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

3. Which of the following European countries did NOT colonize Africa?
(a) Belgium.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) Germany.

4. What historical event may have given rise to the stories in many cultures of a Great Flood?
(a) The Postglacial Optimum.
(b) The flooding of the Black Sea area.
(c) Seismic waves after the eruption of Thira.
(d) The Medieval Optimum.

5. How did the Little Ice Age affect Europe?
(a) It produced a golden age.
(b) It strengthened empires.
(c) It caused the fall of the Minoan civilization.
(d) It caused famines.

6. Which country does de Blij think that Americans should try to be particularly well-informed about?
(a) Iraq.
(b) China.
(c) Botswana.
(d) Mexico.

7. What kind of map does not distort reality?
(a) A globe.
(b) A cynlindrical projection.
(c) A conical projection.
(d) An equal area projection.

8. Which of the following statements is the best description of Earth's geologic history?
(a) Earth is usually warm but has also had some short Ice Ages.
(b) Earth used to have a tropical climate and has gotten steadily more temperate.
(c) Earth used to have a cold climate and has gotten steadily warmer.
(d) Earth has had several Ice Ages separated by shorter warm periods.

9. How long have people been making maps?
(a) At least 5,000 years.
(b) At least 1,000 years.
(c) At least 100 years.
(d) At least 500 years.

10. 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 establishes fishing seasons and limits.
(d) It gives biologists the right to study the ocean floor.

11. When did China first begin to feel the impact of the Little Ice Age?
(a) During the Ming Dynasty.
(b) During the fall of the Roman Empire.
(c) During the Han Empire.
(d) During the Mongol Dynasty.

12. Which of the following countries has borders that are in dispute?
(a) Tibet.
(b) The United States.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Mexico.

13. What technological development revolutionized cartography?
(a) The invention of the ruler.
(b) The invention of the compass.
(c) The invention of the printing press.
(d) The invention of the airplane.

14. Why is the population growing so fast in sub-Saharan Africa?
(a) There are no problems with famine or lack of medical care there.
(b) Having more children gives a family higher status in certain cultures.
(c) There is plenty of land on which to build more homes for larger families.
(d) Religious leaders in those areas encourage families to have more children.

15. What war does de Blij say could have been better handled if U.S. leaders had had a better grasp of geography?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Vietnam War.