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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following maps can you derive the most accurate estimates of distances from?
(a) A map of a city.
(b) A map of the world.
(c) A map of the United States.
(d) A map of a city block.

2. What did Gilbert Grosvenor , the grandson of the National Geographic Society's 1950 president, do to improve geographic literacy in the United States?
(a) He raised money for geography education and testified in Congress.
(b) He founded a map publishing company.
(c) He traveled the country giving seminars in public schools.
(d) He began writing books about geography for children.

3. When does de Blij say that geography began to decline in the United States?
(a) When people began to watch television instead of reading books for entertainment.
(b) When political boundaries began to change so fast that it was hard to keep maps up-to-date.
(c) When professional educators decided to combine history, government, and geography into social studies.
(d) When Americans became less willing to travel after 9/11.

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

5. 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 receive a well-rounded education.
(d) To better understand history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool does de Blij say that no household should ever be without?

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

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

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

5. What other world does geography traditionally deal with, in addition to the human world?

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