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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did European countries fail to consider when they colonized Africa?
(a) The urban populations.
(b) The distance from Europe.
(c) The needs of the indigenous people.
(d) The size of the continent.

2. What were climatic conditions like during the Postglacial Optimum?
(a) An Ice Age was going on at the time.
(b) Similar to today.
(c) Much colder than they are today.
(d) Much warmer than they are today.

3. What problem has historically been an issue between Canada and the United States?
(a) Mining.
(b) Fishing rights.
(c) Acid rain.
(d) Immigration.

4. What profession does de Blij say should include training in cartography?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Politics.
(c) Art.
(d) Law.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event caused Earth's most recent mass extinction?

2. When did China first begin to feel the impact of the Little Ice Age?

3. Why were many Americans shocked when Nixon went to China?

4. Which of the following countries was never colonized by Europe?

5. Who does de Blij describe as a modern proponent of environmental determinism?

(see the answer key)

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