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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country's model should be followed by the U.S. in responding to terrorist attacks, according to de Blij?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Israel.
(d) Canada.

2. What does de Blij think is the greatest risk to stability in Africa?
(a) Corruption in government.
(b) Lack of infrastructure.
(c) The rise of Islamic extremism.
(d) Natural disasters such as droughts.

3. What happened in Russia in the year 2000 that de Blij says was previously unimaginable?
(a) An invasion by one of its former satellite countries.
(b) The development of a transportation infrastructure.
(c) An unusually long summer growing season.
(d) A democratic transition of power.

4. What issue has caused conflicts along the border between Germany and the Netherlands?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) Human rights.
(c) Water rights.
(d) Mining rights.

5. From which direction are terrorists most likely to enter the U.S., according to de Blij?
(a) The north.
(b) The east.
(c) The west.
(d) The south.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the slave trade between 1700 and 1810 affect Africa?

2. Why did the battle for Chechen independence become an Islamic terrorist movement?

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

4. In which of the following nations is terrorism likely to thrive, according to de Blij?

5. What technological development revolutionized cartography?

(see the answer key)

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