Niagara Frontier

Niagara Frontier - Quiz

1. Which body of water is to the north of the Niagara Frontier?

A) Lake Erie
B) Lake Huron
C) Lake Ontario
D) Lake Ontario's eastern shore only

2. Which body of water is to the south of the Niagara Frontier?

A) Lake Michigan
B) Lake Erie
C) Lake Huron
D) Lake Ontario

3. To what city does the Niagara Frontier extend westward?

A) Erie, Pennsylvania
B) Buffalo, New York
C) Cleveland, Ohio
D) Toronto, Ontario

4. During which historical conflict does the term 'Niagara Frontier' date to?

A) War of 1812
B) American Revolutionary War
C) French and Indian War
D) Civil War

5. What was in contention during the War of 1812 that led to the term?

A) Ownership of Cleveland
B) The northern border between the US and British forces in Canada
C) Control of Lake Erie
D) Trade routes with Native tribes

6. What is the land on the western side of the Niagara River called?

A) Western New York
B) Appalachian foothills
C) Golden Horseshoe
D) Niagara Peninsula

7. The Niagara Peninsula is considered part of which region?

A) Golden Horseshoe
B) Ski country
C) Great Lakes North Coast
D) Southern Tier

8. The Niagara Frontier is part of which larger US state region?

A) Central New York State
B) Eastern Pennsylvania
C) Western New York State
D) Northern New York State

9. The Niagara Frontier forms the eastern part of what region?

A) Southern Tier
B) Appalachian Mountain foothills
C) Lake Erie watershed
D) Great Lakes North Coast

10. What forms the southeastern boundary of the Niagara Frontier?

A) US route 20A
B) The Conewango Creek watershed
C) Ski country, including the northernmost area of the Appalachian Mountain foothills
D) The Chautauqua Ridge

11. Which agency defines the Niagara Frontier to include Erie County north of US 20A, Niagara, Orleans, and Genesee Counties?

A) National Weather Service office in Buffalo, New York
B) U.S. Census Bureau
C) National Park Service
D) Department of the Interior

12. Which city is included in the National Weather Service definition of Erie County north of US 20A?

A) Buffalo, New York
B) Erie, Pennsylvania
C) Cleveland, Ohio
D) Batavia, New York

13. Which city is included in Niagara County, New York?

A) Batavia, New York
B) Niagara Falls, New York
C) Cleveland, Ohio
D) Buffalo, New York

14. Which city is included in Genesee County, New York according to the text?

A) Erie, Pennsylvania
B) Batavia, New York
C) Buffalo, New York
D) Niagara Falls, New York

15. What is another name for Erie County, NY south of US 20A?

A) Ski country
B) The Buffalo Southtowns
C) The Southern Tier
D) The Golden Horseshoe

16. Which part of Chautauqua County is considered part of the Niagara Frontier under less common definitions?

A) The area that is part of the Lake Erie watershed, north and west of the Chautauqua Ridge
B) The entire county without exception
C) Only the territory south of the Chautauqua Ridge
D) The southeastern part in the Conewango Creek watershed

17. Which adjacent region is the southeastern part of Chautauqua County considered part of?

A) Golden Horseshoe
B) Great Lakes North Coast
C) Southern Tier
D) Ski country

18. Which Pennsylvania county is sometimes included in less common definitions of the Niagara Frontier?

A) Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
B) Crawford County, Pennsylvania
C) Warren County, Pennsylvania
D) Erie County, Pennsylvania

19. Which city in Pennsylvania is included when Erie County, Pennsylvania is part of the Niagara Frontier definition?

A) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
B) Scranton, Pennsylvania
C) Erie, Pennsylvania
D) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

20. Which Ohio county containing Cleveland is mentioned in less common definitions of the Niagara Frontier?

A) Cuyahoga County, Ohio
B) Lorain County, Ohio
C) Ashtabula County, Ohio
D) Lake County, Ohio

21. Which century's Jesuit Relations recorded numerous now-obscure Iroquoian groups along the Niagara Frontier?

A) 16th-century
B) 18th-century
C) 19th-century
D) 17th-century

22. Where was the Neutral confederacy located relative to the Niagara Frontier in the 17th century?

A) To the south
B) To the east
C) To the north
D) To the west

23. Where was the Erie confederacy located relative to the Niagara Frontier in the 17th century?

A) To the west
B) To the north
C) To the south
D) To the east

24. Where was the Five Nations Iroquois confederacy located relative to the Niagara Frontier in the 17th century?

A) To the east
B) To the north
C) To the west
D) To the south

25. What is the name of one of the few well-attested Niagara Iroquoian groups whose homeland has never been concretely located?

A) The Neutral
B) The Kakouagoga
C) The Erie
D) The Wenro
E) The Kahkwa

26. Which group's territory may have been near the modern city of Buffalo and is only mentioned in a handful of sources?

A) The Five Nations
B) The Wenro
C) Kakouagoga or Kahkwa people
D) The Jesuit Relations

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