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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event caused Earth's most recent mass extinction?
(a) A collision with a comet or asteroid.
(b) A temporary lowering in the temperature of the Sun.
(c) Mass flooding caused by global warming.
(d) The formation of the Moon.

2. What problem resulted from the drawing of political boundaries in Africa by European powers?
(a) Cultural and ethnic clashes.
(b) Food distribution problems.
(c) Droughts and epidemics.
(d) The rise of dictatorships.

3. At what point do scientists predict that Earth's population will level off and stop increasing?
(a) When it reaches 100 billion.
(b) When it reaches ten billion.
(c) When it reaches eight billion.
(d) When it reaches one billion.

4. Which of the following is one of the characteristics of a nation-state?
(a) A territory that exists within boundaries that can be drawn on a map.
(b) A people who wander from place to place as nomads.
(c) A people who speak the same language but live in different countries.
(d) A territory that is governed by several allied governments.

5. What country has a "one child only" policy for families?
(a) China.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the boundaries of nation-states in Africa drawn?

2. What did European countries fail to consider when they colonized Africa?

3. Why does de Blij say that it is problematic for urban areas to continue to expand?

4. What did Georgetown University decide to do in response to the geographic illiteracy of incoming students?

5. What job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?

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