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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem resulted from the drawing of political boundaries in Africa by European powers?
(a) Food distribution problems.
(b) Droughts and epidemics.
(c) The rise of dictatorships.
(d) Cultural and ethnic clashes.

2. How did the volcano explosion in Sumatra affect life on Earth?
(a) It caused an evolutionary bottleneck in which much genetic diversity was lost.
(b) It caused an incredible explosion of genetic diversity, producing many new species.
(c) It caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
(d) It was connected with the beginning of the evolution of modern humans.

3. What river does de Blij refer to as the "Mississippi of West Africa"?
(a) The Niger.
(b) The Nile.
(c) The Zambezi.
(d) The Limpopo.

4. What had to happen before Earth's land masses could form?
(a) Earth's crust had to begin to cool into rock.
(b) Life had to begin to evolve.
(c) The Moon had to begin orbiting Earth.
(d) The oceans had to form.

5. How wide is each coastal country's territorial sea?
(a) Each territorial sea is 50 miles wide.
(b) Each territorial sea is 188 miles wide.
(c) Each territorial sea is five miles wide.
(d) Each territorial sea is 12 miles wide.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do scientists measure the movement of North America each year?

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

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

4. Which of the following countries was never colonized by Europe?

5. What did European countries fail to consider when they colonized Africa?

(see the answer key)

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