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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What cultural group eventually introduced the bubonic plague to Europe?
(a) Indonesians fleeing volcanic eruptions.
(b) Mongol caravans traveling west.
(c) European merchants traveling to China.
(d) African slaves being sold in European markets.

3. How did the Little Ice Age affect Europe?
(a) It caused the fall of the Minoan civilization.
(b) It strengthened empires.
(c) It produced a golden age.
(d) It caused famines.

4. Who would be most likely to use a large scale map?
(a) A tourist finding his or her way around a museum.
(b) A student learning about world geography.
(c) A pilot following a route from one city to another.
(d) A journalist writing about news events in a faraway country.

5. When did the coldest part of the Little Ice Age occur?
(a) Between 1580 and 1610.
(b) Between 1610 and 1650.
(c) Between 1750 and 1800.
(d) Between 1675 and 1735.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the drift of Earth's continents?

2. What historical event may have given rise to the stories in many cultures of a Great Flood?

3. Which of the following activities requires the skills of a geographer?

4. How did Earth's Moon form?

5. How did the volcano explosion in Sumatra affect life on Earth?

(see the answer key)

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