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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the slave trade between 1700 and 1810 affect Africa?
(a) The social order collapsed because one sixth of the population was gone.
(b) Europeans brought diseases to Africa that killed off even more people.
(c) African governments became much more corrupt.
(d) The slave trade brought Africa into the global economy.

2. Why is sub-Saharan Africa so isolated?
(a) North African countries used to boycott South Africa becauseof apartheid.
(b) The Sahara makes it hard to travel between north and south Africa.
(c) Sub-Saharan Africa has very extreme weather, with frequent storms.
(d) The people of the north and south have different religious faiths.

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

4. What disease is currently at epidemic levels in sub-Saharan Africa?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Dengue fever.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Yellow fever.

5. What event became known in China as the "Great Leap Forward"?
(a) Implementation of the one family, one child policy.
(b) The campaign against Confucianism.
(c) The invasion of Tibet.
(d) Collectivization of farms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does de Blij feel that it is appropriate to end Why Geography Matters with a chapter on Africa?

2. What country's model should be followed by the U.S. in responding to terrorist attacks, according to de Blij?

3. What organization binds the United States and Europe together?

4. How have Chinese nationalists reacted to American foreign policy decisions?

5. Which of the following cities is a popular haven for terrorists?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe China's Cultural Revolution.

2. Where do terrorist groups get money to carry out their training, preparations and attacks?

3. What kinds of places do terrorists thrive in?

4. How does the physical geography of Afghanistan make it the perfect place for a terrorist base?

5. What long-standing dispute does Russia have with Japan?

6. Why does de Blij quote Napoleon's remark that China was a sleeping giant and that whoever woke it up would regret it?

7. What advantages does Russia have in today's world?

8. Describe Russia's geographic advantages and disadvantages.

9. Why does de Blij say that Chinese nationalists see the U.S. as arrogant?

10. Why does de Blij feel so strongly that Americans should be educated about Africa?

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