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What kind of terrain is typical of the New Jersey Highlands?

  • Coral reefs and lagoons
  • Flat sand deserts
  • Rocky uplands and forested hills
  • Bare ice sheets
Correct answer(s):
  • Rocky uplands and forested hills

Why are Highlands forests and reservoirs important to nearby New Jersey communities?

  • They stop all rainfall
  • They protect drinking-water sources
  • They create volcanic islands
  • They produce ocean tides
Correct answer(s):
  • They protect drinking-water sources

Which terrain characterizes much of New Jersey’s Piedmont?

  • Rolling land with extensive development
  • High desert salt flats
  • Permanent glaciers
  • Tropical mangrove islands
Correct answer(s):
  • Rolling land with extensive development

How does the Atlantic Coastal Plain generally compare with New Jersey’s Appalachian regions?

  • It contains more alpine glaciers
  • It has higher mountain peaks
  • It is entirely underwater
  • It is lower and flatter
Correct answer(s):
  • It is lower and flatter

How does elevation generally change across New Jersey toward the Atlantic coast?

  • It drops below sea level across the entire state
  • It tends to decrease from northwest to southeast
  • It stays the same throughout the state
  • It increases everywhere toward the coast
Correct answer(s):
  • It tends to decrease from northwest to southeast

Which activity is supported by the Delaware River in New Jersey?

  • Transportation and recreation
  • Oceanic volcano building
  • Tropical coral harvesting
  • Permanent ice mining
Correct answer(s):
  • Transportation and recreation

What natural source of energy powered early Paterson factories?

  • Desert windstorms only
  • Geothermal geysers
  • Tidal waves from the Pacific
  • Water flowing over the Passaic Great Falls
Correct answer(s):
  • Water flowing over the Passaic Great Falls