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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of location must be given in degrees, minutes, and seconds of longitude and latitude?
(a) Prime meridian location.
(b) USGS location.
(c) Relative location.
(d) Absolute location.

2. What tool does de Blij say that no household should ever be without?
(a) An atlas.
(b) A computer.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A globe.

3. Why does de Blij call global warming a misnomer?
(a) Because global warming occurs throughout Earth's history.
(b) Because the globe will probably cool down, not warm up.
(c) Because warming will probably be regional, not global.
(d) Because Earth has been steadily cooling off since the Hadean period.

4. How long ago did the glaciers from the last Ice Age begin to recede?
(a) The glaciers began to recede 100 years ago.
(b) The glaciers began to recede 2 billion years ago.
(c) The glaciers began to recede 18,000 years ago.
(d) The glaciers began to recede 10 million years ago.

5. What did scientists think was happening to the climate in the 1950s, when de Blij was in graduate school?
(a) Global cooling.
(b) Global upheaval.
(c) Global warming.
(d) No change in climate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did colonial powers in Europe divide up the territory in Africa?

2. What were the first modern humans called?

3. What was Earth like during its first 800 million years?

4. What American President went to China in 1971 and met Chairman Mao?

5. Who became the leader of China after Mao died?

(see the answer key)

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