GEOG 350| 63 Exam 3 Questions With Correct Answers

About how tall are the Appalachian Mountains? - ️️around 3000 to 4000 feet, with the highest heights at 6000 feet How did West Virginia become a state? - ️️when Virginia seceded from the Union, many people in the west of the state were against the expansion of slavery, they broke away and were declared a state How does lake effect snow work? - ️️Cold air moves over warm bodies of water and the lake add water vapor to their air mass. The greater the difference in temperature between the air and the water, the more snow there will be. The most common time for lake effect snow is early winter How has agriculture changes in the south over time? - ️️cotton used to be king, but cotton production has spread to the western US or Pakistan and India, agriculture is more diverse now How has politics changed in the south? - ️️used to be very Democratic, but it slowly became very Republican since FDR's presidency How many people live in Megalopolis? - ️️more than 55 million people, about 1/6 of the US population How much of employment in manufacturing is in the manufacturing core? - ️️2/3 The manufacturing core is responsible for how much of the country's automobile production? - ️️1/3 The manufacturing core is responsible for how much of the country's steel production? - ️️1/2 What are some causes for the loss of manufacturing jobs? - ️️energy crisis of 1970s, globalization & free trade, lack of unions, improved infrastructure, inefficient methods of production, automation, natural progression of economy leading to industrialization What are the 3 main regions of Appalachia? - ️️Blue Ridge- eastern TN, western NC and VA (furthest east of the regions), has steepest and highest peaks, includes the Smoky Mountains Ridges and Valleys- between Blue Ridge and Plateau, has the best farmland, valleys may be highly populated Appalachian Plateau- uplifted horizontal bed, erosion cause rugged, pattern-less landscape