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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historical event may have given rise to the stories in many cultures of a Great Flood?
(a) The Medieval Optimum.
(b) The flooding of the Black Sea area.
(c) The Postglacial Optimum.
(d) Seismic waves after the eruption of Thira.

2. Why does de Blij feel that American students need to study geography?
(a) To better understand plate tectonics.
(b) To protect national security.
(c) To better understand history.
(d) To receive a well-rounded education.

3. What country has a "one child only" policy for families?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) India.
(d) China.

4. What technological development revolutionized cartography?
(a) The invention of the compass.
(b) The invention of the ruler.
(c) The invention of the printing press.
(d) The invention of the airplane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does de Blij say should include training in cartography?

2. Which of the following countries adds nine or ten million people to the world's population every year?

3. What group provides al Qaeda with most of its soldiers?

4. What phase of Earth's geologic history are we in today?

5. What other university departments does de Blij feel should be resurrected, along with geography departments?

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