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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of location must be given in degrees, minutes, and seconds of longitude and latitude?
(a) Relative location.
(b) Absolute location.
(c) USGS location.
(d) Prime meridian location.

2. How did Dr. John Snow use maps to save lives in London during the 19th century?
(a) He used them to plot new cases of cholera.
(b) He used them to plot the locations of attacks during a crime wave.
(c) He used them to decide where to put streetlights.
(d) He used them to teach firefighters to find their way around London.

3. Why does de Blij feel that Americans have an obligation to be well informed?
(a) Because Americans have economic ties to many other countries.
(b) Because it is important to be a good citizen.
(c) Because the decisions made by Americans affect the entire planet.
(d) Because part of being well educated is understanding geography.

4. What approach to foreign affairs is fostered by the decision not to teach geography in public schools?
(a) Callous disregard for the welfare of other societies.
(b) Isolationism and parochialism.
(c) Paternalism toward developing countries.
(d) An international outlook.

5. About what percentage of American students have studied geography in school?
(a) Less than 10 percent.
(b) Less than 50 percent.
(c) Less than five percent.
(d) Less than 30 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does de Blij say that geography began to decline in the United States?

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

3. How is topography shown in United States Geological Survey maps?

4. What did Georgetown University decide to do in response to the geographic illiteracy of incoming students?

5. What do geographers analyze using the gravity model?

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