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Chapter 5
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Geography
Undergraduate 2
10/05/2011

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Most important manufacturing region in the U.S. is?
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Northeastern U.S. and southern Ontario (excludes New England)
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the western margin on the Manufacturing core blends into?
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the Agricultural core
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it was the general mechanization of what that demanded diversified manufacturing support
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Agriculture
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which farming implements became available during the late 1800s
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Mechanical reaper, winnowing machines, cultivating implements
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what had to be improved in order to support the volume of agricultural products grown on farms located in the manufacturing core?
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Transportation lines
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what part of the manufacturing core possesses great accessibility resources?
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the interior
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the great lakes connect
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the canadian shield and the interior plains
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the great lakes are interconnected with how many significant changes in elevation
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the Largest elevation change between two of the Great Lakes is between?
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Erie and Ontario
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what canal was built to bypass Niagara Falls?
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welland canal
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the Erie canal was built in what year in order to bypass Lake Ontario
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1825
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in the late 19th and early 20th centruies, cheap transportation was of critical to those moving iron ore to the coal fields in
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Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
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the development and industrial capacity that developed along the margins of the great lakes is attributed to what?
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Natural Accessibility resource (Coal)
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in the interior core, what river crosses hundreds of miles across the interior plains before joining what other river?
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Ohio, Mississippi
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the manufacturing core rose to prominence when?
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1870s
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between 1830 and 1860 the population density in the interior did what, and agriculture production did what?
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Increased, Intensified
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the growth of the region was reflected in the gradual shift of transportation concentration as railroads began to spread across where?
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interior plains
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Borchert identified the Sail-waggon Epoch as when all cities are associated with what?
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water transportation
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the major urban centers during the Sail-waggon Epoch were?
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Towns that had their beginnings along the Atlantic coastline
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Bochert's Second Epoch was triggered by the development of
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railways
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Borchert's Third Epoch was triggered by the development of steel which replaced?
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Iron Rails
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In Borchert's Third Epoch there was Increased population growth in small cities near where?
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corn fields, great lakes, a major rail connection between larger cities
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the north american manufacturing hearth is?
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New England
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what city became famous for its apparel and leather industries
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Boston
Term
what major manufacturing core city changed to manufacturing electronic components and machinery?
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Boston
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which MC city developed and extremely diversified indistrial mix?
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New York
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The new York metropolitan areas have become dominated by what industries?
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office industries
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which two cities are so different in industrial inheritance and urban character but show indications of becoming more alike?
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Philly and Boston
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what MC city is known for its food processing industries and for its importance as a cultural center
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New York
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in 2007 what state had the largest non-farm labor force in manufacturing?
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Indiana
Term
metal fabrication and chemicals are two industrial sectors that could be found in?
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Philly and Baltimore
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What states are entirely in the Manufacturing core?
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New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Ohio
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What states are partially in the manufacturing core?
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Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, New York, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin
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