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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following countries are Muslims and Christians at war with each other?

2. What American President went to China in 1971 and met Chairman Mao?

3. What is the name for the area in which the cities of Ramadi, Tikrit, Baghdad, and Fallujah lie?

4. Why do many people argue that it is pointless to send foreign aid to Africa?

5. Which of the following was the only other country to recognize Chechnya as independent in 1999?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems did the Bolsheviks inherit from the czarist government in Russia?

2. Describe the geographic roots of sub-Saharan Africa's isolation.

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

4. Why does it surprise so many people that European countries have managed to join together to form the European Union?

5. Who is Usama (or Osama) bin Laden?

6. How did European actions produce havoc in Africa?

7. What is supranationalism? Give some examples of supranational organizations.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the conditions leading up to the Little Ice Age with conditions present in the world today. Do you think that another Little Ice Age is likely, based on the evidence presented by de Blij? If another Ice Age were to occur, what do you think would be the consequences for humanity?

Essay Topic 2

Why does geography matter? Write an essay explaining how de Blij answers this question.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the connection between climate change and the epidemic of bubonic plague that devastated Europe in the 1400s.

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