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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea do?
(a) It establishes recognized ocean borders.
(b) It establishes a procedure for tsunami notification.
(c) It gives biologists the right to study the ocean floor.
(d) It establishes fishing seasons and limits.

2. How far south did North American glaciers reach during the last Ice Age?
(a) As far south as the Ohio River.
(b) As far south as the Great Lakes.
(c) As far south as the Gulf of Mexico.
(d) As far south as the Equator.

3. What causes the drift of Earth's continents?
(a) Plate tectonics.
(b) Ocean currents and tides.
(c) The Moon's gravity.
(d) Ice Ages.

4. What is the name for the area in which the cities of Ramadi, Tikrit, Baghdad, and Fallujah lie?
(a) The Kurdish Triangle.
(b) The Sunni Triangle.
(c) The Shi'ite Triangle.
(d) The Hussein Triangle.

5. What is the easiest way to trace how terrorist groups get funded?
(a) Follow the trail of bank transactions and internet contacts.
(b) Send marked American dollars to a terrorist group.
(c) Listen in on international phone calls.
(d) Have agents infiltrate terrorist cells.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason did Iraq give for invading Kuwait just before the first Gulf War?

2. What was Earth like during its first 800 million years?

3. Which of the following countries was never colonized by Europe?

4. Why does de Blij feel that Americans are unprepared to evaluate global warming?

5. How long ago did the glaciers from the last Ice Age begin to recede?

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