Geography 404 – U.S. & Canada
Exam 1 Study Guide
This shortened exam will be worth 75 points and consists of four sections: multiple choice,
true/false, matching, and map (1 point each; 25 total points); definitions (5 points each for 4 out
of 6; 20 total points); maps (2 worth 5 points each with 5 things to identify on each; 10 points
total); and essay (20 points). This exam draws exclusively from the PowerPoint lectures. If you
haven’t already, you should review those lectures with your notes at hand. The list below does
not represent all of the questions or subject matter the exam will cover. The exam is take-home,
but closed notes. You may hand-write notes on a 3x5 card for referencing while taking the
exam.
MULTIPLE CHOICE, TRUE/FALSE, MATCHING – 25 points
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You should be prepared to answer several questions on the physiography of the
Bypassed East and the Canadian Core
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You should be ready to answer several questions on the historical and cultural
geography of the Bypassed East and the Canadian Core
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You should be able to match the limited agricultural areas of the Bypassed East with their
predominant crop (think Maine here)
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You should be prepared to distinguish the characteristics of the three major cities of the
Canadian Core in several questions
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Pay particular attention to the peculiar layout of the land division system of French
Canada
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There are two questions on which cities grew and which cities stagnated in Megalopolis
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Using the map below, you should be prepared to distinguish between French, English,
and non-French/English speaking (Allophone) areas of Montreal
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DEFINITIONS – 20 points
There will be 6 terms out of the ones below on the exam. You will define four of those terms:
Acadians
Break-in-bulk point
English Townships
Fall Zone
Long lots
Québécois
Bypassed East
Notch
Hinterland
Poutine
MAP IDENTIFICATION – 10 points
You will be circling and labeling 5 items each on maps of the Bypassed East and French
Canada
Bypassed East – Canadian Shield extension, glacial deposition features, earliest settlement,
crazy tides, Acadians, and potatoes
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French Canada – where the air smells like root beer and pepperoni, cultural capitals, a dastardly
American Loyalist refuge, where elevation mimics going poleward, allowing a
refuge for Rudolph’s cousins, and where you once had to stop (until jet boats
were invented). The map on the exam will be of higher quality.
ESSAY – 20 points
The history and qualities of “Main Street”
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