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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the interglacial that we are currently in?
(a) The Atlanticum.
(b) The Holocene.
(c) The Subboreal.
(d) The Eemian.

2. Which of the following cities is a popular haven for terrorists?
(a) Cairo.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Mexico City.

3. Which of the following countries was never colonized by Europe?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Egypt.

4. Which of the following countries does de Blij think will play an important role in the new world order?
(a) France.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) India.
(d) Somalia.

5. Which of the following revolutions occurred during the time period in which the nation-state was becoming popular?
(a) The Cultural Revolution.
(b) The Industrial Revolution.
(c) The Technological Revolution.
(d) The Russian Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What life forms are threatened during Earth's Ice Ages?

2. How long ago did the glaciers from the last Ice Age begin to recede?

3. How wide is each coastal country's territorial sea?

4. Which of the following countries has borders that are in dispute?

5. What is the easiest way to trace how terrorist groups get funded?

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