Geography

Why does New Jersey’s Piedmont matter for transportation geography?

• Its terrain supports developed corridors and metropolitan connections
• It is entirely a protected ocean reef
• It is cut off from every highway
• It has no population centers

Which pair describes a benefit and risk of New Jersey’s Atlantic coast?

• Desert ranching and absence of flooding
• Year-round skiing and zero erosion
• Deep mining and volcanic explosions
• Tourism opportunities and exposure to coastal storms

What is storm surge capable of doing along low-lying Jersey Shore communities?

• Eliminating beach erosion
• Preventing all tidal movement
• Temporarily raising water levels and causing coastal flooding
• Raising the height of inland mountains permanently

Which two factors strongly influence New Jersey’s long-term coastal flood exposure?

• Number of state universities and flags
• Sea-level rise and local land elevation
• Distance to the Rocky Mountains and desert rainfall
• Only the color of beach sand

What is beach nourishment intended to address?

• Erosion and loss of beach sand
• Excess forest growth
• Mountain rockfalls
• Underground earthquakes

Which contrast best describes New Jersey’s overall relief?

• Southern active volcanoes and northern deserts
• A perfectly flat state with no hills
• Northern coral reefs and southern glaciers
• Northwestern Appalachian ridges and lower southeastern coastal plains

What helps geographers distinguish New Jersey’s physiographic provinces?

• School district names alone
• Daily bus timetables
• Differences in geology and landforms
• County election schedules

Which set identifies three major New Jersey river-drainage systems?

• Thames, Seine, and Rhine
• Delaware, Passaic, and Raritan
• Colorado, Snake, and Columbia
• Nile, Amazon, and Congo

How do forested upland watersheds help water supplies?

• They store and filter precipitation before it reaches waterways
• They eliminate the need for reservoirs
• They convert all rain into salt water
• They prevent any groundwater recharge

How can development in an upstream watershed affect downstream communities?

• By guaranteeing zero flood risk
• By moving the ocean coastline inland overnight
• By stopping all rainfall over the watershed
• By changing runoff, water quality, and flooding

How do many Coastal Plain rivers in New Jersey reach the sea?

• They have no connection to coastal waters
• They descend steep active volcanoes
• They flow through low-gradient sandy and wetland areas toward bays or the ocean
• They flow only through alpine glaciers

What geological pattern helps create Valley and Ridge topography?

• Uniformly flat bedrock with no erosion
• Alternating more resistant ridge rocks and less resistant valley material
• Modern coral growth in high mountains
• Sand dunes formed entirely by sea spray