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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do geographers look at the world, according to de Blij?
(a) Temporally.
(b) Chronologically.
(c) Structurally.
(d) Spatially.

2. 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 II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) World War I.

3. How is topography shown in United States Geological Survey maps?
(a) With contour lines.
(b) With longitude and latitude lines.
(c) With a compass rose.
(d) With a series of concentric circles.

4. What was Earth like during its first 800 million years?
(a) Earth was covered in ice.
(b) Earth had warm and cool regions.
(c) Earth was very hot.
(d) Earth had a temperate climate.

5. Why is a compass rose more useful in the United States than in Europe?
(a) European countries use the metric system.
(b) American cities were laid out with the compass rose in mind.
(c) The United States is oriented north to south.
(d) Europeans do not learn how to use a compass rose in school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does de Blij say that the Snowball Earth theory explains?

2. Which of the following maps can you derive the most accurate estimates of distances from?

3. What job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?

4. How did the volcano explosion in Sumatra affect life on Earth?

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

(see the answer key)

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