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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far south did North American glaciers reach during the last Ice Age?
(a) As far south as the Gulf of Mexico.
(b) As far south as the Ohio River.
(c) As far south as the Great Lakes.
(d) As far south as the Equator.

2. What other university departments does de Blij feel should be resurrected, along with geography departments?
(a) Interdisciplinary studies departments.
(b) Sociology departments.
(c) History departments.
(d) Departments of regional studies.

3. When did China first begin to feel the impact of the Little Ice Age?
(a) During the fall of the Roman Empire.
(b) During the Ming Dynasty.
(c) During the Mongol Dynasty.
(d) During the Han Empire.

4. What caused the second Agricultural Revolution?
(a) The need to find ways to produce more crops to feed starving people.
(b) The warm weather that was perfect for farming.
(c) The cultural exchange brought about by colonialism.
(d) The influx of technology brought back by merchants from China.

5. How will Earth's population in the year 2015 compare with Earth's population in "the year without a summer"?
(a) Earth will have about the same number of people in 2015 as it did then.
(b) Earth had seven times more people that year than it does now.
(c) Earth will have double the number of people in 2015 than it did then.
(d) Earth will have seven times more people than it did then.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Earth's Moon form?

2. What life forms are threatened during Earth's Ice Ages?

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

4. How do geographers look at the world, according to de Blij?

5. Why does de Blij feel that Americans are unprepared to evaluate global warming?

(see the answer key)

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