Travel and Geography Flashcards

What is the difference between a city and a suburb?

Answer: A city is a densely populated urban center while a suburb is a residential area on the outskirts of a city

A city is a large, densely populated urban area with commercial and government infrastructure, while suburbs are residential communities surrounding cities with lower density.

Which of the following U.S. cities is most associated with the automotive industry?

Answer: Detroit

Detroit, Michigan earned the nickname 'Motor City' as the historical headquarters of Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler.

What is a census-designated place (CDP) in the United States?

Answer: A statistical entity defined by the Census Bureau for an unincorporated community

A CDP is a concentration of population identified by the Census Bureau for statistical purposes but lacks its own separate municipal government.

What does 'landlocked' mean when describing a U.S. state or country?

Answer: It is located in the center of a continent with no coastline on any ocean or sea

A landlocked state or country is entirely surrounded by land, with no direct access to an ocean, sea, or other navigable open water.

What is the significance of the Mason-Dixon Line?

Answer: It is a historical boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland that became symbolic of the division between North and South

The Mason-Dixon Line, surveyed in the 1760s, originally resolved a border dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland and later became a cultural symbol separating the northern and southern United States.

Which of the following best describes the term 'metropolitan area'?

Answer: A central city and its surrounding suburbs and communities forming a functional economic region

A metropolitan area (or metro area) is a densely populated core city together with the adjacent suburbs and communities that are socially and economically integrated with it.