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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diamond attribute the differences in development to?

2. Australia was once joined together what what other land mass?

3. Once something is invented, what must happen?

4. How many "little" languages does China have?

5. According to Diamond, why are the societies of Asia and the Pacific important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes some large mammals able to be domesticated and others unable? What large mammals have been domesticated? What advantages do they give to societies?

Essay Topic 2

How do civilizations and denser populations lead to epidemics? What are epidemics? What effects do they have on societies?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the axis of a continent important? Use one continent to show how its axis is either an advantage or a disadvantage.

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