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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does de Blij say that the Snowball Earth theory explains?
(a) It explains why glaciers form during Ice Ages.
(b) It explains the extinction of the dinosaurs.
(c) It explains Earth's first deep freeze.
(d) It explains how Earth's oceans formed.

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

3. What does the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea do?
(a) It establishes recognized ocean borders.
(b) It gives biologists the right to study the ocean floor.
(c) It establishes fishing seasons and limits.
(d) It establishes a procedure for tsunami notification.

4. How did colonial powers in Europe divide up the territory in Africa?
(a) They negotiated peacefully.
(b) They fought wars.
(c) They bought the land from indigenous groups.
(d) They used economic embargoes to force Africans to agree.

5. What job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?
(a) Government cartographer.
(b) Congressional aide.
(c) Geographic attache.
(d) Ambassador to foreign countries.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the first modern humans called?

3. Why is a compass rose more useful in the United States than in Europe?

4. When did the Qing Dynasty collapse?

5. Why did the volcano explosion in Sumatra affect Earth's climate?

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