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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession does de Blij say should include training in cartography?
(a) Art.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Law.
(d) Politics.

2. What job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?
(a) Ambassador to foreign countries.
(b) Government cartographer.
(c) Congressional aide.
(d) Geographic attache.

3. How long has it been since Harvard University offered a geography class to its students?
(a) More than 50 years.
(b) More than 20 years.
(c) More than 100 years.
(d) More than 10 years.

4. Why is a compass rose more useful in the United States than in Europe?
(a) American cities were laid out with the compass rose in mind.
(b) Europeans do not learn how to use a compass rose in school.
(c) European countries use the metric system.
(d) The United States is oriented north to south.

5. How did Dr. John Snow use maps to save lives in London during the 19th century?
(a) He used them to plot the locations of attacks during a crime wave.
(b) He used them to plot new cases of cholera.
(c) He used them to decide where to put streetlights.
(d) He used them to teach firefighters to find their way around London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the first modern humans called?

2. What does de Blij mean when he refers to a mental map?

3. How do scientists measure the movement of North America each year?

4. What other university departments does de Blij feel should be resurrected, along with geography departments?

5. What had to happen before Earth's land masses could form?

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