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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did scientists think was happening to the climate in the 1950s, when de Blij was in graduate school?
(a) Global upheaval.
(b) Global cooling.
(c) Global warming.
(d) No change in climate.

2. Which ocean does de Blij say is becoming the dominant world ocean?
(a) The Pacific Ocean.
(b) The Atlantic Ocean.
(c) The Indian Ocean.
(d) The Arctic Ocean.

3. Which of the following countries does de Blij think will play an important role in the new world order?
(a) India.
(b) Somalia.
(c) France.
(d) Great Britain.

4. Who would be most likely to use a large scale map?
(a) A student learning about world geography.
(b) A tourist finding his or her way around a museum.
(c) A journalist writing about news events in a faraway country.
(d) A pilot following a route from one city to another.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is one of the characteristics of a nation-state?

3. Why is a compass rose more useful in the United States than in Europe?

4. How many mass extinctions have occurred during Earth's history?

5. When did the nation-state emerge in Europe?

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