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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does de Blij think that the U.S. should react to terrorist attacks on airplanes?
(a) Stop allowing people from other countries to enter the United States.
(b) Resume normal operations as quickly as possible after an attack.
(c) Require all American passengers to carry passports with them at all times.
(d) Ground all planes and institute stricter security measures after each attack.

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

3. What life forms are threatened during Earth's Ice Ages?
(a) All life forms.
(b) Only land animals.
(c) Only marine life.
(d) Only plant life.

4. What reason did Iraq give for invading Kuwait just before the first Gulf War?
(a) Iraq claimed that Kuwait had invaded Iraq.
(b) Iraq claimed Kuwait was drilling into Iraq's underground oil reservoirs.
(c) Iraq claimed that Kuwait was diverting Iraq's water supply.
(d) Iraq claimed that Kuwait was invading Iraqi airspace.

5. Which of the following statements is the best description of Earth's geologic history?
(a) Earth used to have a tropical climate and has gotten steadily more temperate.
(b) Earth used to have a cold climate and has gotten steadily warmer.
(c) Earth is usually warm but has also had some short Ice Ages.
(d) Earth has had several Ice Ages separated by shorter warm periods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea do?

3. What is the Triple Frontier?

4. What issue has caused conflicts along the border between Germany and the Netherlands?

5. Which of the following is one of the characteristics of a nation-state?

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