the Heartland”? the Midwest

What is the name of the oldest university in the U.S.? Harvard

Features that make much of the South a great place for growing crops include... Rich soil and good climate

What factor contributed to Chicago’s rise as a steel-making and manufacturing center in the late 1800s? Railroad were built

At one time the South depended on this crop for their economy. cotton

This city became one of the most prosperous cities in the United States during the Gold Rush. San Francisco