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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does de Blij mean when he refers to a mental map?
(a) He means the brain's ability to visualize maps mentally when no map is available.
(b) He means that the brain changes structurally as a result of studying cartography.
(c) He means the map of each person's individual universe: one's neighborhood, school, and community.
(d) He means the map of the brain that is being developed by neuroscientists.

2. What technological development revolutionized cartography?
(a) The invention of the printing press.
(b) The invention of the ruler.
(c) The invention of the compass.
(d) The invention of the airplane.

3. How long have people been making maps?
(a) At least 100 years.
(b) At least 500 years.
(c) At least 1,000 years.
(d) At least 5,000 years.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What two countries were mixed up by President Nixon's staff?

4. Why is geography different from other disciplines, according to de Blij?

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

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