View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When President Ronald Reagan visited Brazil, where did he tell people he was happy to be?
(a) Bahrain.
(b) The Bahamas.
(c) Bolivia.
(d) Belgium.

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

3. What job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?
(a) Government cartographer.
(b) Geographic attache.
(c) Ambassador to foreign countries.
(d) Congressional aide.

4. What war does de Blij say could have been better handled if U.S. leaders had had a better grasp of geography?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Vietnam War.

5. What did Georgetown University decide to do in response to the geographic illiteracy of incoming students?
(a) It required all students to take four years of geography.
(b) It required all students to pass a geography test as part of the admissions process.
(c) It required all students to take a class called Map of the Modern World.
(d) It required all students to pass a geography test in order to graduate from Georgetown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have people been making maps?

2. How did Dr. John Snow use maps to save lives in London during the 19th century?

3. What did Gilbert Grosvenor , the grandson of the National Geographic Society's 1950 president, do to improve geographic literacy in the United States?

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

5. What approach to foreign affairs is fostered by the decision not to teach geography in public schools?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 357 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample