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Niagara Frontier - Quiz
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  • 1. Which body of water is to the north of the Niagara Frontier?
A) Lake Erie
B) Lake Ontario's eastern shore only
C) Lake Ontario
D) Lake Huron
  • 2. Which body of water is to the south of the Niagara Frontier?
A) Lake Michigan
B) Lake Erie
C) Lake Ontario
D) Lake Huron
  • 3. To what city does the Niagara Frontier extend westward?
A) Erie, Pennsylvania
B) Cleveland, Ohio
C) Buffalo, New York
D) Toronto, Ontario
  • 4. During which historical conflict does the term 'Niagara Frontier' date to?
A) War of 1812
B) American Revolutionary War
C) Civil War
D) French and Indian War
  • 5. What was in contention during the War of 1812 that led to the term?
A) The northern border between the US and British forces in Canada
B) Control of Lake Erie
C) Ownership of Cleveland
D) Trade routes with Native tribes
  • 6. What is the land on the western side of the Niagara River called?
A) Appalachian foothills
B) Golden Horseshoe
C) Western New York
D) Niagara Peninsula
  • 7. The Niagara Peninsula is considered part of which region?
A) Great Lakes North Coast
B) Southern Tier
C) Ski country
D) Golden Horseshoe
  • 8. The Niagara Frontier is part of which larger US state region?
A) Northern New York State
B) Western New York State
C) Central New York State
D) Eastern Pennsylvania
  • 9. The Niagara Frontier forms the eastern part of what region?
A) Lake Erie watershed
B) Southern Tier
C) Appalachian Mountain foothills
D) Great Lakes North Coast
  • 10. What forms the southeastern boundary of the Niagara Frontier?
A) US route 20A
B) Ski country, including the northernmost area of the Appalachian Mountain foothills
C) The Chautauqua Ridge
D) The Conewango Creek watershed
  • 11. Which agency defines the Niagara Frontier to include Erie County north of US 20A, Niagara, Orleans, and Genesee Counties?
A) National Park Service
B) Department of the Interior
C) National Weather Service office in Buffalo, New York
D) U.S. Census Bureau
  • 12. Which city is included in the National Weather Service definition of Erie County north of US 20A?
A) Batavia, New York
B) Erie, Pennsylvania
C) Buffalo, New York
D) Cleveland, Ohio
  • 13. Which city is included in Niagara County, New York?
A) Buffalo, New York
B) Niagara Falls, New York
C) Batavia, New York
D) Cleveland, Ohio
  • 14. Which city is included in Genesee County, New York according to the text?
A) Erie, Pennsylvania
B) Buffalo, New York
C) Batavia, New York
D) Niagara Falls, New York
  • 15. What is another name for Erie County, NY south of US 20A?
A) The Southern Tier
B) The Buffalo Southtowns
C) Ski country
D) The Golden Horseshoe
  • 16. Which part of Chautauqua County is considered part of the Niagara Frontier under less common definitions?
A) Only the territory south of the Chautauqua Ridge
B) The area that is part of the Lake Erie watershed, north and west of the Chautauqua Ridge
C) The entire county without exception
D) The southeastern part in the Conewango Creek watershed
  • 17. Which adjacent region is the southeastern part of Chautauqua County considered part of?
A) Southern Tier
B) Great Lakes North Coast
C) Ski country
D) Golden Horseshoe
  • 18. Which Pennsylvania county is sometimes included in less common definitions of the Niagara Frontier?
A) Erie County, Pennsylvania
B) Crawford County, Pennsylvania
C) Warren County, Pennsylvania
D) Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  • 19. Which city in Pennsylvania is included when Erie County, Pennsylvania is part of the Niagara Frontier definition?
A) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
B) Erie, Pennsylvania
C) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
D) Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • 20. Which Ohio county containing Cleveland is mentioned in less common definitions of the Niagara Frontier?
A) Cuyahoga County, Ohio
B) Lake County, Ohio
C) Ashtabula County, Ohio
D) Lorain County, Ohio
  • 21. Which century's Jesuit Relations recorded numerous now-obscure Iroquoian groups along the Niagara Frontier?
A) 18th-century
B) 16th-century
C) 17th-century
D) 19th-century
  • 22. Where was the Neutral confederacy located relative to the Niagara Frontier in the 17th century?
A) To the west
B) To the east
C) To the north
D) To the south
  • 23. Where was the Erie confederacy located relative to the Niagara Frontier in the 17th century?
A) To the west
B) To the east
C) To the south
D) To the north
  • 24. Where was the Five Nations Iroquois confederacy located relative to the Niagara Frontier in the 17th century?
A) To the west
B) To the east
C) To the north
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 Kakouagoga
B) The Neutral
C) The Wenro
D) The Erie
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 Jesuit Relations
B) The Wenro
C) Kakouagoga or Kahkwa people
D) The Five Nations
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