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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country's model should be followed by the U.S. in responding to terrorist attacks, according to de Blij?
(a) Canada.
(b) Israel.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Brazil.

2. Why does de Blij feel that Americans are unprepared to evaluate global warming?
(a) Because they do not pay attention to current events.
(b) Because they do not know enough about science.
(c) Because they do not understand geologic history.
(d) Because they do not take classes in geography.

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

4. What event caused Earth's most recent mass extinction?
(a) A collision with a comet or asteroid.
(b) The formation of the Moon.
(c) Mass flooding caused by global warming.
(d) A temporary lowering in the temperature of the Sun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following European countries did NOT colonize Africa?

2. From which direction are terrorists most likely to enter the U.S., according to de Blij?

3. Which of the following locations seems like a likely target for terrorists, according to de Blij?

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

5. What reason did Iraq give for invading Kuwait just before the first Gulf War?

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