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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What had to happen before Earth's land masses could form?
(a) The oceans had to form.
(b) Earth's crust had to begin to cool into rock.
(c) The Moon had to begin orbiting Earth.
(d) Life had to begin to evolve.

3. What do geographers analyze using the gravity model?
(a) Interaction between cities.
(b) The history of Earth.
(c) Current events.
(d) Plate tectonics.

4. How does de Blij suggest that you give directions if you do not know which way is north, south, east, or west?
(a) He suggests using global positioning software.
(b) He suggests giving directions based on landmarks.
(c) He suggests giving directions based on an analog clock face.
(d) He suggests drawing a map to use as a reference.

5. What does de Blij mean when he refers to a mental map?
(a) He means the map of each person's individual universe: one's neighborhood, school, and community.
(b) He means that the brain changes structurally as a result of studying cartography.
(c) He means the map of the brain that is being developed by neuroscientists.
(d) He means the brain's ability to visualize maps mentally when no map is available.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Little Ice Age affect Europe?

2. How long has it been since Harvard University offered a geography class to its students?

3. What other world does geography traditionally deal with, in addition to the human world?

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

5. What do geographers mean when they use the abbreviation "B.P."?

(see the answer key)

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