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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) Belgium.
(b) Bolivia.
(c) The Bahamas.
(d) Bahrain.

2. Who would be most likely to use a large scale map?
(a) A journalist writing about news events in a faraway country.
(b) A pilot following a route from one city to another.
(c) A student learning about world geography.
(d) A tourist finding his or her way around a museum.

3. How does de Blij suggest that you give directions if you do not know which way is north, south, east, or west?
(a) He suggests giving directions based on an analog clock face.
(b) He suggests drawing a map to use as a reference.
(c) He suggests giving directions based on landmarks.
(d) He suggests using global positioning software.

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

5. What profession does de Blij say should include training in cartography?
(a) Law.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Art.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does de Blij feel that American students need to study geography?

2. What does a geostationary satellite do?

3. What does de Blij mean when he refers to a mental map?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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