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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is a compass rose more useful in the United States than in Europe?
(a) European countries use the metric system.
(b) American cities were laid out with the compass rose in mind.
(c) Europeans do not learn how to use a compass rose in school.
(d) The United States is oriented north to south.

2. What does a geostationary satellite do?
(a) It sends data to GPS devices in cars.
(b) It remains stationary over a particular point on Earth's surface.
(c) It can discern features of tiny objects on Earth's surface.
(d) It produces maps of changing weather conditions.

3. Why did the U.S. support the anti-Soviet rebels in Afghanistan?
(a) Because it hoped to set up a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
(b) Because it was interested in drilling for oil in the Caspian Sea region.
(c) Because it supported the religious views of the Taliban.
(d) Because it did not want Afghanistan to become a Communist country.

4. Which of the following is one of the characteristics of a nation-state?
(a) A territory that is governed by several allied governments.
(b) A territory that exists within boundaries that can be drawn on a map.
(c) A people who wander from place to place as nomads.
(d) A people who speak the same language but live in different countries.

5. Why is the population growing so fast in sub-Saharan Africa?
(a) Having more children gives a family higher status in certain cultures.
(b) There is plenty of land on which to build more homes for larger families.
(c) There are no problems with famine or lack of medical care there.
(d) Religious leaders in those areas encourage families to have more children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does de Blij hope that a new, more liberal form of Islam will emerge?

2. What is Russia's connection with the European Union?

3. What event contributed to the end of Mao's power in China?

4. When President Ronald Reagan visited Brazil, where did he tell people he was happy to be?

5. Why did the volcano explosion in Sumatra affect Earth's climate?

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